Comments on: Video: Iraqi anti-suicide-bombing PSA http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/ The world’s first, full-service conservative Internet broadcast network Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:03:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: honora http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/comment-page-1/#comment-39985 honora Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:51:42 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/#comment-39985 There's a whole new genre just waiting.....the terrorist reality show. Losers win valuable prizes, winners are beheaded and go to Allah and those many virgins. There’s a whole new genre just waiting…..the terrorist reality show. Losers win valuable prizes, winners are beheaded and go to Allah and those many virgins.

]]> By: EFG http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/comment-page-1/#comment-39595 EFG Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:33:30 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/#comment-39595 As a suppliment to the above, I remember watching clips of an Iraqi show where they interviewed captured terroists. In the interviews, the terrorists were verbally berated, and asked leading questions that led to them giving answers that made them look low and dispicable. This was done by either a police interrogator, or a judge. From what I remember, it was a very popular show in Iraq. I suppose it had some similarities to our "COPS" show, except this focused on the terrroist/criminal after he had been captured. I liked how it made those guys look like total scum. As a suppliment to the above, I remember watching clips of an Iraqi show where they interviewed captured terroists. In the interviews, the terrorists were verbally berated, and asked leading questions that led to them giving answers that made them look low and dispicable. This was done by either a police interrogator, or a judge. From what I remember, it was a very popular show in Iraq. I suppose it had some similarities to our “COPS” show, except this focused on the terrroist/criminal after he had been captured.

I liked how it made those guys look like total scum.

]]> By: EFG http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/comment-page-1/#comment-39593 EFG Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:23:48 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/#comment-39593 This clip isn't going to discourage a would be suicide bomber. It is going to encourage them. The creator's hearts are in the right place, but I fear this will not have the effect they are looking for. Hell, it does look like a Hollywoood movie. And we all <em>love </em>movies and the special effects. Even the bad guys in them. Look at the huge effect this suicide bomber had. Massive explosion, cool slow motion effects, destruction. Look at the power he has to aflict his enemies. Which is exactly what he is trying to accomplish. So yeah, this Sunni bomber just detonated himself in a neighborhood full of hated Shiites, or something to that effect. Mission accomplished. Plus, is it just me, or did our suicide bomber seem to have a rougeish, devil may care, bad boy look about him? Yeah, he may be evil, but he's a <em>stylish </em>looking evil. Great. Super. I'd rather seem him portrayed as an ugly, dweebish looking cat who stammers and looks inept, who screws the whole thing up and either accidently self detonates on a lonely highway during his movement, and the last shot is a close up of his eye, as he realizes just before death that he has screwed up, he is dead, and no martyrs death awaits him. Only an ignomious cloud of smoke, a greasy stain on the highway, and a pack of black dogs moving in to feast on his remains. Yeah, I like that version better. No cool points awarded, and no virgins either, and nothing but an unattended demise, wittnessed by no-one. This clip isn’t going to discourage a would be suicide bomber. It is going to encourage them.

The creator’s hearts are in the right place, but I fear this will not have the effect they are looking for.

Hell, it does look like a Hollywoood movie. And we all love movies and the special effects. Even the bad guys in them.

Look at the huge effect this suicide bomber had. Massive explosion, cool slow motion effects, destruction. Look at the power he has to aflict his enemies. Which is exactly what he is trying to accomplish. So yeah, this Sunni bomber just detonated himself in a neighborhood full of hated Shiites, or something to that effect. Mission accomplished.

Plus, is it just me, or did our suicide bomber seem to have a rougeish, devil may care, bad boy look about him? Yeah, he may be evil, but he’s a stylish looking evil. Great. Super.

I’d rather seem him portrayed as an ugly, dweebish looking cat who stammers and looks inept, who screws the whole thing up and either accidently self detonates on a lonely highway during his movement, and the last shot is a close up of his eye, as he realizes just before death that he has screwed up, he is dead, and no martyrs death awaits him. Only an ignomious cloud of smoke, a greasy stain on the highway, and a pack of black dogs moving in to feast on his remains.

Yeah, I like that version better. No cool points awarded, and no virgins either, and nothing but an unattended demise, wittnessed by no-one.

]]> By: Tanya http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/comment-page-1/#comment-39555 Tanya Fri, 18 Aug 2006 02:41:28 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/#comment-39555 Love the fx, but... bloodless and fiery? I see the terrorists downloading this as porn, not being shamed by it. Love the fx, but… bloodless and fiery? I see the terrorists downloading this as porn, not being shamed by it.

]]> By: Blog-o-Fascists http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/comment-page-1/#comment-39551 Blog-o-Fascists Fri, 18 Aug 2006 02:30:10 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/#comment-39551 <strong>Iraq PSA...</strong> Riehl World View How utterly unfathonable; yet real. Iraq is running anti-suicide bomber public service announcements on Iraqi TV. And we have them for second hand smoke. Before the war critics start chirping, no, I do not blame the Bush administrati... Iraq PSA…

Riehl World View

How utterly unfathonable; yet real. Iraq is running anti-suicide bomber public service announcements on Iraqi TV. And we have them for second hand smoke.

Before the war critics start chirping, no, I do not blame the Bush administrati…

]]> By: Old War Dogs http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/comment-page-1/#comment-39508 Old War Dogs Thu, 17 Aug 2006 23:33:21 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/#comment-39508 <strong>Video: Iraqi anti-suicide-bombing PSA...</strong> Allah has it. Hat tip: Dan Riehl... Video: Iraqi anti-suicide-bombing PSA…

Allah has it. Hat tip: Dan Riehl…

]]> By: Mark Jaquith http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/comment-page-1/#comment-39499 Mark Jaquith Thu, 17 Aug 2006 23:09:34 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/#comment-39499 Savage, It was produced in Los Angeles. Does anyone know what the text says at the end? Savage,
It was produced in Los Angeles.

Does anyone know what the text says at the end?

]]> By: sharinlite http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/comment-page-1/#comment-39498 sharinlite Thu, 17 Aug 2006 23:08:06 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/#comment-39498 The Iraqi people <strong><em>must</em></strong> stand up or this entire war was a complete waste of time. Maybe they know in their hearts there is a 98% chance of failure. A must read at <a href="http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> the August 16th post. If you don't know it, you haven't be listening. Read it now, please. The Iraqi people must stand up or this entire war was a complete waste of time. Maybe they know in their hearts there is a 98% chance of failure. A must read at the August 16th post. If you don’t know it, you haven’t be listening. Read it now, please.

]]> By: thirteen28 http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/comment-page-1/#comment-39493 thirteen28 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:53:44 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/#comment-39493 Will be interesting to see what CAIR has to say about this kind of stereotyping .... Will be interesting to see what CAIR has to say about this kind of stereotyping ….

]]> By: Riehl World View http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/comment-page-1/#comment-39489 Riehl World View Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:37:27 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/#comment-39489 <strong>Iraq PSA...</strong> How utterly unfathonable; yet real. Iraq is running anti-suicide bomber public service announcements on Iraqi TV. And we have them for second hand smoke. Before the war critics start chirping, no, I do not blame the Bush administration for such... Iraq PSA…

How utterly unfathonable; yet real. Iraq is running anti-suicide bomber public service announcements on Iraqi TV. And we have them for second hand smoke. Before the war critics start chirping, no, I do not blame the Bush administration for such…

]]> By: Savage http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/comment-page-1/#comment-39485 Savage Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:24:54 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/17/video-iraqi-anti-suicide-bombing-psa/#comment-39485 Their PSA production values are just barely superior to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aWrhjTxpDs" rel="nofollow">ours</a>, but I like our music better. Their PSA production values are just barely superior to ours, but I like our music better.

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