Propaganda in the name of a Hollywood Rescue “We heard the noise of helicopters,” says Dr Anmar Uday. He says that they must have known there would be no resistance. “We were surprised. Why do this? There was no military; there were no soldiers in the hospital. “It was like a Hollywood film. They cried, [...]
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War Spin – “Saving Private Lynch” Part II
Posted in War and Propaganda, tagged brooks, hollywood, military, pr, propaganda, rescue, U.S, war on January 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
War Spin – “Saving Private Lynch” Part I
Posted in War and Propaganda, tagged 45minutes, afghanistan, government, lynch, pentagon, private, public relations, special forces, us, war on January 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Jessica Lynch became an icon of the war. An all-American heroine, the story of her capture by the Iraqis and her rescue by US Special Forces became one of the great patriotic moments of the conflict. It couldn’t have happened at a more crucial moment, when the talk was of coalition forces bogged down, of [...]
