The Real Iraq
November 21st, 2006
Another British Channel 4 report on Iraq. This one on the disconnect between Anglo-American media reports and The Real Iraq:
A few excerpts from the script:
“There’s no question that the war people see on their screens is sanitized.”
“The reporters simply haven’t seen it for themselves.”
“We’ve go no way of getting to the grassroots to see how people really feel…. I know no more standing here than I would know standing in London.”
“And this is the daily experience of Iraqis. Its not inconvenient to the occupying forces that we see so little of it.
My frustration is, that if told in full and unsanitized the reality of life and death in Iraq could radically affect perceptions in the outside world.
Being here it strikes me that among the most important people to be denied a full account of what’s really going on here are those in the countries engaged in the occupation of Iraq. The question is whether, if they had such a full account, they would support what is being done in their name.“
[Thanks to InformationClearingouse for this.]
Entry Filed under: Iraq, Media, Middle East, Mortality, Public Health, Social Issues, War and Peace
2 Comments Add your own
1. joody | November 25th, 2006 at 5:47 pm
we were living in peace untill the american gangs came to spread the democracy and freedom and look what is going on now.
thanks to bush the leader of terrorist in the world.
2. Dr.khalid | November 30th, 2006 at 6:04 pm
that is the freedom of the us
what does freedom means is peace but the us brought damage and disaster to Iraq and it was made in purpose this is something planned before.
I hope that everybody pray for Iraq and Iraqi people coz only God can help them in these circumstances they are living in GOD HELP IRAQ
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