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The following is additional feedback received from Scoop readers in response to our decision to publish graphic pictures from Al Jazeera showing the true horror of war. For earlier feedback on this issue see… Scoop Feedback: Death and Casualty From Iraq
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Photo Essays Harsh reality...thank you for being
true to providing complete, unbiased, uncensored reporting.
I am an adult, and am insulted by the way the US media is
spoon-feeding me their version of the war. I have passed
this on to others, with hopes eyes will be open, and this
insanity will stop. I live in the US and have never before
been so ashamed of being an American. Diana
War Images Thank
goodness someone has the courage to try and get these images
that show the brutal reality of this war, out into the
public domain.
I most sincerely believe that the only
reason our governments do not want these images shown on
general television is that so-called 'support' for this
outrage would fade to nothing. What is truly digusting and
an outrage in reporting is the use of terms such as
'collateral damage' when the reality is 'children with their
heads blwon apart' . I am from Scotland and therefore
British. I am ashamed to be British. I am also a
Christrian and I wish Christians everywhere would stand
right up to be counted and say how wrong this war is. If
these images were available to everyone in the US and the UK
there would be such a public outcry. Please try to find a
way to make these images available in print. Not everyone
has access to the internet. I wish just one newspaper in
the UK would show this. Could you persuade one to do
that? Yours sincerely Donna
Cunningham Thanks
For The Reporting From The USA The news media in the
USA is in a lamentable state. Thanks for the reporting job
you do. I have been coming here for a while now in search of
news and have recommended your site to friends. Keep up the
good work! Aleida Leza
Graphic Photos i
think it is important for people to see the reality. war
should not be sanitized but revealed in its full ugliness. i
hate the term "collateral damage"......thank
you kayrene
The Three Million People Saddam Hussein Killed
Hi, Why is your website so biased? What about the three
million people Saddam Hussein killed? Why are these people
never mentioned? Why weren't they mentioned when they were
being killed and why isn't it mentioned that this war has
probably saved many lives already by stopping Saddam and
cohorts from killing more Iraqi civilians? Mike
Readman Exposure of
THE REAL WAR Dear Ed, Thanks you very much for
showing images of the "real war" or as some would call it
not what some would call war pornography.......as shown by
CNN, NBC, BBC etc. as Michael Laws said on radio with his
good mate Larry Williams on 1ZB, this is all exciting stuff
which i enjoy seeing with my bag of chips and a diet Coke !
Is this what sanitised TV view is all about ? Al-Jazeera
site, Yellow-Times and all independent sites are being shut
down to prevent truth from being seen, however those who are
resourceful will always know where to go. Keep up the
Great Work Saiyad Ali
The Reality Of The War In
Iraq Good article. The censorship by the US
corporate media is disgusting, but typically American. We
are seeing war presented as entertainment. You can see why
many Americans really believe that Hollywood is real. But if
we are brutally honest with ourselves we have to admit that
much of the opposition to this war is an expression of
antipathy to what has been described as American arrogance
of power. Here endeth the lesson. Otherwise, keep up the
good work. Bob
McMurray Showing
True Pictures I have just looked at your horrific
pictures. You are quite right to show them. Freedom of
speech and the free press appears to have abandoned the west
and moved east! Well
done! Jon -----
you say that you are a news organization but someone who
says they are reporting news should not tell the news with a
spin on it. I like the fact that you show the pics that
they do not want us to see in the states but you should not
give an opinion on the war. We as people of the world can
make our own decision about if we agree with the war or not,
we do not need the media to do it for us! Alex
Lamusga Duluth, MN
USA Reality
Reporting Telling the truth about war horror is
right. Being biased against Bush suggests your journalistic,
religious, and political partiality. Were you critical of
Clinton and the billions dollars pea shoot he engaged in
against Iraq? The Lord of Hosts, Jesus Christ, remembers
evil that is done against Christians and against Humanity
and He punishes, as well as, protects. Mike
Bennett Smyrna GA USA
Editorial I
agree with your view of posting the war pictures! I am an
American who is fed up with the censoring of data in this
supposedly "free" society. More and more those in power try
to tell us what to think and how to feel. If people here
want war, then they should have to see what it is really
like. Thanks! Wayne
Iraq pictures I
think publishing the pictures reminds us of how horrible war
is and thus is justified. Bush's agenda is far more
self-serving that freeing the Iraqi people. But what I wish
is that the world had kicked up as big a stink about Saddam
and his western supporters years ago as they are now about
Bush. I flatted with people in London in 1989 who worked
for a medical charity that helped treat torture victims who
had escaped to the UK from, inter alia, Iraqi, Turkey
(Kurds) and Iran. I met some of these torture victims and
what Saddam's regime did on a routine basis to people was
beyond belief. David
Smith War
Photots Thanks a lot for running the war photos
which where banned in the U.S. As an American citizen, I
am very grateful to you that you had the courage to present
these pictures. Thank you, thank you, thank
you. Peter Guss
PEACE FOR ALL
COUNTRIES Dear sirs: I live in a small island in the
Caribbean - Puerto Rico. We are parte of the USA, because we
are one of their territories. I just wanted you to know that
a large amount of our people do not approve this war on
Iraq. We are praying and doing peace demonstrations, not as
large as in your country or others, but I am sure the
majority of puertorricans are against it. Because we are
part of the USA, we have troops there, too, because our kids
are enlisted in the US Army Corps and the National
Guard. So, imagine, how we feel watching these young kids
sent to a country far away and knowing nothing about it. In
the meantime, I want to congratulate your website, because
it brings another side of the story and we as human beings
should be able to have access to all news - regardless of
the impact it may cause. "The truth shall make us free"
JESUS May the Lord send all His blessings to the people of
Iraq and to all the soldiers that have to fight in this
illegal war. Sincerely, Carmen M. Mendez
War on Iraq I
utterly agree with your publishing of graphic images of the
harm and destruction war causes, and your reasons for doing
it. Please continue to show what the cluster bombs and
cruise missiles are doing to human bodies and to people's
houses. As an ex-pat Kiwi living in the UK, I'm appalled
and sickened by the immoral, illegal actions of the British
Government, which is functioning as the Republican Party
administration of the 51st state of the USA. My
disappointment proud to see from our statement to the UNSC
that my country is not joining Australia in its rush to
clutch onto Dubbya's coattails; that the government, unlike
the government in this and many other European countries,
actually seems to be listening to the voices of ordinary
Kiwis. Anselm Kersten
Gringo sugar cotting the
War I am so glad to be in Europe wher I can see the
images and the real news unlike in the States. I am glad
that Al-Jazeera showed the true images of the War. It is to
bad that we can't smell it. Maybe this would change the
ignorant opinions in the States Mikko
Portrayal of War
Images Hi You are quite right to publish these
images. The UK goverment is forever trying to dumb down the
press Ron Shiel
War Coverage
Although I do support your freedom to post the pictures of
the horror of war, I also believe that you are only telling
half of the story if you don't show the actions that led to
the military action. Have you shown pictures of the
murdering, torturing, maming, raping, and atrocities that
Saddam has inflicted upon his own people? Or the result of
Saddam's aggression against his neighbors in Iran or Kuwait?
It is easy to point the finger at the U.S. as the cause
of this war, but it is Saddam who caused the situation we
are now in. Saddam is the aggressor. He is the one who is a
threat to his own citizens, his neighbors, and the world.
And anyone who believes he will change his methods or
tactics without being forced is simply delusional. Living
in a post 9-11 world is going to require a proactive stance
against the forces that threaten freedom and liberty around
the world. We can no longer hide from the truth and hope
for the best. If a rogue regime, such as Saddam's, were
allowed to develop nuclear weapons no country would be safe.
And I, for one, simply have no confidence in the ability of
the UN inspectors to locate anything. The only weapons the
UN have found are the ones Saddam wanted them to find so he
may delay the start of the war. I believe that countries,
such as France and Russia, who are against the action in
Iraq are looking to further there financial status at the
expense of the Iraqi citizens. I am glad to see that the
U.S. and its true allies have enough backbone to stand up
for what is a just cause at considerable cost in both money
and the life of their soldiers. Although initially the
horrors of war seem shocking, I believe that in the long run
much suffering and many lives will be saved. Al
Roscioli Keep The
Faith Keep up the good fight. Despite what you may
hear in the Bushista controlled U.S. media and "polls", most
Americans do not support the invasion of Iraq or the mass
murder of Irai civilians. I have yet to see in this country
people by the millions mobilizing to support this war. I
feel as if I am in Nazi Germany in the '30s. Please contact
me with any updates you may have concerning this dire
situation or if you may be in need of a article of
dissenting opinion from an American viewopoint, our
organization would be more than happy to arrange
this. Ryan Patterson, my real
name Censorship
Do not be censored, never, ever. Show the world the
atrocities upon the children and the adults of Iraq in this
unjust war by Rumsfeld and his cronies. He does not want the
people of the world to see his carnage. Keep up your
exposure since the US news is controlled so the true facts
of the Bush Blair war are never shown to the people in the
US. Tomaso Bertinelli
POW's I would
like to view the pow's held by the IRAQ's forces/
Marie Thank you
for your policy regarding the war I wish to thank
you for your policy regarding the war. It is _very_ nice to
see that there are still news agencies who prefer to show
the truth instead of hiding it. I read your column "Scoop
Continues To Publish Reality Of War Images", and I couldn't
agree more. Good work! Keep it up! Jens
Rydholm Swedish undergraduate Masters student
(computer science/technology)
War Bravo Scoop,
Bravo. I am an American, and not a proud one I might add. If
America spent even half of we spend on defence on education,
we wouldn't have so many stupid people in this country
supporting a jackass lunatic like bush. God save the
planet from America. Scared American
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