Confessions of a Misguided Trio

Catch up...

It occurred to me whilst reading the International Herald Tribune that it had been a while since I last posted to the Misguided Trio, then I read this quote from Major General William Caldwell the U.S. military's chief spokesman in Iraq.

In reference to the 20% increase in 'insurgent' attacks in Iraq Trib quotes:
'We also realise that there is a mid-term election that's taking place in the United States and that the extremist elements understand the power of the media; that if they can in fact produce additional casualties, that in fact is recognised and discussed in the press because everybody would like not to see anybody get killed in these operations, but that does occur.'

Um yeah ok.... Hundreds of innocent men, women and children, who unfortunately live or were living in Iraq are getting killed because... um... Hang on... What the hell is Caldwell saying?

Tony Snow, White House press secretary any comment?

'Terrorists try to exploit pictures and try to use the media as conduits for influencing public opinion in the United States'

So if the terrorists are taking pictures, why don't you take care of them whilst they are taking these pictures?

Oh hang on...

They aren't taking the pictures, they are creating the pictures... And the media takes these pictures that were created by the terrorists and use the pictures to influence public opinion in the United States...

Because the terrorists care oh so much about public opinion in the United States? Which is understandable if the public of the United States are stupid enough to not know that their opinion is being formulated by the media showing them pictures that were created by the terrorists...

I think Snow just called the American public stupid... or the American Media terrorists...

I'm tired and need a nap...

posted by Mark @ 9:38 PM