In other shocking news

Kilmoll the Sexy · Post by **Kilmoll the Sexy** » April 1, 2003, 12:11 pm

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/04/ ... index.html

Damn shame if it is true. Just goes to show that the gene pool has its own little filter on it.

Fallanthas · Post by **Fallanthas** » April 1, 2003, 12:52 pm

There is a lot more to that story, I am sure.

Nuymber one, he is complaining about human shields being shot on two busses that were on their way to an installation. Were there escort vehicles? I am betting there were.

The second item, complaining about TV and radio installations being bombed. WTF??

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » April 1, 2003, 1:03 pm

As always, the truth lies somewhere inbetween what both sides are telling us.

Post by **Sylvus** » April 1, 2003, 2:51 pm

With all of the crazy shit that I've heard Mohammed Saeed al Sahaf saying over the past two weeks, I have trouble taking anything he says at face value.

Referring to Monday's fatal shootings by U.S. soldiers of at least seven women and children at a checkpoint in southern Iraq, Sahaf said "all those who do such acts are definitely racist."

That van was told to stop and it didn't, not long after there had been a suicide bomber incident and with word being spread by the Iraqis that there were more to come. His job is to keep the morale of his regime's supporters up; he is little more than the Minister of Propaganda. I don't fault him for that, the US has people in similar positions. I guess what I'm trying to convey is: Think for yourself. Blindly accepting the words of an official of any government is not a great idea.

Fallanthas · Post by **Fallanthas** » April 1, 2003, 4:12 pm

Yes, it was obviously a racist act to gun down a van that refused an order to halt.

What a fuck up.

Metanis · Post by **Metanis** » April 1, 2003, 4:57 pm

Fairweather Pure wrote:As always, the truth lies somewhere inbetween what both sides are telling us.

I agree Fair.

I do tend to think the US Military briefings are more factual and truthful than the Iraqi briefings. I also think the US Military attempts to control and manipulate the flow of information... hell, that's their job.