Fwd: D-Day reports; a cynic's view

[Henk Vreekamp]

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>(This is what you would hear if today's media reported on D-Day at Normandy)
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>[We regret I do not know the author of this piece which was forwarded by a 
>friend. We would give credit if we know who wrote this.]
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>June 6, 1944. ­ NORMANDY - Three hundred French civilians were killed and 
>thousands more wounded today in the first hours of America's invasion of 
>continental Europe. Casualties were heaviest among women and children. 
>Most of the French casualties were the result of artillery fire from 
>American ships attempting to knock out German fortifications prior to the 
>landing of hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops. Reports from a make-shift 
>hospital in the French town of St. Mere Eglise said the carnage was far 
>worse than the French had anticipated and reaction against the American 
>invasion was running high. "We are dying for no reason," said a Frenchman 
>speaking on condition of anonymity. "Americans can't even shoot straight. 
>I never thought I'd say this, but life was better under Adolph Hitler."
>The invasion also caused severe environmental damage. American troops, 
>tanks, trucks and machinery destroyed miles of pristine shoreline and 
>thousands of acres of ecologically sensitive wetlands. It was believed 
>that the habitat of the spineless French crab was completely wiped out, 
>threatening the species with extinction. A representative of Greenpeace 
>said his organization, which had tried to stall the invasion for over a 
>year, was appalled at the destruction, but not surprised. "This is 
>just  another example of how the military destroys the environment without 
>a second thought, " said Christine Moanmore. "And it's all about corporate 
>greed."
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>Contacted at his Manhattan condo, a member of the French 
>government-in-exile who abandoned Paris when Hitler invaded said the 
>invasion was based solely on American financial interests. "Everyone knows 
>the President Roosevelt has ties to big beer," said Pierre LeWimp. "Once 
>the German beer industry is conquered, Roosevelt's beer cronies will 
>control the world market and make a fortune."
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>Administration supporters said America's aggressive actions were based in 
>part on the assertions of controversial scientist Albert Einstein, who 
>sent a letter to Roosevelt speculating that the Germans were developing a 
>secret weapon, a so-called "atomic bomb." Such a weapon could produce 
>casualties on a scale never seen before and cause environmental damage 
>that could last for thousands of years. Hitler has denied having such a 
>weapon and international inspectors were unable to locate such weapons 
>even after spending two long weekends in Germany. Shortly after the 
>invasion began reports surfaced that German prisoners had been abused by 
>Americans. Mistreatment of Jews by Germans at so-called "concentration 
>camps" has been rumored but so far, remains
>unproven.
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>Several thousand Americans died during the first hours of the invasion and 
>French officials are concerned that uncollected corpses pose a public 
>health risk. "The Americans should have planned for this in advance," they 
>said. "It's their mess and we don't intend to clean it up."
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>Sure "SOUNDS" like ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX, and Whoopi Goldberg to me!
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