Hunting The Muse

Iraq Statue Pulldown Staged

About a year ago, I wrote an entry that linked to a site that showed the Saddam statue pulldown was staged and managed for the media (and for Bush).

Atrios links to an L.A. Times article that has the military finally admitting it was staged.

Given the adulatory treatment this received in the press, I would think this should be a huge story, that the military and administration duped them. But somehow I don't think it will be. Remember the issue is that it was presented as huge crowds of spontaneously celebrating Iraqis.

Open questions: who suggested the operation? Who was aware of it ahead of time? Was this something just intended for the Iraqi people that the Bush administration then simply took advantage of, or was it more tied together than that?

I think it's harder for mainstream America to laugh at left-wing media than it used to be. At times it is the only place that has room for the truth.

Posted by Curt at July 3, 2004 12:15 PM