The Town Hall Archives

Samwise · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 7:51 am Post subject:

If they air it I'm not watching. The pictures were awful enough.
I'd say they put it in a video or somthing and show it on specific places and notify the people they're showing it at whatever certain places. Not to all TVs. Just at specified places.

Jared · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 8:11 am Post subject:

The Al-Jazeera site is back up now.

This page on their site shows some color stills of the video. They show faces... and while four of the seven pictures are just stills of the men being interviewed (they show them talking; they don't show the ways in which they were forced to speak) and number three is a color version of a picture that appeared on the other site, numbers one and two are new and are far more disturbing. I think it's worth viewing, but be forewarned.

If anyone wants to attempt watching the live video feed from the channel, which I'm sure is still airing the 6 minute video on occasion, click here to do so. However, this link is no longer working for me. There was another one which I tried yesterday. It did not work at the time, either, but I can no longer find it's URL to let those here give it a try. This is the link that worked for me yesterday, but as I said, it hasn't worked for me since then.

Elf of Rivendell · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 8:32 am Post subject:

I'm... not... even... looking... at... the... pictures. Sad

In the best case, I'd throw up, and in the worst- who knows?

Jeff · New Citizen Joined: 08 Dec 2002 Posts: 63

I haven't seen it but the way you describe it....I think they need to puit a big sceen TV at the next anti war protest and pop in this video....

Coralfish · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 12:01 pm Post subject:

I definitely agree that the protesters and leftist Liberal, uh, people(more like pests) should see the tape. If they have any sympathy left for Saddam after that, perhaps they should consider traveling to Iraq to join his military.

As for the tape, (to me is is somewhat like the tape they Taliban showed of the reporter Daniel Pearl who was executed). It is grusome, and it is violent, but it showes that these people will stop at nothing to anger and defy the US and all that stands for good. To assume that, like any civilized nation, they will play by the rules is folly. They care nothing for the Geneva Convention or anything else. Perhaps it is necessary, however painful, for the news sources to air the tape if only to give those who want proof of Saddams terror. It is sad that they have to see something like this in order to believe what is going on in Iraq(and what has been for years), but if it is necessary, than so be it. Of course they should have some kind of warning before airing the tape as to it`s contents.

Interestingly enough, I was at a Science Museum the other day and one of the local news stations broadcasts from that location. Upon inquiring as to why their televisions were not turned on, I was told that they had been told bu the museum to turn off the television, because the pictures of the soldiers and weapons might scare the young children. The booth was not in a central location of the building, and it would require a considerable amount of walking away from the exhibits to reach it. To me, (and the people I was with) this just appears to be another example of how some Americans (and perhaps other countries) attempt to deny the reality of what is happening. If the children are not allowed to see the news or at least know what is happening, they will have no knowledge of the events when they are older other than what is told to them. It is one thing to say that you remembered when something took place or to simply have someone tell you what happened. And the wonderful thing is today we have so many forms of technology to allow us to be able to see what is happening and to stay informed in a way that was probably not possible during any other conflict. To refuse that privledge, seems foolish at best.

Well that was long, but I wanted to type some of my opinions on the subject, hopefully making a bit of sense in the meantime. Wink

hawkeye · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 6:13 pm Post subject:

Coralfish: I agree. Many of the wars of past, only those who fought know what actually happened, however, in this war, the whole world can see what actually is happening. Those who try to shelter the kids, are as you say out of touch with reality. They are pretending the world is a rosey place, and don't want to admit there are some things worth fighting for.

And the irony? Too often, the secular world says we Christians are too sheltered, but yet now it is the Christians mostly that are for this war, and the world is trying to stop us from seeing the reality of it! I'd say the world is the sheltered ones....

Jared: I tried to visit the site again, and nothing..... maybe those who couldn't watch it yesterday are trying today....

Jared · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 8:49 pm Post subject:

Of course, these same people who don't want their children - even their teens - to see any war coverage have no problem allowing their children to watch R-rated movies.

I don't think it's the potential violence that scares people away. It's the possibility that their kids could - oh no! - stumble across the truth about the war.

Coralfish · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 9:50 pm Post subject:

And perhaps they might-Hevean forbid- agree with the President!