Saddam Our Father
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Happened to be watching internet TV on winamp the other day. The socialist channel was playing something called "Saddam Our Father". Thought that was a bit strange, so I took a look. It's "broadcast" out of Havana, Cuba. Basically, it was music mixed with images of Saddam Hussein and dancing Iraqis. (And Cuban news in english overlaying the "movie".) I'm guessing this was the sort of thing broadcast on Iraqi television during Saddam's rule. (If you think there's nothing good on TV, having this stuff brings "nothing good on TV" to a whole new level.) Seemed a bit odd that Cuba would be so fond of Saddam. "Enemy of my enemy...", I guess. ----------------------------------------------------- Empires Of Steel[^]
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Happened to be watching internet TV on winamp the other day. The socialist channel was playing something called "Saddam Our Father". Thought that was a bit strange, so I took a look. It's "broadcast" out of Havana, Cuba. Basically, it was music mixed with images of Saddam Hussein and dancing Iraqis. (And Cuban news in english overlaying the "movie".) I'm guessing this was the sort of thing broadcast on Iraqi television during Saddam's rule. (If you think there's nothing good on TV, having this stuff brings "nothing good on TV" to a whole new level.) Seemed a bit odd that Cuba would be so fond of Saddam. "Enemy of my enemy...", I guess. ----------------------------------------------------- Empires Of Steel[^]
my prediction: in 30 years, grungy-but-trendy hipster bars will be showing that video on loops in the bathrooms - the same way they're currently hanging wacky Work Harder Comrade! propaganda posters from the 60's USSR and China. Image Toolkits | Image Processing | Cleek
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Happened to be watching internet TV on winamp the other day. The socialist channel was playing something called "Saddam Our Father". Thought that was a bit strange, so I took a look. It's "broadcast" out of Havana, Cuba. Basically, it was music mixed with images of Saddam Hussein and dancing Iraqis. (And Cuban news in english overlaying the "movie".) I'm guessing this was the sort of thing broadcast on Iraqi television during Saddam's rule. (If you think there's nothing good on TV, having this stuff brings "nothing good on TV" to a whole new level.) Seemed a bit odd that Cuba would be so fond of Saddam. "Enemy of my enemy...", I guess. ----------------------------------------------------- Empires Of Steel[^]
Brit wrote: The socialist channel Why doesn't that surprise me... :rolleyes: "The Yahoos refused to be tamed."
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Happened to be watching internet TV on winamp the other day. The socialist channel was playing something called "Saddam Our Father". Thought that was a bit strange, so I took a look. It's "broadcast" out of Havana, Cuba. Basically, it was music mixed with images of Saddam Hussein and dancing Iraqis. (And Cuban news in english overlaying the "movie".) I'm guessing this was the sort of thing broadcast on Iraqi television during Saddam's rule. (If you think there's nothing good on TV, having this stuff brings "nothing good on TV" to a whole new level.) Seemed a bit odd that Cuba would be so fond of Saddam. "Enemy of my enemy...", I guess. ----------------------------------------------------- Empires Of Steel[^]
Brit wrote: Seemed a bit odd that Cuba would be so fond of Saddam. "Enemy of my enemy...", I guess. Are you kidding? The Cuban government is fond of anything they think will make the US look bad. It's tough to measure who's the worse dictator, Saddam[^] or Fidel[^]. The problem is that one is on the other side of the planet while the other is 90 miles south of the US and has been in power for the last 46 years! Regards, Alvaro
Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is. -- GWB, 1999.
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Brit wrote: Seemed a bit odd that Cuba would be so fond of Saddam. "Enemy of my enemy...", I guess. Are you kidding? The Cuban government is fond of anything they think will make the US look bad. It's tough to measure who's the worse dictator, Saddam[^] or Fidel[^]. The problem is that one is on the other side of the planet while the other is 90 miles south of the US and has been in power for the last 46 years! Regards, Alvaro
Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is. -- GWB, 1999.
Alvaro Mendez wrote: It's tough to measure who's the worse dictator, Saddam[^] or Fidel[^]. The problem is that one is on the other side of the planet while the other is 90 miles south of the US and has been in power for the last 46 years! I was going to make a joke about dictators, human rights abuses, regime change and lack of oil money, but it's too easy -- like fishing.. in a barrel.. with dynamite. :rolleyes:
I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours. ~Stephen Roberts
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Brit wrote: Seemed a bit odd that Cuba would be so fond of Saddam. "Enemy of my enemy...", I guess. Are you kidding? The Cuban government is fond of anything they think will make the US look bad. It's tough to measure who's the worse dictator, Saddam[^] or Fidel[^]. The problem is that one is on the other side of the planet while the other is 90 miles south of the US and has been in power for the last 46 years! Regards, Alvaro
Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is. -- GWB, 1999.
Alvaro Mendez wrote: Are you kidding? The Cuban government is fond of anything they think will make the US look bad. Well, yes, but many people would perceive rallying behind Saddam Hussein as degrading your own reputation more than the reputation of the country you're propaganda is aimed against. (Although, I can think of a few reasons Cuba might not see things that way.) ----------------------------------------------------- Empires Of Steel[^]
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Alvaro Mendez wrote: Are you kidding? The Cuban government is fond of anything they think will make the US look bad. Well, yes, but many people would perceive rallying behind Saddam Hussein as degrading your own reputation more than the reputation of the country you're propaganda is aimed against. (Although, I can think of a few reasons Cuba might not see things that way.) ----------------------------------------------------- Empires Of Steel[^]
<understatement mode& Yeap, I'm not sure people in Cuba have the same perception as we have about World affairs. I suspect their access to information may be a little bit controlled and the data they get be distorted... </understatement mode&
Fold With Us! To depart, is to die a little bit... To die is to depart a whole bunch!
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<understatement mode& Yeap, I'm not sure people in Cuba have the same perception as we have about World affairs. I suspect their access to information may be a little bit controlled and the data they get be distorted... </understatement mode&
Fold With Us! To depart, is to die a little bit... To die is to depart a whole bunch!