Hmmm... "This man is an Iraqi, so we can't show you his face"?

The US Militarty seems to be cranking out the same "press releases" 
as "news", and when sprung, explains it as an
"administrative error". :)

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'Enemies of humanity' quote raises Iraq PR questions
News release quotes from unidentified Iraqis are virtually the same

Sunday, July 24, 2005; Posted: 5:13 p.m. EDT (21:13 GMT)

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military on Sunday said it was looking
into how virtually identical quotations ended up in two of its news
releases about different insurgent attacks.

Following a car bombing in Baghdad on Sunday, the U.S. military issued
a statement with a quotation attributed to an unidentified Iraqi that
was virtually identical to a quote reacting to an attack on July 13.

After questioning by news media, the military released the statement
without the quotation.

Lt. Col. Clifford Kent, spokesman for the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry
Division, said use of the quote was an "administrative error." He said
the military was looking into the matter.

The car bomb killed 25 people and wounded 33 others near the al-Rashad
police station, Baghdad emergency police said. (Full story)

A statement about the attack by Task Force Baghdad 3rd Infantry
Division contained a three-sentence quote attributed to an
unidentified Iraqi. The statement said the Iraqi called the attackers
"enemies of humanity" and vowed to "take the fight to the
terrorists."

The quote was virtually the same as a quote contained in a Task Force
Baghdad 3rd Infantry Division statement released after a car bombing
on July 13. That attack killed several children.

The statement about the July 13 attack quoted an unidentified Iraqi
saying terrorists were attacking "the children." In Sunday's quote, 
an unidentified Iraqi said terrorists were attacking "the ISF" (Iraqi
Security Forces).

Following are the two quotes as provided by the U.S. military in news
releases:

Sunday's news release said: "'The terrorists are attacking the
infrastructure, the ISF and all of Iraq. They are enemies of humanity
without religion or any sort of ethics. They have attacked my
community today and I will now take the fight to the terrorists,' said
one Iraqi man who preferred not to be identified."

The July 13 news release said: "'The terrorists are attacking the
infrastructure, the children and all of Iraq,' said one Iraqi man who
preferred not to be identified. 'They are enemies of humanity without
religion or any sort of ethics. They have attacked my community today
and I will now take the fight to the terrorists.'"

CNN's Cal Perry and Kevin Flower contributed to this report.

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Source: CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/24/military.release/index.html


Cheers, Steve..

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