The major network news organizations have been running *feel good* stories of the Iraqi soccer on the air waves this weekend. Not once mentioning this compelling aspect of their story, i.e. no CONTEXT, no CONTINUITY. "Long Live Big Brother! Long Live Big Brother!" (Luckily, the best newspaper in New York is keeping its "eye on the prize," i.e. journalistic truth.) Add the Iraqi soccer team to the list that includes the International Firefighters Association, the 9/11 Families and slain WSJ journalist Danny Pearl's family, i.e the list of those who have demanded that they not be exploited in Bush cabal political advertisements...Oh, but that too would be providing CONTEXT and CONTINUITY...
It's the Media, Stupid.
KENNETH R. BAZINET, N.Y. DAILY NEWS: The Iraqi soccer
team featured in a Bush campaign ad says it considers
the President a killer who should remove U.S. forces
from their country immediately.
Midfielder Ahmed Manajid even said if he wasn't
playing soccer at the Olympics, he would be home in
Fallujuah trying to kill American soldiers.
"Iraq as a team does not want Mr. Bush to use us for the presidential campaign," Iraqi midfielder Salih Sadir told Sports Illustrated in a story posted yesterday online. "He can find another way to advertise himself."
A week ago, the Bush camp began airing the
touchy-feely TV ad that paints Iraq's and
Afghanistan's participation in the Olympics as an
example of democracy growing worldwide. And, on the
campaign trail, President Bush has cited Team Iraq's
impressive start in Athens.
The Iraqis say enough already.
"How will [Bush] meet his God, having slaughtered so
many men and women?" Manajid told the magazine. "He
has committed so many crimes."
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http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/224061p-192375c.html
Team Iraq aims
kick at Bush
BY KENNETH R. BAZINET
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
WASHINGTON - The Iraqi soccer team featured in a Bush
campaign ad says it considers the President a killer
who should remove U.S. forces from their country
immediately.
Midfielder Ahmed Manajid even said if he wasn't
playing soccer at the Olympics, he would be home in
Fallujuah trying to kill American soldiers.
"Iraq as a team does not want Mr. Bush to use us for
the presidential campaign," Iraqi midfielder Salih
Sadir told Sports Illustrated in a story posted
yesterday online. "He can find another way to
advertise himself."
A week ago, the Bush camp began airing the
touchy-feely TV ad that paints Iraq's and
Afghanistan's participation in the Olympics as an
example of democracy growing worldwide. And, on the
campaign trail, President Bush has cited Team Iraq's
impressive start in Athens.
The Iraqis say enough already.
"How will [Bush] meet his God, having slaughtered so
many men and women?" Manajid told the magazine. "He
has committed so many crimes."
Iraqi coach Adnan Hamad says his problems "are not
with the American people" but rather "with what
America has done in Iraq: destroy everything. The
American Army has killed so many people in Iraq. What
is freedom when I go to the stadium and there are
shootings on the road?"
Still, the 2-1 Iraqi soccer team, which is headed
toward the medal round, is happy about one thing: It
does not have to fear torture if it loses, as was the
policy of ex-Iraq Olympic Committee Chairman Uday
Hussein, son of jailed former dictator Saddam Hussein.
Uday was killed by U.S. forces along with brother
Qusay about four months into the war.
"Freedom and democracy are spreading across the globe
because of America and her allies - and there are two
more, Iraq and Afghanistan," said Bush campaign
spokesman Kevin Madden.