Posted on 04/14/2006 4:52:23 AM PDT by fifthvirginia
An Iraqi officer of significant rank approached my translator as I quietly took notes near the banks of the Euphrates River, at a combat observation post named COP Dunlop. He knew I was an embedded American. He had a sense, perhaps, that I was a sympathetic soul, and he wanted to pass along an urgent message.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
At the time, you see, we were just outside an Embassy chow hall, quietly discussing the weather. We had just eaten a magnificent lunch. In this combat reporter's trembling right hand was the target of his desperate screams, the satellite phone his listeners' link to the horror and chaos of war, the sweat and tears, the booming, blood-shod tragedy of it all. And in his left hand I swear it a chocolate milkshake.
You see we are working and eating together and fighting together Sunni and Shia you see what we are building here, you see the votes we make as one people. Then you say to the world about a great war and horrible things and how we are all killing each other? We are not animals! We are Iraqis. Look around you! Look!
Yes, I've had Iraqis ask me those questions, too. And I tell them outright that our media is corrupt, Marxist and agenda-driven.
It is absolutely necessary that everyone read this.
Thank you so much for posting this!
It is no wonder a "PRESS" tag will get you a few hairy eyeballs in the field: There's a general consensus that we are liars.
Agreed. BTTT
"I was there. I was in some miserable places, but I saw a miracle every day. I saw a lot of smiles, a lot of hope, and a lot of pride in that traumatized country. I saw a remarkably fraternal affection between Iraqi and coalition soldiers. I saw bustling markets, busy streets, and peaceful demonstrations. I believe I may have witnessed a pivotal time in the infancy of a vibrant, freedom-loving ally in the Middle East.
I did not see a civil war. I did not see the beginnings of a civil war. ... Iraq's civil war has been engineered, in no small part, from the comfort of a Baghdad hotel room. It is catalyzed by minor exaggerations, partial facts, and propagandistic suppressions."
I has the (dis)pleasure of sitting in an airport yesterday for nearly 6 hours with CNN Aiport TV playing.
The tactics of using negative polls to soften the good news is very evident. Every story starts with Bush's low poll numbers and how the American people do not trust him to lead on Iran, North Korea, Iraq, the economy, etc.
The near hyperventilation in reporting that another retired general thinks Rumsfeld should resign....even though that general wanted to be more brutal in his approach.
Thankfully, FR is the alternative and we are witnessing the slow suicide of those that undermine our great nation.
" I trampled thrugh a mass of depleted uranium"
WTF????
This guy wouldnt know what DU looked like if he saw it.
And by the time we got to the cities most anti armor shooting was done - another Idiot trying to make it look like he knows something when he probably made it all up.
Terrific read. Thanks for posting this. The MSM is Leftist controlled, racist, and an abomination. They don't care how many die, let alone who they are. Large numbers of Iraqi dead is fine, women and children preferred, but American dead is better. In the scheme of things, all that matters is mounting body count so Leftists can do to Iraq what they did to Vietnam. However, Vietnam didn't have nukes, and Iran, numero uno supplier of 'insurgent' terrorists and weaponry to Iraq will have them before you can spell B...O...O...M. If Iraq is lost, there goes the Middle East, there goes oil, and here comes Jihad in earnest.
Don't let the "All Islam is Evil" crowd read this.
It demonstrates that there are many Muslims that are more intelligent and dedicated to freedom than some Americans.
"Thankfully, FR is the alternative and we are witnessing the slow suicide of those that undermine our great nation."
FR is the absolute best place to get news, information, and opinion. I only hope you are correct about the MSM. And that it happens in time.
A slow death is much more fun to watch than a quick death.
Those who need it most will never hear it. It will remain as buried by the MSM as the Jews at Babi Yar (God rest their souls).
Many who may read it will "consider the source" and reject it (much as I reject the NYT or WaPo), as they consider World"Nut"Daily a right wing propaganda outlet.
Bump!
This momentum is even now sucking in the jellyfish RINOs who care more about getting their stupid gob on TV than about the critical crisis they are helping to perpetuate.
This war should not be serialized by the election cycle, but it may be up to us, dear Freepers, to hold the line against the stampede of retreat.
The upcoming election is vital. The upcoming election is a test of whether this nation can survive against the forces of "progressives" that will utterly destroy Western Civilization.
bump
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