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OT: USCENTCOM Iraqi News Releases
A great site with daily info from Iraq. Simply FYI.
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A conservative blogger that I read was just talking about this site, how it's partly a propaganda arm. From the articles you gave, they used 'terrorist' 6 times and 'insurgents' once, and that was a person being quoted, which is odd considering that the Iraqi government has come out and said that the US forces in Iraq are legitimate targets. Here is another release:
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11-24-2005, 08:08 AM | #6 |
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i Actually am staying out of this thread since it doesnt have "POL" on the front end of the the title. Therefore, perhaps Dutch did not intend this thread to be debated which is not a bad thing at all. Much like the Katrina update thing, some threads are not intended to be political debates and this perhaps was one. Dutch could clarify, but if it doesnt have "POL" on the front I would rather not debate.....thanks guys.
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11-24-2005, 08:31 AM | #7 |
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This site is run by the US Central Command w/ General John Abizaid. They are biased because they are actually there being the active members of this unfolding story.
To be fair, most of these stories don't hold water to stand on their own for a news report on ABC or an article in the New York Times, but important none-the-less when trying to gather as much information as possible to form an educated opinion about our troops in Iraq and their progress (or lack thereof). |
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moron, with your stupid "POL" nonsense. it's to be expected political discussion will occur from reading "Iraqi News..." in the title. |
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My brother's based in Ramadi and is taking part in this operation. Based on his descriptions, it's more accurate to say "Terrorists operating in Ramadi continue to influence the local Iraqi citizens through murder and intimidation tactics." There's no "try" about it. The U.S. forces around Ramadi have no reliable informants or collaborators, no material support from the local populace, and are the target of constant attacks from insurgents. |
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Glad you posted this link, Dutch. It is nice to have a source for some of the events that don't garner as many headlines.
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And a follow-up to Operation Lions, the original post in this thread from yesterday.
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Not Iraq, but Afghanistan. Big news a while back.
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In Reference to the Afghan story...
If you are truly interested in seeing two completely different viewpoints of the same event--check these out. http://www.cfc-a.centcom.mil/News%20...20Incident.pdf http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051126/..._bodies_burned Nobody is lying, but one is rather bland and factual, the other is more sensationalized. Obviously the first doesn't sell newspapers, but it's easy to see how the media can change the overall perception of an event based on how the story is told. Both are good reads. Last edited by Dutch : 11-26-2005 at 07:27 PM. |
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That being said, one side of the story here as well - isn't it Dutch ? Its charged with painting the US in a positive light - as one would expect the military command to do. Nothing wrong with that of course, but given how much you complain about bias, it seems like you'd use another source. Last edited by Crapshoot : 11-26-2005 at 07:41 PM. |
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It is indeed. But now you do realise there are two sides of the story. Before, the argument was that there was not. EDIT: But please be aware that most of this information is not known to the average TV viewer. Most of this information is truly *news* as it's not being reported elsewhere unless somebody died. Last edited by Dutch : 11-26-2005 at 08:26 PM. |
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...wow, I want to get involved here but I wont. Just know that....Im biting my tongue
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