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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Yeager on May 23, 2007, 12:37:50 AM
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What a screwed up story.
CNN posts this story on their web page explaining the plight of the young ones in Iraq. I can relate to that storyline, it must totally suck to be an Iraqi (any Iraqi) in Iraq, obviously.....the part that really disturbed me is this kid wishing to, on the day of his kindergarten graduation, blow up his school with everyone in it. This story suddenly had me go from sympathy and regret to palatable disdain and downright indignation towards all things Iraqi.
Just what exactly is CNN trying to accomplish with this story? it just seems so out of whack.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/22/iraq.children/index.html
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Yeager, on the same websight, check out "Related" - left side, closer to the bottom.
see "Children of War" and "Boys' War Games" video.
the narration that accompanies the photos in "Children of War" has a definate political bias.
in the video of the "Boys' War Games" you can easily see that this is not candid film of boys playing. it is obviously staged and scripted - somebody gathered the boys together, gave them toy guns etc, and set up the scenes. you can see the boys periodically glancing at the camera for approval.
this is meant to give the impression that not only is the Iraqi war hopeless, but immoral as well. I wouldn't be surprized if the photographers were sent to Iraq with that specific mission - creating media that will speed a withdrawal from Iraq.
i can visualize presidential campaigns paying for this kind of thing as we approach 2008.
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Originally posted by Yeager
Just what exactly is CNN trying to accomplish with this story? it just seems so out of whack.
CNN says america bad.
again.
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"it just seems so out of whack."
To me it makes perfect sense. The article tries to point out the effects of the current situation in Iraq to Iraqi children. Just a glimpse of reality in Iraq and probably trying to raise thoughts of what to expect of these children in the future when they grow up in an environment like that. Ever imagine what kind of stress related reactions your kids would have in that kind of situation -you do have kids, right?
"This story suddenly had me go from sympathy and regret to palatable disdain and downright indignation towards all things Iraqi. "
Really? What exactly caused that, the things that five year old kid said? In relation to what grown ups say in this forum?
Too bad your sudden surge of sympathy was wasted (if there really was any...)
"CNN says america bad.
again."
A bright moment for you? Maybe your bulb is burned? :confused:
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To me it makes perfect sense.
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Perfect sense?
• One young boy says he wishes to bomb the school "with everybody in it"
How does the crises in Iraq, from anybodies perspective, promote a 5 year old to wish this? I mean, its his graduation day from kindergarten and he wants to blow up his school with everyone in it?
:rolleyes:
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CNN.com is move-on.org in drag
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Media, ratings, and public polls create a positive (or negative) feedback loop.
Public polls drop as war drags on and mistakes of war's prosecution become apparent. --- > Media plays up to these polls in an effort to gain in the ratings games ---> In some cases, media stories are slanted to mirror the polls ---> Public watching the resulting media produced have even a lower opinion, which is reflected in the next round of polls. ---- > ad nausium ad infinitum.....
If you watch, you will see some mention or tag negative toward the Bush Administration attached to just about any story now. Not an agency under the Administration, or a Congressional committee, if that's where policy was developed. Bush's low ratings has resulted in media attaching a negative to him on nearly any new item, no matter how obscure in some cases.
Be advised: I'm not a big fan of the Administration in general or the President in particular, but obviously biased news media (be it for ratings or political purposes) is a huge pet peeve on mine. The Proles are generally unintelligent sheep too much as things go now (Goebbels would love America today) to see it reinforced by the media impersonating "news" with this fodder.
So, I'm betting many human interests stories approaching the 2008 elections will be staged or coached.
On the other side though, that children are being raised with the goal or dream of being a martyr is easy enough to understand. Many in that region are illiterate, they cannot even read their own Koran, so much of what they get is through pro-fanatical media.... cassette tapes often, but websites, news outlet, official government pronouncements, all geared toward Anti-western propaganda and active movements. Most of the children of poor families get their education in Madrases funded by fanatical organizations and following their agendas.