Post by ozcar on Mar 17, 2003 20:48:38 GMT -5
Now that war has effectively been declared, the gaunlets lay scattered about the streets of Baghdad having been so forcibly thrown down and saddam has 2 days to happily escape "justice" and effectively win the contest - I am finding the iconisation of this "invasion" hilarious. 
First of all - with the "theatre of War" having been established, including a $300,000 set for Tommy Franks to endear the global audience about their rampant march across Iraq it is quite disturbing to hear that the large image backdrop for this televisual feast incorporates a detailed map of our lovely, harmonious planet.
except for Australia!
Yes, As one of only three members of the "Coalition of the Billing" it is curious to think we have simply been omitted from the world map.....kind of sums up a legion of ironic paralells.
This entire process has been staged, the war will be staged. the invasion staged and the aftermath scripted to perfection. Thje ironies of this "Theatre of War" are too numerous to mention. The speeches, the television cameras, the reporters actually on the front line. No more smart bomb footage beamed nto CNN - no wwe will have telly journos grabbing an AK and marching on Baghdad....
What a riot.
In all seriousness we have now met our D day and 48 hours from now the massacre commences....I will be on a plane traversing Australia (small country, bottom bit of the world, not very important) and sincerely hope it doesnt become a missile.....
It is hard to know who is right or wrong and what will happen, but it is being scripted to every detail from the highest levels of power and will slowly trickle down to us peasants via the good offices of the media..and the show must go on.
peace
First of all - with the "theatre of War" having been established, including a $300,000 set for Tommy Franks to endear the global audience about their rampant march across Iraq it is quite disturbing to hear that the large image backdrop for this televisual feast incorporates a detailed map of our lovely, harmonious planet.
except for Australia!
Yes, As one of only three members of the "Coalition of the Billing" it is curious to think we have simply been omitted from the world map.....kind of sums up a legion of ironic paralells.
This entire process has been staged, the war will be staged. the invasion staged and the aftermath scripted to perfection. Thje ironies of this "Theatre of War" are too numerous to mention. The speeches, the television cameras, the reporters actually on the front line. No more smart bomb footage beamed nto CNN - no wwe will have telly journos grabbing an AK and marching on Baghdad....
What a riot.
In all seriousness we have now met our D day and 48 hours from now the massacre commences....I will be on a plane traversing Australia (small country, bottom bit of the world, not very important) and sincerely hope it doesnt become a missile.....
It is hard to know who is right or wrong and what will happen, but it is being scripted to every detail from the highest levels of power and will slowly trickle down to us peasants via the good offices of the media..and the show must go on.
peace
