"Where is the resistance Saddam promised us?"

Almighty Colin · 04-09-2003

URL:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t...storyID=2537518
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Article begins:
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordanians poured out bitterness and disappointment on Wednesday at the rapid fall of Baghdad and the ecstatic welcome that some of their neighbors in Iraq were giving to U.S. troops.

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Interesting quote:
"I feel pain watching the Iraqis celebrating the fall of their country into the hands of American occupiers"

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VooMan · 04-09-2003

Jesus Colin, you are fast...

I had the article copied and pasted, was just going to start a new thread. You beat me by ten seconds. hahaha

Mike AI · 04-09-2003

Voo I was thinking the same thing!

I think we should register the domain COLINREPORT.COM

Drudge does like 100,000 + uniques a day!

Think about it the popup possibilities Colin!!

Almighty Colin · 04-09-2003

I'm down

I have mad copy-n-paste skills.

Last edited by Colin at Apr 9 2003, 03:50 PM

Carrie · 04-09-2003

Well I guess we can add all of the Jordanians quoted in that article to our list of fucking idiots.

And this...
"Wednesday's television pictures of U.S. troops draping an American flag over the face of a statue of Saddam in central Baghdad before toppling it left them feeling angry and humiliated. "In their euphoria the Americans put the American flag on Saddam's statue, which is a sign of their true motives," said Hamza Mansour, secretary general of the Islamic Action Front, Jordan's largest political party."

That flag was handed to the soldier BY one of the Iraqis, who told him to put it up there. You can see it on the video. Either CNN or MSNBC interviewed one of the soldiers there shortly after the statue came down and he said that there were Iraqis saying to put it on the statue.
And these people bitching about it CHOOSE to completely ignore the fact that the Iraqi flag was ALSO put up there.
The Iraqis and the Marines worked *together* to bring that statue down, and both flags were put onto the statue before it toppled.
Why do people insist on being assholes and focusing only on 15 seconds out of a two-hour drama?? ARRRGHH.

slavdogg · 04-09-2003

Arabs Shocked

Feeling betrayed and misled, some turned off their sets in disgust when jubilant crowds in Baghdad celebrated the arrival of U.S. troops.

"We discovered that all what the (Iraqi) information minister was saying was all lies," said Ali Hassan, a government employee in Cairo, Egypt. "Now no one believes Al-Jazeera anymore."

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid..._ea/war_arabs_4

Almighty Colin · 04-09-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by slavdogg@Apr 9 2003, 07:02 PM
"We discovered that all what the (Iraqi) information minister was saying was all lies," said Ali Hassan, a government employee in Cairo, Egypt. "Now no one believes Al-Jazeera anymore."

The truth will set you free.

Word is that an Al-Jazeera crew got run out of Iraq by Iraqis today.

Mike AI · 04-09-2003

Colin, I heard the same thing.

The issue with Jordan is 80% of the population or so are palestinians... these guys hate the US no matter what.

Rolo · 04-10-2003

Many Arabs get their news from goverment controlled media or from the local mosque... Goverment and Religion - 2 places where the truth is sacrificed for a higher purpose!

Torone · 04-10-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Carrie@Apr 9 2003, 04:07 PM
Well I guess we can add all of the Jordanians quoted in that article to our list of fucking idiots.

And this...
"Wednesday's television pictures of U.S. troops draping an American flag over the face of a statue of Saddam in central Baghdad before toppling it left them feeling angry and humiliated. "In their euphoria the Americans put the American flag on Saddam's statue, which is a sign of their true motives," said Hamza Mansour, secretary general of the Islamic Action Front, Jordan's largest political party."

That flag was handed to the soldier BY one of the Iraqis, who told him to put it up there. You can see it on the video. Either CNN or MSNBC interviewed one of the soldiers there shortly after the statue came down and he said that there were Iraqis saying to put it on the statue.
And these people bitching about it CHOOSE to completely ignore the fact that the Iraqi flag was ALSO put up there.
The Iraqis and the Marines worked *together* to bring that statue down, and both flags were put onto the statue before it toppled.
Why do people insist on being assholes and focusing only on 15 seconds out of a two-hour drama?? ARRRGHH.

I was watching; and it appeared to me that the Iraqis asked the Americans for help bringing sown the statue. Also, not only did an Iraqi hand the flag up to be placed there; afterwards, one brought a pre-1980 Iraqi flag to replace it. If you want to talk symbolism, there was some 'big medicine' there...

Almighty Colin · 04-10-2003

Yeah, I think EVERYONE was confused as to what the correct symbolism should be.

First a US flag .. then "uh oh", put an Iraqi flag up there.. and then .. uhh .. we don't want to have an Iraqi flag on the statue that is about to be stomped on. I've never seen political correctness considered in the demolition of the icons of a fallen dictator. How interesting was THAT?

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Carrie Eternal Newbie Respin bullshit press Your Comments Are Welcomed Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Inside your monitor Posts: 2,850	Well I guess we can add all of the Jordanians quoted in that article to our list of fucking idiots. And this... "Wednesday's television pictures of U.S. troops draping an American flag over the face of a statue of Saddam in central Baghdad before toppling it left them feeling angry and humiliated. "In their euphoria the Americans put the American flag on Saddam's statue, which is a sign of their true motives," said Hamza Mansour, secretary general of the Islamic Action Front, Jordan's largest political party." That flag was handed to the soldier BY one of the Iraqis, who told him to put it up there. You can see it on the video. Either CNN or MSNBC interviewed one of the soldiers there shortly after the statue came down and he said that there were Iraqis saying to put it on the statue. And these people bitching about it CHOOSE to completely ignore the fact that the Iraqi flag was ALSO put up there. The Iraqis and the Marines worked together to bring that statue down, and both flags were put onto the statue before it toppled. Why do people insist on being assholes and focusing only on 15 seconds out of a two-hour drama?? ARRRGHH. __________________ Need a kick-ass design done quickly? I recommend Sex Creator - they absolutely ROCK.

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Rolo Members Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Six Feet Under Posts: 2,150	Many Arabs get their news from goverment controlled media or from the local mosque... Goverment and Religion - 2 places where the truth is sacrificed for a higher purpose! __________________ "Chaos is the law of nature, order is the dream of man." ~Henry B. Adams (Historian) 1838-1918