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Title: Anyone see the irony?
Post by: videoholic on April 04, 2003, 01:01:29 PM

Quoted from MSNBC site:

Thousands of residents were fleeing north from the Iraqi capital in a stream of bumper-to-bumper vehicles Friday after U.S. troops seized the city’s international airport and electrical power remained off for a second straight day. But a televised appearance by President Saddam Hussein being cheered by crowds in a street here may rally support for his government.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/895482.asp?0cv=CA01

Title: Anyone see the irony?
Post by: mm on April 04, 2003, 01:08:03 PM

the iraqi propaganda machine is on full throttle

Title: Anyone see the irony?
Post by: videoholic on April 04, 2003, 01:16:19 PM

Not what I was thinking, but yes they are.

Title: Anyone see the irony?
Post by: Coredweller on April 04, 2003, 01:25:01 PM

How did they see a televised appearance by President Saddam Hussein if the power was down?

That\'s not irony, it\'s a paradox.

Title: Anyone see the irony?
Post by: videoholic on April 04, 2003, 01:33:13 PM

True.  Actually the irony is that they spent the time to put this video together to broadcast AFTER they shut the power down in the city.

But it actually is still a paradox.  That\'s why I shoot video and don\'t teach english class.

Title: Anyone see the irony?
Post by: Unicron! on April 04, 2003, 11:19:23 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Coredweller
How did they see a televised appearance by President Saddam Hussein if the power was down?

That\'s not irony, it\'s a paradox.

How were the soldiers from the british forces and the Iraqis playing football together televised?

Title: Anyone see the irony?
Post by: videoholic on April 05, 2003, 03:49:57 AM

The transmitter obviously has power.

Dude, the point is that no one in Baghdad could see it.  People could see it elsewhere.

I quit.

Title: Anyone see the irony?
Post by: Unicron! on April 05, 2003, 02:37:59 PM

Simple.Both sides are doing propaganda.