Klik op een omslag om naar Google Boeken te gaan.
Bezig met laden... How America Lost Iraqdoor Aaron Glantz
Geen Bezig met laden...
Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is a good short book by a reporter for Pacifica Radio. He describes what he saw after the American "occupation". He particularly repeats how what the people most resent about the Americans is the fact they did not restore electricity. This is still a timely book as it describes what is really happening now in Afghanistan. A short appendix of biographies is very useful. ( ) Aaron Glantz is a naive young man who has allowed his passion to override his professionalism in this case. Glantz tells the story of the first year of the US occupation of Iraq from the point of view of normal Iraqis. Glantz works for a left wing American radio station and his stance is strongly anti-the occupation. This is not the problem. The problem lies in Glantz's emotional approach to what he laughingly refers to as journalism. Leading questions, opinionated asides, no attempt to gather both sides of any story and an incredible level of gullibility combine to transmute what could have been a valuable piece of reporting into a distasteful rant. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
A reporter in Iraq shows how the U.S. squandered its early victories and goodwill among the Iraqi people, and allowed the newly freed society to slip into violence and chaos. Reporting for antiwar Pacifica Radio, he interviewed regular Iraqis and found wide support for the Americans. Then, in early 2004, the U.S. military initiated a bombing campaign against the population of Fallujah, increasing support for an armed resistance. The attack confounded many anti-Saddam Iraqis, and plunged the nation into chaos. Now, 50 percent of the U.S.-trained Iraqi army has either mutinied or refused to fight; the Iraqi public has sustained appalling civilian casualties; corporate contractors including Halliburton and Bechtel have failed to supply Iraqis with the basic necessities of daily life; and a respected poll shows that 82 percent of Iraqis want the U.S. to leave.--From publisher description. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
Actuele discussiesGeen
Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)956.7044History and Geography Asia Middle East IraqLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
Ben jij dit?Word een LibraryThing Auteur. |