Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: Un reporter vede l'altra faccia della Guerra in Iraq

La signorina si è accorta che la storia che le è stata raccontata non è 
tutta la storia.
http://newsminerextra.com/iraq/blog/considering-another-side_26
The view from on the ground
Think about everything you’ve heard about the conditions in Iraq, the 
role of U.S. forces, the multi-layered complexities of the war.
Then think again.
I’m a journalist. I read the news everyday, from several sources. I have 
the luxury of reading stuff newspapers don’t always have room to print. 
I read every tidbit I could on Iraq and the war before coming.
Everything I thought I knew was wrong.
Maybe not wrong, but certainly different than the picture in my head.
I liken it to this; It was real struggle for me to choose to see the 
Harry Potter movies. I had read the books and loved the pictures I had 
in my mind of the details I read. I didn’t need to see a movie; I had a 
movie playing in my head of exactly how I perceived the stories.
I had similar notions about Iraq, Mosul, the war and what exactly 
soldiers do. And it was handily shattered like glass today by a group of 
soldiers, half of them younger than myself.
There are houses of this city that by Fairbanks standards are luxurious. 
Or at least they were at one time. They are ornate and gated and in 
neighborhoods with schools, stores and mosques. They are also ghosts of 
what they once were. They are still lived in, but after years of war and 
lack of many basic municipal services, the houses look spent and tired 
around the shutters.
A flock of sheep in mosul
A flock of sheep in Mosul.
There is garbage on the streets, in yards, in open areas. There is a 
stench. There is grime. But there are also people.
They are vivid, unlike their surroundings. They are excitable and 
friendly and conversational. They live in conditions I hope I don’t have 
to experience in my own life. Yet, if my neighborhood saw two wars, the 
breakdown of the national and local governments and decline of municipal 
services, I’m not sure I wouldn’t be in the same boat.
Girl in mosul
Girl in mosul
I still haven’t seen U.S. troops engaged or encounter car bombs or 
explosives. But I did see them play backgammon with some local police 
and Iraqi soldiers. I saw them take photos with more locals and make 
jokes mostly lost in translation. They gave advice and expertise to 
local troops on how to conduct a neighborhood patrol. They drank the 
local customary tea, and many admitted they’ve become addicted to it. 
They know several locals by name. I didn’t hear one slight or ridicule 
of a very distinct culture. One soldier mentioned it might be a good 
idea to clean up the trash around one polling place, and another 
commented on the status of women in the culture, but they were nothing 
but respectful, friendly and buddy-buddy with the Iraqis they mingled 
with today.
And this is good stuff.
More than anything in the last few days I’ve heard from soldiers and 
commanders that people back home don’t quite get it. They don’t see the 
real picture. They don’t get the real story. Some of them, like Lt. Col. 
Gregg Parrish, look seriously pained in the face when he says only a 
part of the picture is being told; the part of car bombs and explosives 
and suicide bombers and death. It’s a necessary part of the picture, but 
not a complete one, he says.
I’ve listened to the soldiers and Parrish about the missing pieces of 
the puzzles that don’t reach home. My selfish, journalistic drive 
immediately thinks “Perfect. A story that hasn’t been told. Let me at it.”
But I have a slight hesitation; I need to keep balanced. I can’t be a 
cheerleader, even if I have a soft spot for the hometown troops, 
especially after the welcome they’ve shown me. I still need to be 
truthful and walk the centerline and report the good or bad.
But then I realize it’s not a conflict of interest. If I am truly 
unbiased, then I need to get used to this one simple fact; that the 
untold story, might in fact, be a positive one. It takes a minute to 
wrap my mind around it, as a news junkie that became a news writer. The 
great, career-making, breaking news stories usually don’t have happy 
endings; they usually revolve around disturbing news, deceit and 
downfall. Nasty political doings. Gruesome crimes and murders. Revealing 
secrets.
But I’ve come upon something that is none of those. Not this aspect of 
it. There are politics to this war and controversies and investigations. 
But there is another side.

 
E' incredibile come i conservatori americani (tra l'altro i più estremisti)
pur avendo il controllo del 60-70% dei media (foxnews tutte le radio
miriadi di quotidiani e tv minori) ricorrano al vittimismo mediatico per
propagare le loro sporche menzogne, non dimentichiamoci che in USA governa
un presidente che dice le stesse cazzate che questa povera devastata
mentale propaga come veleno.

 
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Roggio, please.
Comunque il blog è di una giornalista embedded che scrive per un 
quotidiano locale USA.
Mirco

quotidiano locale USA.
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Saluti Cad Ali'
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Dalla sura * della Conversione*..............
"Combattete coloro che non credono in Allah e nell'Ultimo Giorno, che non
vietano quello che Allah e il Suo Messaggero hanno vietato, e quelli, tra la
gente della Scrittura  che non scelgono la religione della verità, finchè
non versino umilmente il tributo, e siano soggiogati" (Sura 9:29).
"Se non vi lancerete nella lotta, Allah vi castigherà con doloroso castigo e
vi sostituirà con un altro popolo, mentre voi non potrete nuocergli in
nessun modo" (Sura 9:39).
"Uccidete gli idolatri ovunque li troviate, fateli prigionieri, assediateli
e combatteteli con ogni genere di tranelli" (Corano 9,5).
"Combatti quelli che non credono in Allah... combattete finchè non paghino
con umiliazione il tributo" (Corano 9,29).

 Come dire Really Unbelievable
Ti consiglio "Dentro la Guerra", di Monica Maggioni
Raffaele