Re: [A-List] US imperialism: Iraq, smallpox

[Bob Enoch <bobenoch@xxxxxxx>]

Stan wrote:


 Too bad they couldn't just resurrect the babies being dumped from
 incubators story.  A grave sign, and the weather window is opening.

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PR WATCH - Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting warns that "the fraudulent
story of Iraqi soldiers throwing Kuwaiti babies out of incubators during
the occupation of Kuwait in 1990 is depicted as if it were true in 'Live
from Baghdad,' the HBO film premiering on the cable network this
Saturday that purports to tell the story behind CNN's coverage of the
Gulf War. HBO and CNN are both owned by the AOL Time Warner media
conglomerate. . .

In the film, the story is turned upside down, portrayed as a deft public
relations move by the Iraqi government, who grant CNN access to Kuwait
in a calculated attempt to discredit the rumors that their soldiers were
pulling babies from incubators. . . .

'Live from Baghdad' is a dramatization, not a documentary, but it is
being presented by HBO as a 'behind-the-scenes true story' of the Gulf
War and is being released at a crucial political moment."

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I guess this shows the danger of trying to be ironic during "interesting"
times.
Bob