If America were to provide an educational / propoganda / news film unit in order to record events in Iraq, does it seem likely that they would record footage, (let alone allow it to be published) so likely to create negative or ambivalent international public reaction to their political campaign?
Verify the media! Is it authentic?
Just because other nations give us the impression that all their 'releases' are on poor quality, hand-held video-cassete recorders, doesn't mean that propoganda 'leaks' like this one probably is, don't have full broadcast-quality OB units to support them. Huge amounts of broadcast equipment, tanks and uniforms must have been captured or looted during the conflict. Does the 'west' think it has exclusive claim to the skill to use them to make this 'entertaining' footage?
These are represented to be mainline soldiers, not an intelligence unit operating on the political fringe to obtain information. These guys would neither need nor wish to stick their collective nor individual necks out 'on camera', especially one supported in such a stable way.
In the unlikely event that this is not being enacted by one of the opposing factions out there for the specific purpose of world condemnation of the military intervention, I wouldn't like to be any one of these curiously trained beings, who's only objective may have been to enlist a few locals for a (highly stupid) prank movie.
I have presented just a couple of scenarios in my ignorance of the true facts that may go some way to explain the footage. Perhaps someone out there knows the real story, supported by verifiable fact, of course?
+1 1. emernins commented 16 years ago on video US tank crushes Iraqi civilian's car
Verify the media! Is it authentic?
Just because other nations give us the impression that all their 'releases' are on poor quality, hand-held video-cassete recorders, doesn't mean that propoganda 'leaks' like this one probably is, don't have full broadcast-quality OB units to support them. Huge amounts of broadcast equipment, tanks and uniforms must have been captured or looted during the conflict. Does the 'west' think it has exclusive claim to the skill to use them to make this 'entertaining' footage?
These are represented to be mainline soldiers, not an intelligence unit operating on the political fringe to obtain information. These guys would neither need nor wish to stick their collective nor individual necks out 'on camera', especially one supported in such a stable way.
In the unlikely event that this is not being enacted by one of the opposing factions out there for the specific purpose of world condemnation of the military intervention, I wouldn't like to be any one of these curiously trained beings, who's only objective may have been to enlist a few locals for a (highly stupid) prank movie.
I have presented just a couple of scenarios in my ignorance of the true facts that may go some way to explain the footage. Perhaps someone out there knows the real story, supported by verifiable fact, of course?