Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 20:30:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Psyops


> I'll leave you to make your own decisions about
> this..... the psyops
> people in Iraq did know exactly what they were
> doing.....

Is that why they have had such great success at
controlling the insurgency?

Grin. But I do think this article is the type of stuff
that is guiding policy at the Pentagon, and why they
are succeeding so brilliantly.

Misconception # 1
"The terrorists saw that they would be contaminated
with hogs' blood, and could not enter Heaven, even if
they died as terrorist martyrs"

Eating pig is banned under Islam, and most muslims
find the idea as abhorrant as an American would at
eating dog. If you fed a muslim pork unknowningly and
then told him what it was, he might throw up. But the
Ban is on eating it willingly, it is not a sin if you
eat it unknowningly. So, if some one holds down a
muslim and shoves a BLT down his throat, he won't
break down and cry, but he will get angry. Not really
helping in an interrogation. The sinner according to
Islam will be the person forcing, not the victim, this
also applies to being forced to blow another prisoner.
etc. 

Misconception # 2

"Arab culture is all about male power.  Our
Intelligence people in Iraq obviously understand that.
 That's why they took pictures of Lynndie England
(probably the smallest female soldier at Abu Ghraib
prison) making fun of naked prisoners, cheerfully
climbing on top of them after putting them in a naked
dogpile, and nonchalantly keeping one of them naked at
her feet on a leash."

The writer seems to be the sort who would rape a woman
thinking, "hey she likes sex, so she must be enjoying
this"

Two major problems with this. First. There is a
difference between rape and sex, all the comments I
have seen about the "sexual humiliation" pics, with
people saying "Hey, I know people who would pay for
this" scares me. For a man or woman being raped, it is
NOT about sex. it is about control, and choice and
force and pain. 
One of the prisoners in the picture who was released
gave an interview, identifying himself as one in the
pile, into which he was put after having his jaw
broken with a rifle butt. Physical pain has this
quality of clearing your mind of stuff like morality,
mores and religion. They were being "forced" into
these positions, Again they would be scared and angry.
but not willing to turn informant because of being
placed in a pile, UNWILLINGLY.

Secondly. In most of the photos, they are hooded, or
their faces hidden by other prisoners or all you can
see is their butts. How do the brilliant Psychops
people plan to blackmail them if they cannot be
identified? 

"many Iraqis stormed out of their concealed or dug-in
positions, pushing aside their human shields in some
cases—to be slaughtered by American tanks and Bradley
fighting vehicles."
Another US embedded reporter's wet dream. grin

"muster, and make fun of their puny cocks while
enjoying a cigarette.  Our women love to get naked,
love sex, and revel in the sexual prowess of their
American male partners.  They'll put impotent "men"
like you naked on leashes whenever they want."

Guess viagra has stopped working for this guy. No
wonder Iraq is such a mess, I truly think that this is
the US Psychops plan, and guess that means
incompentence is not restricted to the top of the
pyramid.

However much Americans might want to deny it, people
all over the world are the same, statistically
speaking. In any population, you will find, maybe
5-10% real true-blue religious belivers. 60% to 70%
who go through the motions because its socially and
culturally "the thing to do", and the remaining are
"non-practicing". I have travelled quite a bit, lived
for long periods in Africa, Asia, Middle East, US and
Canada. And visited Australia, Far East, Europe,
Japan. And I can tell you that, while cultures differ,
the basics remain the same.
People are lazy, being truly religious, i.e. living
your life according to religious precepts is hard
work. Or living according to any principles. Most
people just go through the motions. The main concerns
everywhere are putting food on the table, clothes on
your kids and making it through another day.  

Point being, that trying to stereotype iraqis as
ultra-religious, then planning and implementing a
policy on that basis against cab drivers, carpenters
etc. is not going to work. it is stupid.

Cheers.

Ali


   







	
		
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