Posted on 07/26/2006 10:18:56 AM PDT by Impeach98
A smiling child is part of the new ad campaign that Kurdistan hopes will bring tourists to the region.
The Iraq We Haven't Seen
The Kurdistan regional government is rolling out a national media blitz this week: "Kurdistan: The Other Iraq," complete with cable television ads, print ads and a national tour by the head of its development office to attract investment and tourism to its northern Iraq region.
"The Other Iraq" -- despite echoes of the pork industry's "the other white meat" ads -- was specifically chosen to counter "the public perception of Iraq as a violent and dangerous place" plunging into civil war with the "peaceful and prosperous" Kurdish region, according to the campaign.
So we see pictures of smiling kids, dancing people, a booming economy. And the campaign emphasizes that "not one American or coalition soldier has been . . . killed in the Iraqi Kurdistan region since" the war began.
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The ad campaign is the brainchild of veteran Republican public relations firm Russo, Marsh and Rogers, last seen in July 2005 doing PR for the "Truth Tour," a week-long trip to Iraq by conservative radio talk-show folks.
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Kurdistan, with its 100,000-strong pesh merga militia -- not a bunch you want to tangle with -- has been effectively independent since the 1991 Persian Gulf War. As former diplomat and keen observer Peter W. Galbraith noted yesterday in a New York Times op-ed, "The Iraqi army is barred from the region, the Iraqi flag [is] prohibited and central government ministries are not present."
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But for now, the beautiful mountainous area -- snow-capped peaks, even -- looks to be just about the safest place in the whole region. They even like Americans there.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
That's better.
Best:
The Iraq the Troglodyte Media Hasn't Reported.
Exactly. Thank you.
Thanks Impeach! I had the TV on for some reason 2 days ago and one of these ads came on. POWERFUL!
And to think...
The Libs/Dems would sell these people down a river of death and destruction in an INSTANT, if they get elected...
Thank You America PING!!!
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When I think about it I become very angry. ;*(
Thanks for the pings. Good work, you guys. Excellent.
I just love that ad. Every time I see it, it makes me smile...and given the news over the last week or so, that's saying a LOT!
KEWL!! Thanks Justanobody!! And a ping to a few friends!!
You guys did such a supurb job on those ads. They make you tear up and want to get on a plane.
It made me cry. Thank you, United States military. So many owe so much to you. And thank you President Bush.
Map shows where most of the Kurdish people live...About half of the world’s 25 to 30 million Kurds live in Turkey. Six million live in Iran; 3.5 million live in Iraq; and 1.5 million live in Syria. Others are distributed through the countries of Armenia, Germany, Sweden, France, and the United States.
Bump! A very good "Thank you America" add.
Well done!
Thanks for pinging your friends Star. I think people need to know the truth.
This is a great ad - and always brings a lump to my throat each time I see it.
However, where was the WP when it was first aired - quite some time ago ..??
The Kurdistan regional government is rolling out a national media blitz this week: "Kurdistan: The Other Iraq," complete with cable television ads, print ads and a national tour by the head of its development office to attract investment and tourism to its northern Iraq region.
I'd go. In fact I was thinking about this the other day.
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