Posted on 04/05/2005 8:54:09 AM PDT by Bigturbowski
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's hottest new television program is a reality show. But the players are not there by choice. And they don't win big bucks, a new spouse or a dream job.
Instead, all the characters on "Terrorism in the Hands of Justice" are captured suspected insurgents. And for more than a month, they have been riveting viewers with tales of how they killed, kidnapped, raped or beheaded other Iraqis, usually for a few hundred dollars per victim.
Iraqis gather at a shop in Baghdad's Sadr City to watch "Terrorism in the Hands of Justice," shown nightly on state-run al-Iraqiya television. (Karim Kadim -- AP)
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
They should take it one step further. "Running Man" comes to mind. I wonder if Richard Dawson is still available.
Instead, all the characters on "Terrorism in the Hands of Justice" are captured suspected insurgents. And for more than a month, they have been riveting viewers with tales of how they killed, kidnapped, raped or beheaded other Iraqis, usually for a few hundred dollars per victim.
Like usual, the post is way behind. This show has been airing for months.
Bit of realism to counteract the propaganda spewd by al-Jazeera etc. another article
http://exposingtheleft.blogspot.com/2005/03/true-confessions.html
Jeepers. Thanks for the ping!
The Wash. Post is a bit slow picking up this story.
This show was been written about probably a month ago.
There have been videos on the internet, too.
I think Richard Dawson is dead, but I sympathize.
Yep. As to the show, the entire country apparently shuts down during its timeslot. The show has done wonders on turning the Iraqis against the bad guys, realizing they are not fighting for Iraq, but drugs, money and sex. Very un-Muslim and offensive. Unfortunately, the lefty dogooders are attacking the show claiming tortured confessions. I would think the "producers" are sure they're got real bad guys who just need encouragement to speak the truth....
Whoa, thanks for that flashback. I'm getting old.
He's been in the entertainment business for decades, and he knows what the people want: blood, carnage, death, destruction... In other words: entertainment. Such is the draw of the ICS Network's wildly successful TV game show, The Running Man, and the man behind it all, Damon Killian (Richard Dawson).
Produced with the cooperation of the Entertainment Division of the Justice Department, the show brings the world's most lethal and notorious criminals to justice while also giving them the chance to cheat death and/or interminable confinement. They can (supposedly) win their freedom by defeating the game's "stalkers" - trained killers with high-tech weaponry - and millions of screaming fans. Imagine the death penalty enforced by the WWE and you may get a clearer picture.
The ringleader of the circus is Killian, a seasoned TV veteran with a big ego and a loud mouth who has crafted The Running Man into a phenomenon, and is about to bring in his biggest contestant. Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a.k.a. The Butcher of Bakersfield, took the fall when hundreds of civilians were killed by the military. Now, he's being forced to run for his life, literally, while, at the same time, hoping to prove his innocence.
In between smooching little old ladies, Killian has relied on the game show to line his pockets and further his own image, all while dishing out a little bit of justice at the same time. When Richards gets involved, however, and starts fighting back, everything begins to collapse. Killian's thirst for higher ratings gets him in deep trouble, and when Richards finds his way out of the game and proves his innocence, he comes looking for the man in charge. How ironic that Killian meets his fate giving the people what they want: death and justice. INTELLIGENCE - 6: Sometimes shrewd, always overbearing, occasionally whiny. POWER - 3: He's a weak, older man: no match for Ah-nold. VILENESS - 5: Doesn't give a crap about anybody except for himself. SWAY - 9: All great game show hosts have tons of charisma. PURITY - 9: Greedy and vain, he's all about the ratings. PHYSICAL - 2: All movies from the 80s had its share of bad suits. His is one of them. TOTAL: 34
The book is much better.
Posted here with the correct title
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1377851/posts
One Saudi kid was pretty much in shock and was being treated very gently. He was shocked that he had been lied to about what he was fighting for. He said he came to help Iraq, but when he got there he found out that he was attacking Iraqis and the guys he was working for were horrible men. You could see on his face he was totally disillusioned.
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