Because Each Life Is Precious: Why an Iraqi Man Risked Everything for Private Jessica Lynch
by Mohammed Odeh Al-rehaief
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Author: Mohammed Odeh Al-rehaiefEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-12-01
ISBN: 0060724404
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
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Book Review: Awesome! You can make up anything and people believe it!
Summary: 5 Stars
Five stars for bravado and shameless self-promotion. The Guardian reported on the astonishing faked rescue of Jessica Lynch as long ago as May 2003 [!] including the fact that military video producers based their made-for-TV "rescue" on the story line and production techniques in Jerry Bruckheimer's fictional "Black Hawk Down." That is, Jessica Lynch's "rescue" was in fact inspired by a movie. Wow. How stupid are we?
It has been clear for nearly four years that Mr. Al-Rehaief's reward for his part in the staged rescue was asylum in the US and a big book contract. Hey--knowing how grim the situation in Iraq has become--how the American war has devastated civil society and led to a civil war--can you blame Mr. Al-Rehaief for grabbing a ticket out of a hell on earth?
If I taught journalism classes, I would use this book as an example of how effectively governments have learned to use media to hoodwink citizens. Shameful, sad, and cynical--what a perfect document for the war in Iraq.
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