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

[Bart Meerdink]

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Een ingewikkelde (satirische) manier om te stellen: Normandie 1944 =
Irak 2004, Saddam = Hitler.

Amerikaanse pro Irak-oorlog propaganda dus, in feite zelfs met de
ondertoon van oorlog is goed en de media moeten niet zo zeuren.

Bart Meerdink

Henk Vreekamp wrote:
>
>> (This is what you would hear if today's media reported on D-Day at
>> Normandy)
>>
>> [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.]
>>
>>
>> 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."
>>
>> 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."
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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."
>> * * * * *
>> Sure "SOUNDS" like ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX, and Whoopi Goldberg to me!
>>
>>
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