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2004-07-11 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-07-11 4:42:57 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 as Instapundit would say,

heh-heh

Posted by mhw 2004-07-11 9:03:15 AM|| 2004-07-11 9:03:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The NYT at its b.s.-addicted worst. "Routine violence continues at high levels across much of Iraq". High levels? Much of Iraq? Criminal activity, perhaps. But coordinated violence of a political nature?

Nearly half-way into July, there have have been 20 hostile-fire coalition KIA, of which only 3 occurred outside the Sunni Triangle. (data: http://icasualties.org/oif/) Funny, if the "resistance" is about US troops, and it's all over Iraq, why aren't US troops being effectively attacked .... almost anywhwere outside the Triangle?

You'd almost feel sorry for these NYT types (it's nearly universal among media folks), if they didn't have their pernicious platform. For example, the "experts" are wondering why there's been "no spectacular attack meant to spread terror and defy the U.S. agenda." WTF is "defy the US agenda" supposed to mean? Oh -- right. The US attempt to foster a representative, elective, civilized government at peace with its neighbors and using the country's vast resources for development, not exotic unconventional weaponry. The NYT can literally not bring itself to describe the change in Iraq accurately and objectively -- it just substitutes "US agenda". Hilarious!!

And there's more, this more in the category of Outright Distortion. "U.S. officials continue to hold sway". Oh, really? US officials are running the central bank (good job, boys, a stable currency, sure sign of underlying optimism and economic activity)? Or are they making decisions on emergency laws? Or allocating oil revenues? Or running education, health, public works, or the foreign ministry? Oh -- right. They're not. Iraqis are doing that.

I wonder if the NYT would be willing to expand that little astounding sentence for our edification? I'm aware there's close security coordination -- duh, there's an organized campaign of violence against public order -- but do US officials "hold sway" in any normal sense of the term?

These little distortions and lies are often not material to the topic at hand, but they give great insight into the analytical integrity and bizarre perspective of these "news" organizations.

Posted by Verlaine 2004-07-11 10:09:36 AM|| 2004-07-11 10:09:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 "...between the homegrown Iraqi resistance and the foreign Islamic fighters who have entered the country to destroy the U.S. military here."

Been having good luck with that plan have ya, dimwits?

Posted by mojo 2004-07-11 4:48:08 PM|| 2004-07-11 4:48:08 PM|| Front Page Top

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