Posted on 12/24/2005 3:36:42 PM PST by pcottraux
Did you know that 47 countries have reestablished their embassies in Iraq?
Did you know that the Iraqi government currently employs 1.2 million Iraqi people?
Did you know that 3100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools are under rehabilitation, 263 schools are now under construction and 38 new schools have been built in Iraq?
Did you know that Iraq's higher educational structure consists of 20 Universities, 46 Institutes or colleges and 4 research centers, all currently operating?
Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January 2005 for the re-established Fulbright program?
Did you know that the Iraqi Navy is operational?! They have 5-100-foot patrol craft, 34 smaller vessels and a naval infantry regiment.
Did you know that Iraq's Air Force consists of three operational squadrons, which includes 9 reconnaissance and 3 US C-130 transport aircraft (under Iraqi operational control) which operate day and night, and will soon add 16 UH-1 helicopters and 4 Bell Jet Rangers?
Did you know that Iraq has a counter-terrorist unit and a Commando Battalion?
Did you know that the Iraqi Police Service has over 55,000 fully trained and equipped police officers?
Did you know that there are 5 Police Academies in Iraq that produce over 3500 new officers each 8 weeks?
Did you know there are more than 1100 building projects going on in Iraq? They include 364 schools, 67 public clinics, 15 hospitals, 83 railroad stations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities and 69 electrical facilities.
Did you know that 96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5 havereceived the first 2 series of polio vaccinations?
Did you know that 4.3 million Iraqi children were enrolled in primary school by mid October?
Did you know that there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in Iraq and phone use has gone up 158%?
Did you know that Iraq has an independent media that consists of 75 radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations?
Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004?
Did you know that 2 candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had a televised debate recently?
OF COURSE WE DIDN'T KNOW!
WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW? OUR MEDIA WOULDN'T TELL US!
Instead of reflecting our love for our country, we get photos of flag burning incidents at Abu Ghraib and people throwing snowballs at the presidential motorcades.
The lack of accentuating the positive in Iraq serves two purposes. It is intended to undermine the world's perception of the United States thus minimizing consequent support, and it is intended to discourage American citizens.
Wouldn't call that good news unless a significant portion are police and military.
Good news if verifiable. Good FReepers do their homework and check their references (Sources, please).
The MSM is a fifth column enemy IMO. They betray us more with the things they don't tell us than with the things they distort or lie about. I truly look forward to seeing some domestic enemies frog-marched off to the gallows.
bttt
Actually there is a mathematical formula for this...it's call MAQ
Given:: x = actual positive events in Iraq
Given:: y = Mainstream Media Reporting
y = - (x10)
Basically, MAQ is all non-positive news to the 10th power. So, that's basically the MSM formula.
Mathematicians had been formulating different hypotheses for years, but after the complete exposure of the media empty suit phenomenon (as evidence in Blathergate and the continuing delusions of Mary Mapes), the formula became suddenly clear.
So, MAQ (also known as the Media Asininity Quotient) has been proven beyond any debate.
Ping to FRiends of mine.
This came around to me via email a few weeks ago, and I went to the DOD website to verify the info. I was able to verify a few of the facts, but did not have time to check all of them.
bttt
Thanks!
And check out http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1546697/posts
I've noticed that whenever you hear of a terrorist attack in Iraq, it's almost always in Baghdad or somewhere nearby (Sunni triangle). you almost never hear of attacks anywhere else...not even Fallujah.
Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January 2005 for the re-established Fulbright program?
I never heard of th Fulbright program.
Did you know that Iraq's higher educational structure consists of 20 Universities, 46 Institutes or colleges and 4 research centers, all currently operating?
That is almost as much as Israel in terms of 'per capita'
Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004?
Whoa even I never heard this one. Awesome!
Actually, I had heard of the Baghdad stock exchange. It apparently not only opened, but is so busy and flourishing you wouldn't know seeing it that Iraq is a troubled country at all.
Thanks, ping for later
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas.
Very cool :)
The MSM tells us that though they may protest the commander-in-chief's actions, they remain firmly rooted in support of the troops. Yeah, right. That's why the troops are treated as victims.
The MSM has gotten so disgusting that there isn't enough prescription medication available to tolerate them.
Thanks for the ping.
Merry Christmas, y'all.
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