Iraq blog spat leads to web chaos

BBC ^ | 1/18/05 | staff

[pissant]

A pro-US weblog by three Iraqi brothers has become the unlikely setting for a huge web spat after conspiracy theorists alleged it was a fake. Iraq the Model, a weblog detailing the more positive aspects of the US-led occupation of the country, is one of the most popular Iraq sites on the web.

But some anti-war activists said it was a CIA-sponsored propaganda tool.

The brothers strongly denied the claims, but the row has led to severe ructions in the online Iraq community.

'Positive message'

The blog, written by Baghdad-based brothers Mohammed and Omar, who are dentists, and doctor Ali, first surfaced in November 2003, a few months after the war in Iraq ended.

My brothers have confidence in the American administration. I have my questions

Former Iraq The Model blogger Ali Ali told the BBC News website in a phone call last year that he and his brothers had developed the blog because they wanted to send out a more positive message about events in their home country.

"More than 90% of major media outlets have a rather negative agenda, and what's the benefit of us doing the same?" he said.

"They [the media] ignore pictures of good relations between the Iraqis and the coalition, and the good interaction between both sides."

Its popularity spread to such an extent that two of the brothers, Omar and Mohammed, attended a blogging conference at Harvard University in the US and even met President George W Bush.

[pissant]

Hmmmm. If the CIA was paying Iraqi bloggers, then it's one of the few bright spots in their Iraq performance (at least publicly known).

[Shermy]

"But some anti-war activists"

They can't believe there's diversty of opinion - other than how they think Iraqis should think.

[weegee]

The blog, written by Baghdad-based brothers Mohammed and Omar, who are dentists, and doctor Ali, first surfaced in November 2003, a few months after the war in Iraq ended.

So even the BBC admits the war is over. Did they ever take President Bush to task for his appearance with that "mission accomplished" banner?

[oolatec]

I guess the anti-war folk believe no good is coming from Iraq, that they dismiss any positive reporting as CIA propaganda... where have we seen this kind of reasoning before?

[weegee]

The left hangs on the words of Al Jazeera (they enjoyed the documentary "Control Room" about the Iraq war as seen from inside AJ) and broadcasts their BS on Pacifica (Nick Berg video a fake, Israeli tourists died of accidental explosion not a bombing...).

They really are mentally ill in their quest for pro-terrorist slants in the news.

[pissant]

They are not mentally ill. They are flippin anti-american scum.

[Question_Assumptions]

The obvious point is that anti-war activists and Democrats want the war to fail and want Iraqis to suffer. Anything less would mean that George W. Bush did a good thing and war can solve problems.

[pissant]

you are correct.

[Ticonderoga34]

The left tries spins negative news out of Iraq in an effort to undermined the war effort and is trying to slap down any good news coming out of Iraq.

What I want to know is who in the CIA is for the war in Iraq and is pro-Bush? From what I read the CIA is doing it's best to undercut the President. Although that may be changing with Porter Goss taking over the agency.

Now if Dan Rather was writing that Iraqi blog, I would have questions about it's honesty.

[nuclady]

A little OT: I have tried to get on ITModel for 2 days. Nothing shows up except the sidelines, no text. I am using firefox, but also tried on IE. Still the same! What is my problem? Thanks in advance......

[WOSG]

That the pro-PLO BBC gives *any* credence to this disreputable Leftist smear started by that leftie prof Juan Cole shows how awful media bias is.

[WOSG]

I can see it (firefox on Windows)

can you see my blog?

http://freedomstruth.blogspot.com/