No, our so-called “mainstream media” as represented by talking heads at CNN is just ignorant and lazy. That’s just got to be the explanation for this idiocy.
LEGIONS
I turned on CNN this morning and heard a report from Baghdad about yesterday’s demonstration. The reporter said that two years ago “legions” of Iraqis pulled down the statue of Saddam. The definition of legions -“The major unit of the Roman army consisting of 3,000 to 6,000 infantry troops and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.”
Were 3000 Iraqis involved in pulling down the statue? Not even close….
Not exactly.
Jul 3, 2004 – An internal Army study of the war in Iraq has confirmed that the infamous toppling of the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square in central Baghdad on April 9, 2003 was stage-managed by American troops and not a spontaneous reaction by Iraqis. According to the study, a Marine colonel first decided to topple the statue, and an Army psychological operations unit turned the event into a propaganda moment.
At one point during the stunt Marines draped the statue of Saddam Hussein with an American flag. When the crowd reacted negatively to that gesture, the US flag was replaced with a pre-1990 Iraqi flag, missing the words “God is Great,” by a sergeant from the psychological operations unit. The Marines brought in cheering Iraqi children in order to make the scene appear authentic, the study said.
Allegations that the event was staged were made in April of last year, mostly by opponents of the war, but were ignored or ridiculed by the US government and most visible media outlets.
The NewStandard News
Los Angeles Times
No wonder dubya and his administration act the way they do. They know they can get away with it. With impunity.
