Pentagon totally unreliable as news source

Pravda ^ | 19:18 2003-03-23 | Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey

[Maedhros]

Pentagon totally unreliable as news source

The consistent lies by the Pentagon regarding the development of this illegal terrorist attack on the sovereign state of Iraq makes this the source of deception and denial, not news. Arab news sources like Al Jazeera are more credible as indeed is the Iraqi Information Ministry.

The Pentagon continues to insist at 18.36 MSK that there are no coalition aircraft missing, despite claims by the RAF that an aircraft has not reported back. It is not yet clear whether this aircraft was the one shot down by a US Patriot missile (a Tornado) or another one reported downed by anti-aircraft fire over Baghdad. In this incident, two US pilots are reported to have been captured by al Jazeera while Iraqi sources claimed that one US pilot has been captured and another is being searched for, a claim that it later denied.

The Pentagon started the weekend claiming that the entire Iraqi 51st Division had surrendered. Some hours later the reports quoted “massive numbers of soldiers surrendering”, then a more precise “8,000 soldiers from the Iraqi 51st Division” and finally on Sunday afternoon, Richard Myers, US Chief of Staff, admitted that only 400 Iraqi prisoners of war had been taken.

The Pentagon stated that Iraqi Information Ministry claims that a group of US soldiers had been taken were lies, now, after they have been shown on television, Rumsfeld is forced to do an about turn and admit that indeed, a group of five soldiers, including one woman, have been taken alive. Al Jazeera claims that a further four US soldiers were killed in combat.

The fact that the Pentagon admits that the Iraqi Information Ministry claims were true also means that the Pentagon admits that it was telling lies. Rumsfeld adds the quality of barefaced liar to his growing list of negative attributes: terrorist, murderer and war criminal.

[Maedhros]

Rummy: For Your Beautiful Time

[Lee Heggy]

Incoming ZOT!

[Maedhros]

Perhaps, but I believe you are mistaken.

[dagar]

I suppose Pravda thinks they are reliable... r-i-g-h-t (in a Dr. Evil voice.)

[Grampa Dave]

It appears that the Russian Mafia/KGB/thugs who control Russia are really scared of what we will find in Iraq.

They have begun a total Bravo Sierra Attack on America and our military.

Maybe we should arm the Chechnians to kill Russian Mafia/KGB thugs in charge of this POS country!

[Constitution Day]

Incoming ZOT!

As an active member of the Nasty Little Clique™, I disagree.
What say you, gents?

[Semper Vigilantis]

Pravda hasn't gotten around to reporting the fall of communisism yet.

[Blood of Tyrants]

From the Pravda, this is a compliment! It means that no matter what the Pentagon says, that Saddam should ignore it at his own peril.

[dighton]

Bancroft-Hinchey is the biggest jerk at Pravda, a remarkable achievement.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks, that doesn't surprise me.

What does surprise are the commies pretending to be conservatives who post these Russian mafia/KGB articles from Pravda and other worthless Russian Propaganda, Then they expect us to believe their BS!

[polemikos]

...this illegal terrorist attack...Arab news sources like Al Jazeera are more credible... as is the Iraqi Information Ministry...

Um...shouldn't this be posted under Humor?

[Maedhros]

I'm a commie? *rolls eyes*

For the record, I disagree with our friend Timmy here. I thought the humorous nature of my post made that clear.

[Maedhros]

I did post it under humor, but the mods pulled it from that topic as well as some others.

[ElephantMan]

Yep. The only true source of reliable information is the Iraqi Minister of (dis)Information...

[Just mythoughts]

Author Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey, not exactly a Russian name, where does this person come from?

Is this the only place in the world where a position to write slop in support of the Russian/Iraq alliance can be promoted?

Got to watch New York Times hirings seems this person fits their agenda.

[Lx]

At least the Russians know their Pravda lies. The Sacramento version is still the honest truth to most people.

[Grampa Dave]

No you aren't.

However, check on some who constantly post the BS from Russia and their comments about how we would fail in Afghanistan and now in Iraq!

Maybe we conservatives, if we want to post these Bravo Sierra articles from the enemies of America, should add a little line like "Warning a 4 bagger of BS from Russia again!"

[Grampa Dave]

I believe he is one of diaper baby reds from the UK.

[michaelt]

Sacramento version?

[Maedhros]

You're right. I forgot to add the [Pravda Alert] in the title.