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Do you believe the press maybe making things seem worse in Iraq than what it is?
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Posted 3 months ago I just wanted some others people opinions on this cause a recrutor tried to tell me that today. I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.
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| Posted 3 months ago No; if anything the press is badly sanitized by the government for public consumption...It's a propaganda tool; if anything the press tries to make it look like Sunday in the Park over there to show what a great Job the White House is doing in handling Bush's war.. |
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| Posted 3 months ago That is what I thought. But he was like oh no that is wrong! They want me to join but no way! I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.
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| Posted 3 months ago To answer your question. No. I have a brother serving, and uncles who have served. I support the troops. But not our involvement in Iraq. The press had more free access in WW 2 and Vietnam to the front lines than they do now. There were images of dead soldiers that shocked the nation, much like Somalia. Imbedded aside. If they do have access the images are not getting into the mainstream media outlets. Many images we get are from the troops themselves. |
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| Posted 3 months ago I feel bad for the troops but I do not really support what they are doing. Or being in another country for basically no reason. That is how I see it though. I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.
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| Posted 3 months ago I don't believe a lot of what the press has to say, they have their own agenda, and it's making money, not being the purveyor of truth. A good friend just got back from Iraq, I haven't heard any details from him yet. If I do (his unit is quite secretive) I will pass on what I learn, as I trust his word. "If your looking for a sure way to make enemies, change something" ~ Woodrow Wilson |
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| Posted 3 months ago If anyone has an iMAC, you can tune into iTUNES international news radio stations- Some are definitely not broadcasting US propaganda/ lighter versions of the events taking place. Some of these stations have english/ native language broadcasts and you can gain a foreign perspective on the war as well as that of the US reputation abroad. My thoughts and prayers are with the troops, and if your having a bad day you can check http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_casualties.htm. See things could always be worse. |
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| Posted 3 months ago I dunno about the press but I haven't met a recruiter yet that didn't lie Ink, Steel and PMS, that's what little girls are made of |
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| Posted 3 months ago bluestarr says ...
Yeah, they told me I'd be living in condos, work 9 to 5 and never get dirty...farggin ice holes! "If your looking for a sure way to make enemies, change something" ~ Woodrow Wilson |
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| Posted 3 months ago Regnadkcin says ...
I looked into joining the Navy and was told a ship never went more than two weeks without hitting a port. yeah, I'm that stupid Ink, Steel and PMS, that's what little girls are made of |
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| Posted 3 months ago
I was embedded in Iraq with AP on and off for over 3 years... it's worse than the press is letting you see (at least here in the states). Go to RWB and you'll get a more undiluted view of world affairs from the reporters POV http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=43 217 journalists and media assistants have been killed in Iraq since March of 2003... more than World Wars 1 & 2, Korea & Vietnam combined. |
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| Posted 3 months ago Thanks for the tip Gio. |
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| Posted 3 months ago brokencolor says ...
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| Posted 3 months ago My brother is in Iraq....and to me the news makes it more harder on you than anything. Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or self-confidence. -Albert Einstein |
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| Posted 3 months ago Since when has the press ever done anything good? All they worry about is their ratings and beating the other networks to the punch, even if they have to lie and the latter is usually the case. ~~I am the missing piece to the puzzle not yet brought into being.~~ Stephen Michael Arnold |
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| Posted 3 months ago
Don't consider TV news, news... don't use the word PRESS in relation to TV news. The people who worry about the ratings on tv ARE NOT the press... those are the suits. Don't mix the reporting with the ratings. TV news is fluff, clear and simple... no content and possibly one of the major contributors to the dumbing of
217 journalists and media assistants have been killed in Iraq since March of 2003... more than World Wars 1 & 2, Korea & Vietnam combined. |
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| Posted 3 months ago Ah, correction noted. Thanks Gio.
~~I am the missing piece to the puzzle not yet brought into being.~~ (Stephen Michael Arnold) ~~I am the missing piece to the puzzle not yet brought into being.~~ Stephen Michael Arnold |
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| Posted 3 months ago from the things I've heard from friends over in iraq our soldiers travel through banks filled with piss and shit back and forth. they can't go to sleep as much as their used too for ridiculous hours at a time so they stay alive. another thing is that the parents in iraq send their kids to go and distract soldiers while they go warn and hide weapons, info, and such. We were asked to send loads of small candies so the soldiers can throw to the kids so they don't get distracted away from the elders scurrying. Number one rule over their is if you see someone running at you while an explosion goes off, kill em. If you see a high speed vehicle coming your way warning shots, if they keep coming at you, kill em. the worst story I ever heard was when the soldiers raided a home and found a bunch of children holding guns intheir sleep. one kid woke up and was going to kill a U.S. soldier so he had to kick the kid in the face so he didn't get killed himself. The children are raised believing to carry a gun at all times. I can't imagine growing up with all that hate my whole life. And this is the stuff they were allowed to talk about. Imagine the things our soldiers are ordered not to talk about. "the thing I miss losing the most was my mind" - ozzy |
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| Posted 3 months ago everyone should google "iraqi dinar" one of the websites directed to you from google introduces the rise in currency percentage in iraq. Now this is a good investment if your a multi million or billionaire. who has control in the world, the ones who have the money. So who can create such a war? This whole war on terror in iraq is a distraction. And it's not oil either, that's another conspiracy distraction. The real reason was to destroy saddam, destroy iraq, and rebuild their country. what happens when you destroy a country and rebuild it. it promotes revenue. but for who? anyone who already has money to invest. "it takes money to make money" and the ones in control have the money. We live by the golden rule. "who ever has the gold makes the rule" and of course "might makes right" even when their wrong. We are accomplishing in iraq what we didn't do in vietnam. history always repeats itself. look at why we invaded vietnam. compare it to iraq. where we went wrong in vietnam we are fixing in iraq for someone elses benefit. And I'm not talking about the people of iraq either. "the thing I miss losing the most was my mind" - ozzy |
