15.12.04

Iraqi "resistance" video left wing propaganda

I found this video supposedly of the 'Iraqi resistance army'.

The author's voice is clearly a British accent and the video looks fairly polished - much more than what you see from 'authentic' videos. I doubt the authors are even in Iraq and they are probably not Iraqi's at all.

Many of the things mentioned on this video could be taken directly from Democratic Underground or Democrat talking points, with a healthy mix of comical ali in there too:

"..The enemy is on the run. They are in fear of a resistance movement they can not see nor predict."

Whoever made this video, British or not, aught to be ashamed. They are not Iraqi's and clearly do not speak for the Iraqi people, and what they have just made is treason without a doubt.


On the other hand, this is authentic and the mentality that frustrates me greatly (I mentioned this here):

She was a Sunni Muslim, an attractive, thirty-something writer, one of the few women I met who eschewed a scarf in public. And she was overjoyed at the demise of Saddam.
"I am so happy! Freedom at last! The world is open to me now!" she exclaimed during a small social function at an art gallery in Karada. "Can you recommend some American magazines I might send my writing to?"
I promised I'd draw up a list of suitable periodicals, then added — carelessly, for this was my first trip to Iraq — "You must not mind seeing American soldiers on the streets."


The woman's smile vanished. Her brow darkened and she shook her head. "Oh, no. I hate the soldiers. I hate them so much I fantasize about taking a gun and shooting one dead."
Stunned by her vehemence, "But American soldiers are responsible for your freedom!" I replied.


"I know," the woman snarled. "And you can't imagine how humiliated that makes me feel."

You can't have your cake and eat it too lady.