Isn’t it interesting how bad story gets turned into a good one so that Bush and Blair can get the ‘right’ story out! Like the one about saving Private Lynch. Pentagon has released a 5 minute video about the mission to save comrade which is just enough to get the picture but nothing more. Nobody gets any details or any prove of this operation. This was a great plan to look good in the eyes of the public. The American strategy was to ensure the right television footage by using embedded reporters and images from their own cameras, editing the film themselves. Doesn’t it come handy that she has no recollection of the whole episode and probably never will?
To send message to the public that US presence in Iraq is essential and that the regime is crumbling, they put on a little theatre where Iraqis came out on the street with white flags. It is all about maximum imaginary and minimum insight. Just like all reporters sitting in the office, sipping on coffee in Doha, far from the danger of battle fields yet still writing stories about the war in Iraq. They would watch Fox news and then write about it to newspapers. What kind of journalism is that? And is that a quality material they are feeding us because we all know that the real information is away from cameras. This war is all about controlling the message. There are no dialogues or debates, only controlled message that gets to the public. So yes, war has always been and will always be one big spin!
Here is a video of Private Lynch story, make up your own mind!
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