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To: Elroy who wrote (279246)	3/9/2006 10:30:54 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571926

Yeah, I've heard how the military planted stories in Iraqi papers. It's one of the amazing things about the lack of planning of the current activity. The military NEEDS a massive English and Arabic PR machine going. English to maintain US supprt and to generate international support to the extent possible. Arabic to get the general Iraqi population on their side and against the groups that are blowing up the grocery markets. And we see and hear virtually nothing. I'm not a military person, and I can see the need. Why doesn't the military? So you want a press controlled by a PR effort? Explain yourself. Actually I recall hearing that one popular TV show in Iraq was one which interrogated captured insurgents, and showed them the death and damage that they had caused and asked them for explanation. So there may be something going on in Arabic, but seems there should be more, and there should be more English PR coming out. It can't be that hard to take 50 journalists to each and every mass grave discovered, to interview Iraqis that were abused under Saddam, etc. etc. EVERY DAY. Yet there seems to be nada. There have been many reports in the media of mass graves. But again, what many warned and the adminitration missed is the unleashing of another brand of hell, which is today's hell, far more likely to get the press...it's the drip/drip of daily death, bombing, destruction and no end in sight, in fact projections of worse to come. ....it can't be controlled no matter how much "good will" or propaganda is injected in the press and in spite of the weddings, the shopping trips, etc... Al

To: Elroy who wrote (279246)	3/9/2006 11:44:22 AM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1571926

"someone should make one of those Real World TV series (like Simple Life, Real World on MTV) in Iraq. That would be huge in the US" That's a brilliant idea Elroy. It would be even more gripping done LIVE. People would tune in religiously just to see the eventual suicide bomber in the market or troops kicking in the door! Call the networks.

To: Elroy who wrote (279246)	3/11/2006 2:23:57 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1571926

Yeah, I've heard how the military planted stories in Iraqi papers. It's one of the amazing things about the lack of planning of the current activity. The military NEEDS a massive English and Arabic PR machine going. English to maintain US supprt and to generate international support to the extent possible. Arabic to get the general Iraqi population on their side and against the groups that are blowing up the grocery markets. And we see and hear virtually nothing. I'm not a military person, and I can see the need. Why doesn't the military? Interesting. You think just like the Bush administration. They were doing the same thing but planting the articles secretly in the Iraqi papers because they were afraid the Iraqis would see them as being biased. What a surprise! As for trying to get the international community behind George's excellent adventure in Iraq, you must be joking. Read my lips: we invaded another country without provocation that was not posing a problem to us or any of our allies, alleged or otherwise. Why would you think the rest of the world would support the world's only superpower in such an endeavor? Making matters worse, we have bungled the job. Actually I recall hearing that one popular TV show in Iraq was one which interrogated captured insurgents, and showed them the death and damage that they had caused and asked them for explanation. So there may be something going on in Arabic, but seems there should be more, and there should be more English PR coming out. It can't be that hard to take 50 journalists to each and every mass grave discovered, to interview Iraqis that were abused under Saddam, etc. etc. EVERY DAY. Yet there seems to be nada. It just occurred to me - someone should make one of those Real World TV series (like Simple Life, Real World on MTV) in Iraq. That would be huge in the US.... I am glad you find this all amusing.......looking for ways to capitalize in terms of tv ratings. There is a war going on Iraq, Elroy. Yes, I know it doesn't fit your somewhat narrow definition of war, but nonetheless, real people are dying in Iraq, and in the past two weeks, by the boatload.