Taylor's article, '"They" Shocked, "We" Saw' was a difficult read. Its hard to read the US media message propeganda. I didn't want to be reminded of how horrific the events that unfolded in Iraq lead to the reality we have today. As an Arab, the propeganda's contents always disturb me. There is never a good way to warn people with falling pamphlet's that your going to invade their country, contaminate it with depleted uranian, create complete unstability and that it's justified. No amount of reaching out to the people would change the bottom line, or the reality behind the words.
Iraqis are human beings. They are intellegent and competent enough to understand falling pamphlets are a very very bad sign. In this vein I've attached an Iraqi blogger's postings. If you scroll to the last post there is an image of a woman/man's face. He basically sights just another one example of US propeganda. Again, I find the image, and the message disturbing. So many assumptions are made, Shi'aa and Sunni don't get along, and they never have. It's because these people are barbaric. Women and men don't get along, and they never have, so we send messages of a 'one unified Iraq' and we forget to be remotely self reflexive. Though that is not on the US agenda in War I suppose.
Enjoy the post.
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