TheJackal Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 This might be considered old news but I just learned of this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3190934.stm What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Fisher Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Well, what can I say? Its kinda 'lame' that the soldiers weren't able write them themselves, they should have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Alas, another idotic ploy by an idiotic President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Originally posted by SamFisher Well, what can I say? Its kinda 'lame' that the soldiers weren't able write them themselves, they should have. I agree. If they wanted to release a 'positive statement' like that...they should have gone directly to the press to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Yeah, I agree that it wasn't the brightest idea for the commander to do this...but I understand his frustration about the messages that the media here has been forcing down our throats. The only thing reported on here is the negative (the bombings, etc.). No one cares about the positive aspects because those don't sell papers and it would go against the media's agenda. If any of you guys have HDNet, they have a series that has been running in which they have cameramen follow around an average soldier in Iraq. I was pretty amazed with the shows because I think that's as close as we can get to getting the real story...which many people would find surprising. Swoosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zavior Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Not to say anything to offend anyone, Bush is a mediocre President. Being Canadian myself, it's not my right to nay say the president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 Nonsense, one should always be free to criticize one's neighbor. The U.S. President has an effect on Canadians, even if only an indirect one. TheJackel, do you have a link to one of the letters? I'd be interested in reading one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJackal Posted November 2, 2003 Author Share Posted November 2, 2003 nope sorry. i herd of these letters a while ago when i skip pass CNN on TV. But I didn't really hear anything on American News. As for Domo-Kun, The US Embassador to Canada feels like his duty to insult our government every chance he gets. He is practicly telling us to stop spending on social programs and etc. Apparently he's insulted that we have better school and health services than his. BTW, I cant stop linking this whenever i can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverhoodian Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 Ouch. I know the government has to keep some things secret, (such as military intelligence) but to lie and decieve the American public is going too far. Seems like Vietnam, where the commanders told the public that the war was going well and the enemy was almost beaten. The Tet offensive proved them wrong, just as Iraqui guerrilla resistance is proving Bush's premature declaration of victory wrong. They say history repeats themself, and I think they're right. It's interesting that it's never been mentioned in American news. It's like they're still trying to decieve us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJackal Posted November 2, 2003 Author Share Posted November 2, 2003 well remember the election scandel in Florida? To discover there is something even MORE deeply troubling is going on. (involving Jeb Bush and the screening of a huge majority of voters) You would have to live outside the USA (like the UK) since no single american news station reported this. This is why i strongly support publicly owned news stations are important (ie: CBC, BBC, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seph Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 that's kinda odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XERXES Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 Originally posted by Kain Alas, another idotic ploy by an idiotic President. he had nothing to do with this...idiot. It was the idea of the commanders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie™ Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Just another thing to give people a false aspect of the iraqis looking at american soldiers as heroes... the patriotism is sickingly strong... That's my opinion... I hope no americans in this forum takes any offence, since they hopefully never had anything to do with what the media gets to know about the war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE_Vader_536 Posted November 6, 2003 Share Posted November 6, 2003 GDI I hate propogranda letters... Why the **** do they have to brainwash the world to get their point across... Can't they do it the real way? Ya know with the honesty... I mean who'd believe that iraqi people after six months of american troops killing civilians would come out to thank them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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