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Fahrenheit''s Embedded Cameraman Revealed
IMDB ^ | June 27, 2004 | Hildy

Posted on 06/27/2004 8:50:33 AM PDT by Hildy

Scenes in Fahrenheit 911 of U.S. soldiers taunting and sexually humiliating Iraqi civilians following the successful invasion were shot by Urban Hamid, an embedded Swedish-Iraqi journalist who is presently a doctoral candidate at the University of Colorado, the university's student newspaper Camera disclosed today (Tuesday). Moore has declined to respond to questions from interviewers about whether he resorted to subterfuge in order to embed photographers among U.S. forces and has been criticized for not showing footage of the abuses to U.S. military authorities earlier. But Camera reported that the controversial footage by Hamid was actually shown at a theater in Boulder as long ago as March 1 and was subsequently brought to Moore's attention. Hamid, who has lived in the U.S. for the past 12 years, told the newspaper that he has returned to Iraq three times in the past year, presumably to continue to document the course of the war. "Every time I go back, it seems it's gotten worse ... When I last went back, people were so tired and exhausted and had lost hope. It's extremely sad to see."


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To: God luvs America
What made military guards and interrogators perform for a liberal cameraman.
21 posted on 06/27/2004 9:22:15 AM PDT by dalebert
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To: Dane

Dane, as you no doubt recall, I think Moore claimed to have more than one "spy" over there. Both stories could well be true.


22 posted on 06/27/2004 9:24:57 AM PDT by MizSterious (First, the journalists, THEN the lawyers.)
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To: dalebert

"What made military guards and interrogators perform for a liberal cameraman."


Good old fashioned greed.


23 posted on 06/27/2004 9:25:18 AM PDT by AngieGOP (I never met a woman who became a stripper because she played with Barbie dolls as a kid)
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To: Hildy
re: exposing the good news

I have contacted the Republican National Committee and made the offer to them. Friends of mine in S. California did THE CLINTON CHRONICLES and over 200 other films. I am prepared to write it and they are prepared to do it. The problem is that there seems to be no interest at the RNC.

The RNC needs to have a film out there showing the words of all the RATS who talked about WMDs, regime change, etc., but who now conveniently forget their positions because of politics. The film needs to show the failure of Clinton to get bin Laden. It needs to show the good that has happened to Iraq. And it needs to show that every month Hussein is out of power, over 3,000 lives have been saved. Yes, while he was in power, each month 3,000 were killed because of him. Women were raped. Men were put into vats of acid or industrial shredders. Children were imprisoned. Limbs and heads were cut off. That is the Iraq that we are changing.

24 posted on 06/27/2004 9:31:26 AM PDT by doug from upland (Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)
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To: Hildy
That's one. Moore claimed on his website, in April, to have two crews over there. At Cannes he said he had THREE.

Protesters disrupt Cannes festival

excerpt:

Later, Moore revealed he had smuggled three camera crews into Iraq to film disillusioned US soldiers for his new documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11.

~snip~

25 posted on 06/27/2004 9:32:10 AM PDT by cyncooper (Have I mentioned lately that I DESPISE the media?)
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To: Hildy; Moonmad27
When I last went back, people were so tired and exhausted and had lost hope.

I can't understand this quote. The people of Iraq are starting self government after living for decades of life under a tyrant. What was expected, we would kick out Saddam and pile into our planes and leave? Talk about wanting instant results. The left in this country are even worse. What was Roosevelt's "exit strategy" in 1941 when we went to war with Japan and Germany? Sixty three years later we are still in those countries. What about Truman's "exit strategy" in Korea? Its been 51 years and we still have troops there.

I fault in part the education system. If people had any idea about past conflicts they might understand this one a little better.

26 posted on 06/27/2004 9:34:18 AM PDT by Lawgvr1955 ("Give up and Win" : The Left's rally cry about Iraq.)
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To: doug from upland

Why do you need the RNC? How about that guy who offered up a million bucks to do this? Do you know what I'm talking about...read it here yesterday.


27 posted on 06/27/2004 9:37:18 AM PDT by Hildy ( If you don't stand up for what's RIGHT, you'll settle for what's LEFT.)
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To: Hildy; jriemer
And more here:

Urban Hamid - Born in Stockholm, Sweden

Lists his experience, starting in Libya back in 1978.

28 posted on 06/27/2004 9:38:26 AM PDT by cyncooper (Have I mentioned lately that I DESPISE the media?)
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To: Brilliant

I've heard things along those lines...


29 posted on 06/27/2004 9:41:27 AM PDT by ApesForEvolution ("American islamocommunists" are not Americans. They live in some 'other America' & must b destroyed)
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To: MizSterious
Thanks for ping. Picture of Urban Hamid:

Here

30 posted on 06/27/2004 9:43:07 AM PDT by cyncooper (Have I mentioned lately that I DESPISE the media?)
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To: cyncooper

2003 Iraq, March 11th to April 30th (Aftonbladet)
2002 The Phillipines (Freelance Gran Angular)
2001 Pakistan, Afghanistan (Freelance Gran Angular)
2001-2002 Egypt (Freelance Gran Angular)
2001 Palestine (Freelance Gran Angular)


Right off the top it appears that this guy spent a great deal of time in some well known terrorist hotbeds.


31 posted on 06/27/2004 9:44:12 AM PDT by cripplecreek (you tell em i'm commin.... and hells commin with me.)
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To: MizSterious
Dane, as you no doubt recall, I think Moore claimed to have more than one "spy" over there. Both stories could well be true

I think it was the April 14th of this year, message on his web site, which I believe has been taken down since, where michael moore boasted that he had cameramen incognito in Iraq. Also in that same staement he praised the terrorists trying to kill our servicemen.

32 posted on 06/27/2004 9:44:47 AM PDT by Dane
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To: Lawgvr1955

Great point. They have a significant control over the universe of ideas, starting at an early age, reinforced by the media and the idiot generation of elitists. That's why anyone that works for truth is an enemy to their cause of completing the American Socialist Nation and conquering the united states of America once and for all.

Not on my watch...


33 posted on 06/27/2004 9:45:28 AM PDT by ApesForEvolution ("American islamocommunists" are not Americans. They live in some 'other America' & must b destroyed)
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To: Hildy
CHECK THIS OUT!!!!!!! When you go to his "guestbook" pages #7 & #8 show "outlines" for some of the scenes shot for the movie!!!!!!!!!

PAGE #8

PAGE #7

34 posted on 06/27/2004 9:45:36 AM PDT by soozla ("F.U. - LONG OVERDUE!!" - BUSH/CHENEY '04)
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To: cripplecreek
1987 Central-Amerika (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El-Salvador, Nicaragua (Gave talk and showed pictures in the USA from refugee-camps in El-salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua)
35 posted on 06/27/2004 9:46:14 AM PDT by cyncooper (Have I mentioned lately that I DESPISE the media?)
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To: Hildy; backhoe; Howlin; sushiman; A Citizen Reporter; tm22721; dennisw; onyx; Shane; Diogenesis; ...

Michael Moore/Berg ping!

Original "research" thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1143602/posts


36 posted on 06/27/2004 9:48:32 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Brilliant
My suspicion is that Nick Berg was a Michael Moore mole who was supposed to meet up with the "fun-loving" guys from al Qaeda and give Moore some good footage for his movie. Instead, Berg ended up on a spit, roasting over a fire.

And the suppressed 20 minutes of footage interviewing Berg that Moore had and gave to Berg's dad no doubt confirmed that. It more than likely showed him praising the Iraqi insurgents and condemning the American "occupation." Will Moore ever release this footage? No.

37 posted on 06/27/2004 9:49:00 AM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: Hildy

Here's a start.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1160853/posts


38 posted on 06/27/2004 9:50:03 AM PDT by BigWaveBetty (You're not the boss of me.)
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To: maggiefluffs; Nita Nupress; Brilliant; MizSterious
Hamid, who once lived in Boulder for several years and attended the University of Colorado, went back to Iraq in early April. On his way to Baghdad from Amman, Jordan, he became wrapped up with the so-called Saraya al-Mujahedin, or Mujahedin Brigades, a name previously unfamiliar to the world—that is, until they kidnapped Japanese civilians (reportedly two humanitarian volunteers and a photojournalist) and threatened to burn them alive if Japan didn’t withdraw its 550 troops from Iraq. As of press time, various reports had confirmed those hostages were still being held, and seven Chinese citizens were taken captive on April 11.

On Thursday, April 8, Hamid was kidnapped and detained with seven South Korean missionaries, who claimed they were doctors and nurses instead of messengers of Christ. The Korean hostages were released seven hours later; Hamid was released within the hour, and faced even more peril in the middle of a firefight between Iraqis and American forces.

Maggie, I am going to read Hamid's first-hand account.

39 posted on 06/27/2004 9:53:53 AM PDT by cyncooper (Have I mentioned lately that I DESPISE the media?)
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To: Hildy

GOOD WORK HILDY!!!!!!!!!!!! We need to send this around, hopefully someone will pick it up, investigate and get it in the news. "Documentary" my a**!!


40 posted on 06/27/2004 9:54:18 AM PDT by soozla ("F.U. - LONG OVERDUE!!" - BUSH/CHENEY '04)
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