If the press "cared" about the Iraqi people, they wouldn't attack their liberators daily [rant]

Aug. 23, 2003 | Me

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Amb. Bremer faced a sea of self-righteous press accusers again this morning. They still clearly haven't bothered to do their homework. They exhibit a shocking daily indifference to the years of physical, mental and spiritual abuse and genocide suffered by the Iraqi people. They seem to have no concept of time, no patience, no sense - expecting insta-nation with insta-happy people after over 30 years of neglect and oppression. They look at brave, compassionate men and women working and DOING daily and see 'evildoer-military'. They look at well-dressed, sensible-sounding, powerful TALKERS, who spend most of their time accusing the DOERS, and see saviors.

Any idiot can criticize. This press has crossed the line. If they look at our honorable military and see the enemy, they are my enemy.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

8 Troops Doing "Magnificent Job" in Iraq Say Senior Leaders  - DoD  | 8/22/03 | K.L. Vantran

8  Baghdad blues [Reality 101 for UN-DNC-press. Excellent!] -  TownHall.com  | 8/22/03 |  Oliver North

8 Tales of Saddam's Brutality [lengthy, graphic]

8 Unapologetically Pro-Coalition News Links and Articles

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

 

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"In general, the biggest shortcoming from Iraq to Afghanistan

 is not the accomplishment of the mission as much as

 it is getting the word out about the successes we're achieving every day."

  -  Gen. Myers, 8/05/03

[Mr.Clark]

The press has gone absolutely insane. I've watched the various evening news network programs over the last few days, and I can't believe President Bush's approval rating is still in the high fifties low sixties. It's just a constant parade of "everything has gone wrong, we're going to lose, President Bush is an idiot." The only way to shut their mouths is to make it work, which I pray everyday we can.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

''Keep the faith. Do your part in assisting us to be able to continue until we are finished with our plans. We need your help. Tell everyone you know that we will not give in to their negative reporting and we will not give up until we are done.'' ~ http://chiefwiggles.blog-city.com/ ~ 8/19

[Batrachian]

You know darn well what the press cares about. They care about one thing only, and that's to attack President Bush. If I where a paid shill for the Democrat party, like they are, I would do the same.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

There's another way, M.C....spread the word. Pass on letters from the troops, CENTCOM reports and military news. The troops are asking for our help informing the people. I update my homepage daily. We have the internet, access to primary news sources and e-mail. We can help.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

I know. See #5. Bypass the press and take the news to the people. We did in Florida in 2000 and 2002. There are people around the world hunting for the truth re. Iraq from other sources, many with loved ones on the ground in Iraq who are telling them a completely different version of the situation on the ground. The press is so isolated in their little world, they seem to forget that we have other ways to find the NEWS.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

See #5 #6.

[Diogenesis]

Much of the "media" is biased and antiAmerican.

You can hear it in their words (when terrorists are called "freedom fighters" and "militants").
You can see it in their smiles (when American patriots are KIA)

The media looked at children murdered with Iraqi WMD and called them "vitamins and health clinics".

Dead children, previously playing in Halabja
Victims of Saddams' WMD in March 1988.

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Chemical warhead at an Iraqi air base, marked with a green band,
the symbol for chemical weaponry. Trace amounts of a nerve agent was found
in two spots on the ~meter long warhead. The amounts could be consistent with
leakage from a chemically armed weapon. A 13-foot missile was found next
to it.

[Right_in_Virginia]

The media is so out of touch that I've stopped watching the "news" shows---cable, too. I can't listen to these idiots any more.

I get my news from the internet, log on to FR and scan about six newspapers. It's my version of "fair and balanced".

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thank you, Diogenesis. The press needs that badly. The world needs to know the full history of the Iraqi people's suffering and the nature of the enemies our awesome troops face daily - with help from the courageous Iraqi people.

Q:  Mr. Dhia, I want to go back to the Saddam tape.  If it turns out that the tape is authentic, how much of a setback will that be to U.S. and Iraqi efforts to convince the public he is gone and not coming back?

     Dhia:  In all honesty, I don't think there were an effort to convince Iraqi public he was dead.  We said from the beginning we don't know if he was dead or not.  The perception of Iraqis, he is not dead and his sons are not dead.  For Iraqis, his departure was the best thing probably happened in their life for the last 34 years.

     The tape itself, I watched Al Jazeera yesterday and they had a program about the tape.  And there were eight Iraqis called, if I remember correctly.  Seven of them, they said, "We really hate this tape; why you played it?  It's really hurt our feeling to listen to it.  We don't want to hear this guy again.  We despise him.  We hate him."  Emad Dhia, director, Iraqi Reconstruction and Development Council, Mon. July 7. 

[Jorge]

It's just a constant parade of "everything has gone wrong, we're going to lose, President Bush is an idiot." The only way to shut their mouths is to make it work, which I pray everyday we can.

We heard the exact same thing from the press when we went into Afghanistan, then again when we began the Iraq war and it just goes on and on with these people.

CNN and the New York Times produce nothing but one negative Iraq story after another. And when there is no bad news to report they are hunting down the grieving parents of some soldier killed to interview.etc. etc.

I think one of the reasons FOX News has moved to the top in the ratings is because Americans in general are sick of the constant negativity and American bashing.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Ditto. Here's a fine essay from one who gets it:

"The correct response to terrorists who want to die while killing you and me isn't mollycoddling. It isn't to invent new names for homicide. And it isn't to blame America because the United Nations in Baghdad didn't want "too many" U.S. troops guarding their headquarters." ~ Ollie North, 8/22 

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

"I'd just like to start by saying that all the folks over here are really doing a magnificent job. And I think that all of you should be very proud of what folks do on the ground and what they're doing in support of the people in Iraq and for the people of the United States.

I'll tell you that the attitudes and the morale of soldiers is very high. The soldiers right now are proud of the mission they're right now a part of. The soldiers here on the ground understand the importance of the mission that they're a part of.." ~ Sgt. Maj. Kenneth O. Preston, Command Sgt. Maj., V Corps, Baghdad ~ 8/22

[bert]

The leftist American Press is the propoganda arm of the out of power democRats. If you think the press is bad now, just wait a few months.

As the election approaches the noise level will become deafening as they try again to force some liberal on the American Public.

The Free Republic Media Chapter needs to stir. Any one up for the task?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thank you, bert. We have a small army sending out the daily positive news, letters from the troops, etc. It's best to forward the news to sympathetic groups - family friendly, church, veterans groups - homeschoolers, as well as neighbors. They will pass it on. The press isn't listening. I know. They know.

''And one thing I do want to open with is that we owe a great thank you to our families back in Fort Hood for what they're doing, and for (inaudible) who are taking care of our families, and the families that are taking care of each other, and for the sacrifices that they are making for their country as well as the sacrifices our troops are making.'' ~ Sgt. Maj. Michael Bush, U.S. Army 1^st Armored Division, Baghdad ~ 8/22

[Samurai_Jack]

"It's not the critic who counts.........It's not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled................Credit belongs to the man who really was in the arena, his face marred by dust, sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs to come short and short again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming. It is the man who actually strives to do the deeds, who knows the great enthusiasm and knows the great devotion, who spends himself on a worthy cause, who, at best, knows in the end the triumph of great achievement. And who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and cruel souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
~ Teddy Roosevelt

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Not news. Simply a place to comment on the press treatment of the troops and the war effort.

"I was just down and visited with the Polish division, who are moving into the Marines sector. We're doing a wonderful job down there. We've had soldiers down there out of the CJTF7 headquarters that have been very helpful in helping the Polish division in their transition with the Marines."

"And we could talk about more forces coming in. We do have more forces coming in. And I think that, you know, we've built this team of coalition forces its going to be even better as the days go on." ~ Sgt. Maj. Kenneth O. Preston, Command Sgt. Maj., V Corps, Baghdad ~ 8/22

If you want on or off my pro-Coalition/anti-wanker ping list, just ping.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Click on my Freepname. (^;

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Sometimes the press does care:

"The day they buried Uday Hussein was the day Iraqi football rose again. High in the mountains of southern Saudi Arabia the nation whose players had been tortured for years by Saddam's psychotic son have rediscovered their pride, dignity and ability not only to win again but also to play without fear."
-- The Independent (London), August 10, 2003

"It is as if a great weight has been lifted from us. No more terror in our players' eyes. No more returning home to pain and humiliation if our boys are defeated. Now we are free to play the game all Iraqis love as we would wish."
-- Ali Riyah, an Iraqi sports journalist and former torture victim, The Independent (London), August 10, 2003

"Under Uday we lost all contact with the football world. He did not allow courses for referees or coaches, no books to help us. Now we are free again and must look to the future."
-- Najah Hryib, president of the new Iraqi Football Federation, The Independent (London), August 10, 2003     

~ Voices of Freedom

[Soaring Feather]

Thank You Diogenesis for posting the pictures.They were my first thought when reading Ragtimecowgirl's piece.