Sunday, March 19, 2006
Iraq Occupation - The Self-Delusion And Spin Continues.
The latest example of the self-delusion and spin that have characterised the occupation.
Hundreds of American and Iraqi troops are engaged this weekend in Operation Swarmer, described as "the largest air assault operation" since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Three days into the offensive against suspected insurgents, it has became clear that this "assault" was little more than a propaganda exercise.
There had been no clashes and no casualties among American or Iraqi troops. Fifteen caches of weapons and explosives were said to have been found, but television footage showed little more than the kind of small arms most rural Iraqis keep to protect their homes. An American spokesman said 83 people had been detained, of whom 17 were later released.
There were no air strikes, despite the impression created by describing Swarmer as an air assault operation.
Three years on and still they're lying to us.
Read the whole article in The Independent.
See all recent posts.
Hundreds of American and Iraqi troops are engaged this weekend in Operation Swarmer, described as "the largest air assault operation" since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Three days into the offensive against suspected insurgents, it has became clear that this "assault" was little more than a propaganda exercise.
There had been no clashes and no casualties among American or Iraqi troops. Fifteen caches of weapons and explosives were said to have been found, but television footage showed little more than the kind of small arms most rural Iraqis keep to protect their homes. An American spokesman said 83 people had been detained, of whom 17 were later released.
There were no air strikes, despite the impression created by describing Swarmer as an air assault operation.
Three years on and still they're lying to us.
Read the whole article in The Independent.
See all recent posts.
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