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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 466904" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know<span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">…?</span></span></span> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that 47 countries' have</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">reestablished their embassies in </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Iraq</span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> ?</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you kno<span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">w…</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that the Iraqi government</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">currently employs 1.2 million Iraqi people?</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px">263 new schools are now under construction;</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px">and 38 new schools have been completed in </SPAN></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Iraq</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> ?</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know<span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">…</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Iraq</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> 's higher educational structure consists</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">of 20 Universities, 46 Institutes or colleges and 4 research centers,</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">all currently operating?</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know<span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">…</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that 25 </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Iraq</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> students departed for the </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">United States</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> in </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">January 2005 for the re-established Fulbright program?</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know<span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">…</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that the Iraqi Navy is operational?</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">They have 5 - 100-foot patrol craft,</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">34 smaller vessels and a naval infantry regiment.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know<span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">…</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Iraq</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> ' s Air Force consists of three operational squadrons,</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Which includes 9 reconnaissance and 3 US C-130 transport aircraft</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">(under Iraqi operational control) which operate day and night,</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">and will soon add 16 UH-1 helicopters and 4 Bell Jet Rangers?</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know<span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">…</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Iraq</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> has a counter-terrorist unit and a Commando Battalion?</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know<span style="color: navy">…</span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that the Iraqi Police Service has over 55,000</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">fully trained and equipped police officers?</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know<span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">…</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that there are 5 Police Academies in </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Iraq</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that produce over 3500 new officers every 8 weeks?</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know<span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">…</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">there are more than 1100 building projects going on in </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Iraq</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> ?</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">They include 364 sch ools, 67 public clinics, 15 hospitals,</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">83 railroad stations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">and 69 electrical facilities.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know<span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">…</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that 96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">have received the first 2 series of polio vaccinations?</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know<span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">…</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that 4.3 million Iraqi children were enrolled in primary school by mid </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">October?</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know<span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">…</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in20</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Iraq</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">and phone use has gone up 158%?</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know<span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">…</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Iraq</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> has an independent media that consists of</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">75 radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations?</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know<span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">…</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004?</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know<span style="color: navy"><span style="color: navy">…</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">that 2 candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had a </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">televised debate recently?</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">OF COURSE WE DIDN'T KNOW!</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW?</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">BECAUSE OUR MEDIA WON'T TELL US!</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Instead of reflecting our love for our country,</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">we get photos of flag burning incidents at Abu Ghraib</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">and people throwing snowballs at the presidential motorcades.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Tragically, the lack of accentuating the positive</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">in </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Iraq</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> serves two purposes:</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">It is intended to undermine the world's perception</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">of the </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">United States</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> thus minimizing consequent support;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">and it is intended to discourage American citizens.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">----</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Above facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense web site. </span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">http://www.defenselink.mil/</span></u></a></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Did you know? </span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Why I didn't know</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">But I know now.....</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span 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[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 466904, member: 1246"] [FONT=Tahoma]Did you know[COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]…?[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]that 47 countries' have[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]reestablished their embassies in [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma]Iraq[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma] ?[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you kno[COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]w…[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]that the Iraqi government[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]currently employs 1.2 million Iraqi people?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2]263 new schools are now under construction;[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]and 38 new schools have been completed in </SPAN>[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Iraq[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma] ?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you know[COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]…[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]that [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Iraq[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma] 's higher educational structure consists[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]of 20 Universities, 46 Institutes or colleges and 4 research centers,[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]all currently operating?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you know[COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]…[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]that 25 [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Iraq[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma] students departed for the [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]United States[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma] in [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]January 2005 for the re-established Fulbright program?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you know[COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]…[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]that the Iraqi Navy is operational?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]They have 5 - 100-foot patrol craft,[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]34 smaller vessels and a naval infantry regiment.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you know[COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]…[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]that [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Iraq[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma] ' s Air Force consists of three operational squadrons,[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Which includes 9 reconnaissance and 3 US C-130 transport aircraft[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma](under Iraqi operational control) which operate day and night,[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]and will soon add 16 UH-1 helicopters and 4 Bell Jet Rangers?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you know[COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]…[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]that [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Iraq[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma] has a counter-terrorist unit and a Commando Battalion?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you know[COLOR=navy]…[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]that the Iraqi Police Service has over 55,000[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]fully trained and equipped police officers?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you know[COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]…[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]that there are 5 Police Academies in [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Iraq[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]that produce over 3500 new officers every 8 weeks?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you know[COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]…[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]there are more than 1100 building projects going on in [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Iraq[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma] ?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]They include 364 sch ools, 67 public clinics, 15 hospitals,[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]83 railroad stations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]and 69 electrical facilities.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you know[COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]…[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]that 96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]have received the first 2 series of polio vaccinations?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you know[COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]…[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]that 4.3 million Iraqi children were enrolled in primary school by mid [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]October?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you know[COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]…[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]that there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in20[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Iraq[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]and phone use has gone up 158%?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you know[COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]…[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]that [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Iraq[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma] has an independent media that consists of[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]75 radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you know[COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]…[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you know[COLOR=navy][COLOR=navy]…[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]that 2 candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had a [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]televised debate recently?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]OF COURSE WE DIDN'T KNOW![/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]BECAUSE OUR MEDIA WON'T TELL US![/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Instead of reflecting our love for our country,[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]we get photos of flag burning incidents at Abu Ghraib[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]and people throwing snowballs at the presidential motorcades.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Tragically, the lack of accentuating the positive[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]in [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Iraq[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma] serves two purposes:[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]It is intended to undermine the world's perception[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]of the [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]United States[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma] thus minimizing consequent support;[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]and it is intended to discourage American citizens.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]----[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Above facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense web site. [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma][URL="http://www.defenselink.mil/"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]http://www.defenselink.mil/[/COLOR][/U][/URL][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Did you know? [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]Why I didn't know[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]But I know now.....[/FONT][/SIZE] [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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