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A victim of the media & the government
Iraqi War ''Hero'' shot in the nude
When US soldier Jessica Lynch fell into Iraqi captivity on March 23, the American media was already desperate to find the next "Hero" in the war against Iraq. Nine days later, Lynch was bravely "rescued" from "captivity" in what was widely described in Washington as a heroic military operation. Ever since, Lynch has become a "star" in American media. The US administration, which has been harshly criticized for its intervention in Iraq, has wholeheartedly embraced Lynch, contributing to the media blitz surrounding the young soldier. Lynch has already written a book entitled "I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story," which covers the days between March 23, when her 507th Maintenance Company convoy was ambushed in Nassiriyah, and April 1, when she was evacuated from a hospital by US special commandos. In addition, the movie "Saving Jessica Lynch", which unravels the "rescue operation", has already been aired throughout the United States. It appears the US administration isn't bothered by the facts that serious journalistic investigations, such as the one launched by the British BBC, have proved the "rescue operation" had been staged and fabricated. As it turns out, following Lynch's fall into captivity, she was actually treated by Iraqis and when the US commandos came to "rescue" her, they weren't met by any resistance whatsoever. Furthermore, the reports which said Lynch fell into captivity during combat turned to be untrue. Not a single bullet was shot from her gun. Lynch was injured as a result of her vehicle's turnover. As part of attempts to stain the Iraqi people's name, Lynch suddenly "remembered" now that she was raped by her Iraqi captors, the New-York Daily News recently reported. This new "revelation" was unfolded in her new biography. According to the book's author, medical examinations conducted on Lynch showed she had been raped during her captivity. Moreover, he added that "due to her injuries, Lynch lost three hours of her memory; and therefore she didn't remember the rape". ''I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story'' With regards to the book's credibility, let us just mention that her 207 page biography was written by journalist Rick Bragg, who resigned from his post at the New York Times after admitting he published an article in his name, which actually turned out to be written by another journalist. These days, it seems the new American "star" isn’t as moral and innocent as others wished to portray her. Hustler porno publisher Larry Flynt recently said he wouldn’t publish the nude pictures he had of the young soldier, after originally claiming he would publish them in the January 2004 edition of his magazine. Flynt said he had purchased nude photos of Jessica Lynch from two soldiers who served with her "to keep them out of circulation." "I purchased them at first with the intention of publishing them, however, I quickly changed my mind and decided simply to keep them out of circulation," Flynt said in a statement. "If Jessica Lynch wants to join the army and see the world, and if she wants to have a good time while she's at it, I'm not here to judge her." Pornographer Flynt described Lynch as a pawn in Washington's "cynical attempt to create a 'hero' who can 'sell' the war to the American people" and added "she's a good kid". "She's a victim of the media and the Government, co-conspirators desperate to justify the war in Iraq." "My first intention was to publish them, but I don't think it was the best, positive move I could make," Flynt said. "She's very much a pawn for the government. They force-fed us a Joan of Arc." ''Rescue'' operation The photos reportedly feature a topless Lynch, 20, originally from Palestine (W. Virginia) playing around with two men at Fort Bliss, Texas, where she was stationed before shipping off to Iraq earlier this year. Lynch, a supply clerk, was riding in a convoy on March 23 when her company was ambushed near Nassiriya. Eleven soldiers died and nine were injured. Army officials initially reported that Lynch fought desperately before being captured. Officials released a video showing her dramatic "rescue" from the Iraqi hospital by US Special Forces. Lynch later said she had not fired a single bullet because her weapon jammed, and she was injured when her Humvee was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade and crashed. The Army acknowledged that the convoy blundered into the ambush after getting lost and that many of the unit's weapons malfunctioned during the battle. The former POW's attorney, Stephen Goodwin, recently said in a statement, "It's incredulous that anyone would think it appropriate in any way to attempt to publish unauthorized photos of Jessica - photos taken before she was deployed to Iraq and before her capture and rescue." Meanwhile, Flynt would not say what he paid for the photographs, which he said he'd lock in a vault; however, the porno magazine reportedly paid a 6-figure sum for the pictures. "Some things are more important than money," he said. "You gotta do the right thing." Lynch, for her part, has refused to comment on the affair; but spokespersons on behalf of the book's publishing company criticized Flynt's attempts to tarnish the soldier's image. Furthermore, they added that if "Jessica had survived Iraqi captivity, she could handle anything." So what else can we expect from the controversial superstar Iraqi war "hero"? In what ways does the American establishment wish to further exploit the young US soldier? It appears that from the way things are rolling now, it's just a matter of time before Lynch gets to host her own talk show on US prime time TV…
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i am so sick of americans (or at least the government and media)
ps: has anyone here seen "wag the dog"? |
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He who controls the MEDIA controls the WORLD, and the USA is the numero uno when it comes to Media. It's even a stronger & deadlier weapon than those "Weapon of Mass Destruction" or Nuke. Who agrees with me?
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Unfortunately all the worlds media is biased one way or another. The BBC often claims that it is neutral on issuses but if you listen to their broadcasts, and I often do, you can quite easily detect the BBC's own agenda and bias.
The BBC is essentially a middle class institution and as such this reflects in it's reporting, usually it reflects a more left wing view point of view although during the Conservative governments reign, it was noticealble how the BBC cow towed to Tory policies. In short don't trust every thing the BBC tells you as often it is wrong and biased. Regards |
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The media is like an infomertial product, it all seems legit but really is a piece of crap
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Actually an Aussie pretty much has a monopoly on the westerns worlds media, Rupert Murdoch was born in Australia in 1931. He is the CEO and cheif shareholder of his company NewsCorp which own. Here a shortened list: Deep Breath Fox Broadcasting Company Fox Television Stations WNYW - New York City WWOR - New York City KTTV - Los Angeles KCOP - Los Angeles WFLD - Chicago WPWR - Chicago KMSP - Minneapolis WFTC - Minneapolis WTXF - Philadelphia WFXT - Boston WTTG - Washington D.C. KDFW - Dallas KDFI - Dallas WJBK - Detroit KUTP - Phoenix KSAZ - Phoenix WUTB - Baltimore WRBW - Orlando WOFL - Orlando WOGX - Ocala WAGA - Atlanta KRIV - Houston KTXH - Houston WJW - Cleveland WTVT - Tampa KDVR - Denver KTVI - St. Louis WITI - Milwaukee WDAF - Kansas City KSTU - Salt Lake City WHBQ - Memphis WGHP - Greensboro WBRC - Birmingham KTBC - Austin BSkyB FOXTEL SKYPerfecTV STAR Stream Fox News Channel Fox Movie Channel FX National Geographic Channel SPEED Channel Fox Sports Net Fox Sports South Fox Sports Pittsburgh Fox Sports Southeast Fox Sports Midwest Fox Sports Rocky Mountain Fox Sports Arizona Fox Sports Northwest Fox Sports West Fox Sports West#2 Fox Sports Detroit Fox Sports Bay Area (with Rainbow Media Holdings) Fox Sports Chicago (with Rainbow Media Holdings) Fox Sports New England (with Rainbow Media) Fox Sports New York (with Rainbow Media) Fox Sports Ohio (with Rainbow Media) Fox Sports Intermountain West Fox Sports Southwest Sunshine Network Madison Square Garden Network Film 20th Century Fox Fox Searchlight Pictures Fox Television Studios Newspapers United States New York Post United Kingdom News International News of the World The Sun The Sunday Times The Times Australia Daily Telegraph Fiji Times Gold Coast Bulletin Herald Sun Newsphotos Newspix Newstext NT News Post-Courier Sunday Herald Sun Sunday Mail Sunday Tasmanian Sunday Territorian Sunday Times The Advertiser The Australian The Courier-Mail The Mercury The Sunday Telegraph Weekly Times Magazines InsideOut donna hay SmartSource The Weekly Standard TV Guide (partial) Books HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins General Book Group HarperCollins Perennial Cliff Street Books The Ecco Press Quill HarperAudio Regan Books Amistad Press Zondervan Morrow/Avon William Morrow Avon HarperTorch Eos HarperEntertainment HarperSanFrancisco HarperInformation HarperBusiness HarperResource Access Travel William Morrow Cookbooks Branded Books Program HarperCollins Children's Book Group Greenwillow Books Joanna Cotler Books Laura Geringer Books HarperCollins HarperFestival HarperTrophy Tempest Other Los Angeles Dodgers New York Rangers & New York Knicks (20% - Through partnership with Cablevision) Los Angeles Kings (NHL, 40% option) Los Angeles Lakers (NBA, 9.8% option) Staples Center (40% owned by Fox/Liberty) News America New Media Fox Sports Radio Network Broadsystem Festival Records Fox Interactive Mushroom Records National Rugby League NDS News Interactive News Outdoor Nursery World Infact every year NewsCorp has its AGM in Adelaide, Australia! [/ aussie plug] |
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wait a minute... 1 guy's in charge of all that??
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well he has staff if thats what you mean, but yes Murdoch owns and runs all that
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If there is a Murdoch in a movie, hes allways evil! Strange...
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LOL!!! I remembered one murdoch.... from the "A Team". But he aint bad.... he's nuts!! LOL!!!
anyway, Wow... that murdoch guy must've made a deal with the devil to own such a mass media!! So is he one of the "Forbes" list of powerful.... or richest people by any chance?
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Rupert Murdoch is the 27th on the Forbes 400 Richest people in America 2003
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Didn't Murdoch become an American citizen BB? The Italian prime minister,Silvio Berloscunni owns most of the media there does he not? It seems to much power to be in the hands of so few individuals but then that's free enterprise for you some one sooner or later gets a monopoly!
I will say this for Rupert Murdoch, he certainly shook up British television and it really did need a good shaking up too! Sky television is now in 10 million homes across the U.K. and that has given people a lot more choice in what they view. Warm Regards & Seasons Greetings |
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last i heard he was trying but the good old reliable red tape was getting in the way, this was some months ago though...
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GO USA!!! im sorry but this country rocks you guys
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WHAT ABOUT OFFICER MURDOCH !! in lethal weapon as officer Riggs sidekick he wasn't evil
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MacGiver, his worst enemy was named murdoch, the dude who always seemed to die, but he never did!
And several other series and movies... |
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you mean MURTAUGH (/smartass) |
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