Posted on 09/14/2006 5:24:40 PM PDT by Impeach98
BLOG ALERT
Commentator Arianna Huffington Makes Disparaging Remarks About Plight of Iraqi Kurds Under Saddam Hussein
* Chairman of Kurdistan Development Corporation Invites Ms. Huffington to Visit Iraqi Kurdistan to Gain a Better Understanding for Herself
In an appearance last night on the O'Reilly Factor, commentator Arianna Huffington, who runs the blog website, www.HuffingtonPost.com dismissed the plight of the Kurds under dictator Saddam Hussein. Huffington also attacked a television ad campaign by the Kurds to thank Americans for helping liberate them from Hussein's reign of tyranny.
Huffington inaccurately stated that, "I think the Kurds were free before we invaded Iraq. But how have the conditions of the Kurds changed since we invaded Iraq?"
When shown a television commercial by Mr. O'Reilly titled "Thank You America" Ms. Huffington responded by saying, "I think that spot is sad. It is sad to use people in the interests of promoting an agenda." She added that in her belief, "The Kurdistan -- the position -- the position of the Kurds has not changed one iota since we invaded Iraq. What has changed is the position of Americans, who are less safe because we invaded Iraq."
The ad in question can be viewed for yourself here: www.TheOtherIraq.com
Responding to the comments made by Huffington, Ms. Bayan Rahman, Chairman of the Kurdistan Development Corporation, made the following statement:
"I was saddened to see the comments made by Arianna Huffington on the 'O'Reilly Factor" television show. One of the reasons we started our public relations efforts here in the United States, was to tell the story of Iraqi Kurdistan that has until now not been told."
"Hundreds of thousands of innocent civilian Kurds were killed by Saddam Hussein. Over 5,000 in one chemical weapons attack against the Kurdish city of Halabja. Even after the United States and Great Britain provided air protection with the "No Fly Zone," Saddam's tanks still stood pointed at our cities and our people.
"But now the people of Iraqi Kurdistan are free. We've implemented a flourishing democracy. We are rebuilding our nation from the devastation brought about by Saddam Hussein. And now we've passed free market economic reforms to encourage American companies to come and help rebuild Iraqi Kurdistan into a vibrant bastion of freedom and success in the Middle East.
"I invite Ms. Huffington to come to Kurdistan, as our guest, so that she may learn the truth and join our efforts to help tell the story of The Other Iraq."
- Ms. Bayan Rahman
Chairman, Kurdistan Development Corporation
www.TheOtherIraq.com
*A copy of the transcript from last night's O'Reilly Factor follows:
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HUFFINGTON: I think Iraq has been a tragic disaster.
O'REILLY: OK. I want to play you a spot that's running on FOX News right now, and I want your reaction. Roll tape.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
ANNOUNCER: Saddam's goal was to bury every living Kurd. He failed.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you, America.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you!
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you!
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you!
ANNOUNCER: The Kurds of Iraqi Kurdistan just want to say thank you for helping us win our freedom.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you for democracy.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you, America.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
O'REILLY: How do you react to that?
HUFFINGTON: I think it's sad. I want to know who's paying for it. I want to know who...
O'REILLY: The Kurdistan government is. You think it's propaganda?
HUFFINGTON: Of course it's propaganda.
O'REILLY: You don't think the Kurds are free because of us?
HUFFINGTON: I think the Kurds were free before we invaded Iraq. But how have the conditions of the Kurds changed since we invaded Iraq?
O'REILLY: All right. So you think that's a total -- that's a total lie?
HUFFINGTON: I think that spot is sad. It is sad to use people in the interests of promoting an agenda.
O'REILLY: Yes, but the Kurdistan -- the Kurdistan government...
HUFFINGTON: The Kurdistan -- the position -- the position of the Kurds has not changed one iota since we invaded Iraq. What has changed is the position of Americans, who are less safe because we invaded Iraq.
O'REILLY: All right. I don't -- I disagree with you. I think Saddam persecuted the Kurds. I think they have a free -- and -- so what?
HUFFINGTON: So what? Our job is not to go there and save the Kurds. Our job to keep Americans safe.
O'REILLY: All right. OK. So what, the Kurds are free.
excuse my typos. she boils my blood.
I understand completely.
Only the fear of being ZOTted keeps me from voicing my true feelings here, sometimes.....;D
Arianna is an ignorant slut.
What ever else happens in Iraq we got to make sure the Pols do not run out on the Kurds. We have failed enough people in various places that trusted us. We will not fail these people.
Arianna can afford to buy a clue, but it wouldn't help. Clues don't help dishonesty.
Anybody here who knows how to program: Set up a bot to flood her vile, filthy, sh!tty site with obscene comments until her server crashes. F-ing worthless c^nt.
I think that my father closed his business and rented out his home to go to europe and fight for her freedom. I guess that she is Greek, and Truman intervened to keep communists from taking over Greece after WWII. It irks me when Europeans don't value the freedom we bought for them enough to defend it and want it for others like the Kurds. This woman is now a hostage in the Soros gulag.
I hate her like poison.
Send Ariania to Kurdistain BUMP!
She wants to do for Iraq what she did for Michael.
Thanks for the ping!
was that a real shot or did you photoshop it ? funny in either case !
Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my FoxFan list. *Warning: This can be a high-volume ping list at times.
It was a real shot from the gubernatorial debate. I just cropped it a little.
I wish I still had the original lying around -- I don't remember what the full sign said in back of her.
The coldness with which Huffington said, "So what?" to the slaughtering of Kurds in Saddam Hussein's genocidal fury speaks volumes about the heart liberals have today-- or don't have.
They hate America so much that they don't care if our friends and allies are killed off too. It is just sickening.
Apart from proving what a narrow minded and cold-hearted person she is, she also pointed out how ignorant she is about history. While Saddam's tanks were perched on the border in hopes that he could cross to further destroy the Kurds, there was no opportunity to rebuild the Kurdish region. When the Clinton Administraion considered for a time ending the no-fly zone protection, the Kurds were panicked that Saddam's tanks would attack. Fortunately, hearings in the U.S. Senate stopped it and saved the Kurds. Economic opportunity came only when Saddam's regime was crushed.
That is why the Kurds are appreciative for America's support. It is also why a recent poll showed 92% of Kurds have a favorable opinion of the United States -- a far higher per centage that Berkeley, Cambridge, Santa Monica and New Haven!
What did Michael Huffington ever see in her ??
" Why do we give these flaming hypocrite idiots the time of the day " ?
OK I'll tell you . . .
Some of us enjoy watching people Who believe they evolved from apes ...........
The Kurds are all class--I thank them from my heart for the message they didn't have to put together.
Huffington does not even compare to a scab on one of their butt cheeks.
People like her and Brock who embraced the lie that is the left after beginning their "careers" as conservatives are worthless. Once one begins working to fool the people of America, that one deserves to never be taken seriously again. And I don't.
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