Originally posted by deltaboy
News reports say that 2 American soldiers were killed and 3 others wounded, along with a civilian translator. They were setting up an outpost and they were under attack by insurgents, and this Iraqi soldier opened fire and fled, but was identified by other Iraqi troops and captured. This pregnant story is just propaganda in hopes of turning Iraqis against Americans since many Iraqis have been working with Americans and violence has been going down. Need some ammunition to help turn the tide. This pregnant story confirms that desperation. Why this make up story? Not enough motivation?

The America Media is trustworthy?

Must have missed that note....

Originally posted by NewWorldOver

The America Media is trustworthy?

Must have missed that note....

While I agree with you on that note NewWorldOver, I must say I think that the US Media WOULD cover a story of this magnitude. It makes Bush Look even more foolish which leads to Obama (at least based off of one caucus result) running against romney... and the Repubs are already losing coverage focus because of the historical relevance of Obama's caucus win (first African-American VIABLE presidential candidate)

So Liberal or not the Media is going to support the Dem's as Obama is more of a story... More flash and appeal; and of course the historical relevance of his election. While the media may be corrupt they ARE smart. They make the stories that make the big stories. Why not make one people are actually interested in seeing?

Sorry to go off topic but I have had my bouts with my local media on a recent local campaign. I KNOW how they work... they're bitter, and conniving, but they get the results they want.

Coven

P.s. where did serialkiller_Skullandbones go? Ohhh... I mean Manson_322.... It's saturday... Join in the day off fun with us!

Originally posted by mr-lizard
Will you please shut up with the word 'anti-american'

No. It's the truth. Deal with it.

it's a yawn inducing, way of saying 'please don't pick on us

No. It's exposing the truth of anti-American bigotry. Deal with it.

common sense

If you actually had 'common sense' you would admit that there is no evidence to support this anti-american propaganda and that those that lap it up are nothing more than anti-American bigots.

against those thick skulled patriots that have never stepped outside America and seen the real world.

America IS part of the real world. Oh .. and I've been to Canada, Venezuela, Bolivia, Croatia, Bosnia, Yugoslavia, Lichtenstein, Germany, France, Italy .. and I lived in Japan for three years. (even if I never left America .. it wouldn't matter)

Stop being so anti-Iraqi,

If I were anti-Iraqi I would have left them all to be mass murdered and raped by Saddam. YOU stop being anti-Iraqi .. and anti-American.

and don't bother replying to me

It doesn't work that way. Grow up.

Originally posted by eyewitness86
when our guys go crazy raping and murdering the kids and women

You have confused American soldiers with Saddam and his henchmen. THEY are the ones that mass murdered by the hundreds of thousands .. and mass raped. Not us.

Originally posted by GT100FV
it hasn't been established that these American soldiers in question actually were kicking a pregnant women. I find it interesting that so many are eager to jump to conclusions before all of the facts are in.

I wish we still got WATS to award, you'd get mine for this month. Your entire post was excellent. The anti-americans lap up the propaganda ... and don't care that there are no facts to support it.

Originally posted by deltaboy
This pregnant story is just propaganda in hopes of turning Iraqis against Americans

Thank you for posting the FACTS. Yes it definately is propaganda .. and look at how many people on this thread fell for it - let alone the poor Iraqis.


[edit on 1/5/2008 by FlyersFan]

For the sake of all that's even remotely good and holy, could you all please cease and desist with the ridiculous stereo-typing?!!
On one side you got: americans bad people
on the other side you got: american haters are bad people
on the other side you got": christians are bad people
on yet another side you got: jews are bad people.
and muslims are bad people. and everyone's a freakn' terrorist, and at the gates of Hell and we're all goign to hades in a handbasket!!

Let me tell you about stereotyping:

If even one of you MEN would like to be held personally responsible for all the bad things other men have done to women down through the course of history (this is stereotyping on stereoids!), then step right up!! If you don't because it's obviously not your fault that other MEN acted improperly, then do me a favor and remember that when referring to other people!

Good freakn' grief. Get the picture already

[edit on 5-1-2008 by undo]

Originally posted by undo
on the other side you got: american haters are bad people

They are. Either that or they are incredibly stupid.

They sit here whining and complaining about something ... and there is no evidence to support it. They just blather anti-Americanisms on and on ... and yet it's obvious propaganda.

What I do not comprehend is why are people so quick to assume this story is true? As if what was posted that Americans hurting a pregnant woman is written in stone.

There are some bad people in the military, as there is in any organization. That is a given. Should the unlikely event be true that these soldiers did in fact hurt a pregnant woman, I will be first to say they should have been tried under Iraqi law. I have said the same for the people that raped the Iraqi girl from another incident. There is no excuse for that.

However, I see no evidence so far that these guys hurt anyone.

What's more, we all have the biggest library at our disposal -- The Internet!

I have found NO credible evidence this story is true. What this is leaning towards is there was an insurgent dressed in an Iraqi Army uniform, saw the chance to kill an American officer as well as other Americans, took that chance, then fled the scene.

That is what I have gathered about this story.

C'mon people.... Use your noggin!!

Originally posted by FlyersFan

They are. Either that or they are incredibly stupid.

They sit here whining and complaining about something ... and there is no evidence to support it. They just blather anti-Americanisms on and on ... and yet it's obvious propaganda.

It's not a THEY thing. THEY is a big ugly box to stick individuals in. Get rid of the thing. It causes war, hate, violence, greed. It sucketh the raw tomato!!!

[edit on 5-1-2008 by undo]

Originally posted by undo
It's not a THEY thing. ... It causes war, hate, violence, greed. It sucketh the raw tomato!!!

I hear you undo, but .... Anti-Americans put themselves into a 'they' and 'us' category. It's just the way it is. When someone sits on a computer and whines about America and slams it for something that there is no evidence of ... then THEY become THEY. They did it to themselves.

Originally posted by West Coast

You sir, have an agenda... You ignored my videos thus sleeping in your own bed of blissful ignorance.

It's because the person is stuck in THEY mode.

Truth is, THEY are not at fault. It's only about the guys who are actually in charge of this planet. No one group of people is responsible for anything.
We are all individuals.

Originally posted by Midav
What I do not comprehend is why are people so quick to assume this story is true?

Past occurences. American soldiers raping a 14 year old girl while murdering her parents, than murdering her and burning her corpse.

I'm pretty sure that's the kind of thing that gives America zero credibility when it comes to news out of Iraq. It doesn't matter anymore how many soldiers say we are doing good over their etc. Something has totally dismantled our faith in our own troops because that's how much of a pathetic mess this entire occupation has become.

Originally posted by FlyersFan

I hear you undo, but .... Anti-Americans put themselves into a 'they' and 'us' category.

But the reasoning is varied. It's never about a particular issue or nationality or religious bent. The reasons and level of anomosity is often contingent on personal experience. For example, I would not like to see the country i live in decimated. Alternatively, there are some things that happen that I disagree with. Some people love America but hate war, and even those reasons are varied. The THEY box is not specific enough and it's just too handy to spread war and hate.

Originally posted by NewWorldOver

I'm pretty sure that's the kind of thing that gives America zero credibility when it comes to news out of Iraq. It doesn't matter anymore how many soldiers say we are doing good over their etc. Something has totally dismantled our faith in our own troops because that's how much of a pathetic mess this entire occupation has become.

War has always been like that. Every pagan, christian, atheist, judaic, islamic, communist and socialist war, in fact, any kind of war you care to name, has been rife with inhumanity.

We can thank Darwin that this mindset will not be getting better, any time soon.