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To: briskit who wrote (209088)	11/25/2006 1:14:09 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Just for YOU, pal! republicandictionary.com The Fall of Saddam (the Statue) Remember when thousands of Iraqis took to the streets after the U.S. military occupied Baghdad in an impromptu celebration of freedom and razed one of Saddam's many statues - this one in Baghdad's Firdos Square? That gathering of Iraqis wasn't exactly random. The people cheering at the statue's fall were a few dozen members of the Iraqi National Congress, an Iraqi opposition group slated by the Bush Administration to replace Saddam and flown in for the occasion. The square was populated far more by U.S. military personnel and reporters than Iraqis. The statue was not pulled down by newly freed citizens, but by a U.S. mechanized infantry vehicle. This particular statue of Saddam was conveniently located across the street from a hotel housing several journalists. And the square containing the statue was actually cordoned off by U.S. forces to keep the photo op under control. Completely fake? Yes. But it sure looked good on CNN. Fox News Anchor David Asman said, "If you don't have goose bumps now, you will never have them in your life." For more, see "Toppling the statue of Saddam Hussein," Center for Media and Democracy, and "How to Sell a War," In These Times. Or, you can check THIS link: sourcewatch.org Or thousands of others.. I'll bet you were all ready to deify Jessica Lynch too! Too bad Jessica was a honest woman. Don't feel too bad though - the flag raising on Iwo Jima was faked too! You guys fall for that jingoistic patriotic crapola every time..