On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:16:29 -0600, Gary Denton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > Those whose idealogy prevents them from learning the lessons of > Vietnam are repeating the mistakes and making even larger ones in > Iraq. Thanks to the internet we can get a citizen's eye view of the > Iraq lessons as American policy converts a militant secular > dictatorship to a police state ruled by corrupt religious parties and > tribal sheikhs. > http://tinyurl.com/59rrq > > Gary D. > http://elemming2.blogspot.com > In thinking about the above post I should mention I had read the favorite right Iraq bloggers Iraq the Model before concluding they were recieving funding from the large "media relations" office (i.e. CIA) in Baghdad. There reports are so out of line with what most Iraqis believe as revealed by our own polling and reflects an American neocon view instead of an independent voice. What has been so sad is reading Riverbend from the beginning and seeing an Iraqi family welcoming the Americans as finally freeing them from Saddam's cruel rule to becoming another family condemning America for what its policies bring.
I see Juan Cole has come to a similar conclusion on Iraq the model partially based on their hosting company. . http://www.juancole.com/2004/12/manipulation-of-blogging-world-on-iraq.html Gary Denton -- #2 on google for liberal news http://elemming2.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
