Technology has reached the point that propaganda is now produced by the individuals in the trenches. I have been wondering for a while how this war will be remembered. Will it be as depicted below?
Today, I offer two views of the war in Iraq. Both feature soundtracks, one secular and the other religious. Both feature slogans designed to elicit an emotional response.
The American video features the Marines as Heroes, fighting an unseen enemy. There are no images of violence, it is a sanitized version of the events taking place.
The second video, produced by insurgents in Iraq, features the US troops as the enemy, being killed by an unseen sniper. Images of violence form the centerpiece of the Insurgent's video.
First, the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines.
Next from the Iraqi insurgency: Juba, the Baghdad Sniper (WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT):
What do you think?
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