[Vision2020] Nationalism In Iraq

[Bob Hoffmann]

Wow.  One day the U.S. announces Umm Qasr has been taken.  The next day the 
U.S. announces Umm Qasr has been taken (again).    The following day the 
U.S. announces Umm Qasr has been taken ("for real" this time).  But 
seriously, Umm Qasr was not controlled by "coalition" forces any of the 
three times.  I'd say each subsequent announcement was proof that the first 
instance was false.  Or did they re-take the city by means of friendly fire 
on the subsequent occasions?

At 12:39 PM 3/30/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>In a message dated 3/30/03 9:03:01 AM, escape@alt-escape.com writes:
>
><< you were also probably sucked in by
>the following fifteen bungled stories:
>
>1. Saddam may well have been killed in the first night's surprise attack
>(March 20).
>
>UNTIL HE OR HIS SONS TO HOLD UP A CURRENT NEWSPAPER ON TV, IS THERE ANY
>EVIDENCE HE WASN'T?
>
>2. Even if he wasn't killed, Iraqi command and control was no doubt
>"decapitated" (March 22).
>
>THERE IS EVIDENCE IT WASN'T?
>
>3. Umm Qasr has been taken (March 22).
>
>THERE IS EVIDENCE IT HASN'T?  HOW CAN THE BRITISH BE OFFLOADING HUMANITARIAN
>SUPPLIES THERE IF THE IRAQI FORCES STILL CONTROL THE CITY?
>
>4. Most Iraqis soldiers will not fight for Saddam and instead are
>surrendering in droves (March 22).
>
>GUESS THIS ONE DEPENDS ON THE DEFINITION OF "DROVES"
>
>5. Iraqi citizens are greeting Americans as liberators (March 22).
>
>AGAIN, WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF CITIZENS?  SOMEONE HAS BEEN PICTURED ON TV
>DOING SO.
>
>6. An entire division of 8,000 Iraqi soldiers surrendered en masse near
>Basra (March 23).
>
>HEARD THIS ONE AGAIN THIS AM; ACCOMPANIED BY THE STATEMENT IT WAS A MISTAKE
>TO RELEASE THEM AS THEY ARE NOW BEING FORCED TO FIGHT AGAIN.
>
>7. Several Scud missiles, banned weapons, have been launched against U.S.
>forces in Kuwait (March 23).
>
>AND EXACTLY WHAT HAVE THE PATRIOT MISSILES BEEN SHOOTING DOWN?  WAS THE
>CHINESE SILKWORM MISSILE THAT BOUNCED INTO THE MALL A "BANNED WEAPON?'
>
>8. Saddam's Fedayeen militia are few in number and do not pose a serious
>threat (March 23).
>
>AGAIN, DEFINITION OF "SERIOUS"?
>
>9. Basra has been taken (March 23).
>
>IT HASN'T?  DON'T TELL THE BRITISH
>
>10. Umm Qasr has been taken (March 23).
>
>SEE NUMBER 3 ABOVE
>
>11. A captured chemical plant likely produced chemical weapons (March 23).
>
>NOT PROVED EITHER WAY TO MY KNOWLEDGE
>
>12. Nassiriya has been taken (March 23).
>
>EXCEPT FOR POCKETS OF RESISTANCE
>
>13. Umm Qasr has been taken (March 24).
>
>SEE NUMBER 3, ABOVE
>
>14. The Iraqi government faces a "major rebellion" of anti-Saddam citizens
>in Basra (March 24).
>
>DEFINITION OF "MAJOR"
>
>15. A convoy of 1,000 Iraqi vehicles and Republican Guards are speeding
>south from Baghdad to engage U.S. troops (March 25). >>
>
>WISH THEY HAD.  APPARENTLY EITHER UNTRUE OR NONE LEFT TO QUESTION.
>
>
>ALL THE ABOVE PROVES IS THAT THE MEDIA IS TRYING TO STAY AHEAD OF EACH OTHER
>BY REPORTING SOMETHING FIRST, SOMETIMES PREMATURELY OR INACCURATELY.  IF YOUR
>POINT IS IN THE TIMING OF THE REPORTS, IT SEEMS MANY WERE NOT CORRECT AT THE
>MOMENT THEY WERE FIRST REPORTED.  HOWEVER, MOST HAVE NOW COME TO BE THE CASE.
>
>WALTER STEED
>
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Bob Hoffmann
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