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Originally posted by imd12c4funn
Did he? or is this a hypothetical on what is newsworthy? I would hope the later.
Peace
The sculpture pictured above is real, and it was indeed crafted by an Iraqi sculptor from bronze recovered by melting down statues of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, but the accompanying explanatory text is quite misleading...
Originally posted by imd12c4funn
The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad ..
Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country;
He melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers
and their fallen warriors.
Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.
To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the
loss of his comrade in arms.
Do you know why we don't hear about this in the news?
Because it is heart warming and
praise worthy..
The media avoids it because it does not have the shock effect."
Star and flag. This is an excellent example of media missing the point. Love the statue and the little girl. Wish more Iraqis were so thoughtful.
Actually, it's an excellent example of a chain email distorting the facts and inventing a narrative. As I said above, check out Snopes for a sourced explanation. But hey, people can star and flag and believe whatever they want.