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HJFinAZ: THE STATUE
Do you know what this is or where this is?
This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace.
Now home to the 4th Infantry division.
It will eventually be shipped home and put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood , TX .The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by
Saddam Husseinto make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad .Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country;
He melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers and their fallen warriors.
Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.
To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms.
Do you know why we don't hear about this in the news?Because it is heart warming and praise worthy..
The media avoids it because it does not have the shock effect.
Do you know what this is or where this is?
This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace.
Now home to the 4th Infantry division.
It will eventually be shipped home and put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood , TX .The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by
Saddam Husseinto make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad .Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country;
He melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers and their fallen warriors.
Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.
To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms.
Do you know why we don't hear about this in the news?Because it is heart warming and praise worthy..
The media avoids it because it does not have the shock effect.
Yep, Good news is not really news. We need Dirty Laundry. It's a shame because there are some good things happening along with the bad. .
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Check your link...
I don't think it was supposed to be a weather page.
I don't think it was supposed to be a weather page.
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Ok, here is the real story, as reported by the March 9, 2004 article in the Wall Street Journal...
It is true that Iraqi artist Khalid Alussy (also referred to as "Kalat" in some news reports) fashioned the pair of bronze statues.
It is also true that the sculpture is made of bronze obtained by melting down statues of Saddam Hussein, and that it memorializes members of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division slain in battle in Iraq.
It is not true, however, that the artist created the work because he is "grateful" to American soldiers. Kalat/Khalid, who lost an uncle in a U.S. rocket attack, is "harshly critical" of the United States and its actions in Iraq. He only accepted the project, which was conceived by officers of the 4th Infantry Division, because he was handsomely paid.
"I made the statues of Saddam — even though I didn't want to — because I needed money for my family and to finish my education," he told the Journal. "And I decided to make statues for the Americans for the exact same reasons."
The sculpture was moved from Tikrit, Iraq to its permanent home at Fort Hood, Texas in February 2004.
For more on the statue, you can read further here:
It is true that Iraqi artist Khalid Alussy (also referred to as "Kalat" in some news reports) fashioned the pair of bronze statues.
It is also true that the sculpture is made of bronze obtained by melting down statues of Saddam Hussein, and that it memorializes members of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division slain in battle in Iraq.
It is not true, however, that the artist created the work because he is "grateful" to American soldiers. Kalat/Khalid, who lost an uncle in a U.S. rocket attack, is "harshly critical" of the United States and its actions in Iraq. He only accepted the project, which was conceived by officers of the 4th Infantry Division, because he was handsomely paid.
"I made the statues of Saddam — even though I didn't want to — because I needed money for my family and to finish my education," he told the Journal. "And I decided to make statues for the Americans for the exact same reasons."
The sculpture was moved from Tikrit, Iraq to its permanent home at Fort Hood, Texas in February 2004.
For more on the statue, you can read further here:
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spiceygamble: Ok, here is the real story, as reported by the March 9, 2004 article in the Wall Street Journal...
It is true that Iraqi artist Khalid Alussy (also referred to as "Kalat" in some news reports) fashioned the pair of bronze statues.
It is also true that the sculpture is made of bronze obtained by melting down statues of Saddam Hussein, and that it memorializes members of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division slain in battle in Iraq.
It is not true, however, that the artist created the work because he is "grateful" to American soldiers. Kalat/Khalid, who lost an uncle in a U.S. rocket attack, is "harshly critical" of the United States and its actions in Iraq. He only accepted the project, which was conceived by officers of the 4th Infantry Division, because he was handsomely paid.
"I made the statues of Saddam — even though I didn't want to — because I needed money for my family and to finish my education," he told the Journal. "And I decided to make statues for the Americans for the exact same reasons."
The sculpture was moved from Tikrit, Iraq to its permanent home at Fort Hood, Texas in February 2004.
For more on the statue, you can read further here:
It is true that Iraqi artist Khalid Alussy (also referred to as "Kalat" in some news reports) fashioned the pair of bronze statues.
It is also true that the sculpture is made of bronze obtained by melting down statues of Saddam Hussein, and that it memorializes members of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division slain in battle in Iraq.
It is not true, however, that the artist created the work because he is "grateful" to American soldiers. Kalat/Khalid, who lost an uncle in a U.S. rocket attack, is "harshly critical" of the United States and its actions in Iraq. He only accepted the project, which was conceived by officers of the 4th Infantry Division, because he was handsomely paid.
"I made the statues of Saddam — even though I didn't want to — because I needed money for my family and to finish my education," he told the Journal. "And I decided to make statues for the Americans for the exact same reasons."
The sculpture was moved from Tikrit, Iraq to its permanent home at Fort Hood, Texas in February 2004.
For more on the statue, you can read further here:
Thanks spice...it's arrogant to assume that anyone really likes us there for any reason whatsoever...if our intentions were truly for liberation, don't you think the Baghdad Museum might have been a priority...no...we were guarding the oil-fields, while the museum was looted. People here may believe the hype, but I gaurantee you the Iraqi's dont.
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Galactic_bodhi: Thanks spice...it's arrogant to assume that anyone really likes us there for any reason whatsoever...if our intentions were truly for liberation, don't you think the Baghdad Museum might have been a priority...no...we were guarding the oil-fields, while the museum was looted. People here may believe the hype, but I gaurantee you the Iraqi's dont.
I like ya....
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spiceygamble: Ok, here is the real story, as reported by the March 9, 2004 article in the Wall Street Journal...
It is true that Iraqi artist Khalid Alussy (also referred to as "Kalat" in some news reports) fashioned the pair of bronze statues.
It is also true that the sculpture is made of bronze obtained by melting down statues of Saddam Hussein, and that it memorializes members of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division slain in battle in Iraq.
It is not true, however, that the artist created the work because he is "grateful" to American soldiers. Kalat/Khalid, who lost an uncle in a U.S. rocket attack, is "harshly critical" of the United States and its actions in Iraq. He only accepted the project, which was conceived by officers of the 4th Infantry Division, because he was handsomely paid.
"I made the statues of Saddam — even though I didn't want to — because I needed money for my family and to finish my education," he told the Journal. "And I decided to make statues for the Americans for the exact same reasons."
The sculpture was moved from Tikrit, Iraq to its permanent home at Fort Hood, Texas in February 2004.
For more on the statue, you can read further here:
ntrib/20040309/news_1n9statue.html
It is true that Iraqi artist Khalid Alussy (also referred to as "Kalat" in some news reports) fashioned the pair of bronze statues.
It is also true that the sculpture is made of bronze obtained by melting down statues of Saddam Hussein, and that it memorializes members of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division slain in battle in Iraq.
It is not true, however, that the artist created the work because he is "grateful" to American soldiers. Kalat/Khalid, who lost an uncle in a U.S. rocket attack, is "harshly critical" of the United States and its actions in Iraq. He only accepted the project, which was conceived by officers of the 4th Infantry Division, because he was handsomely paid.
"I made the statues of Saddam — even though I didn't want to — because I needed money for my family and to finish my education," he told the Journal. "And I decided to make statues for the Americans for the exact same reasons."
The sculpture was moved from Tikrit, Iraq to its permanent home at Fort Hood, Texas in February 2004.
For more on the statue, you can read further here:
ntrib/20040309/news_1n9statue.html
Ahh yes, money............
Thank you, I shall inform the sender to me that she is full of crap...
What was that about pissing women off??
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Do you know what this is or where this is?
This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace.
Now home to the 4th Infantry division.
It will eventually be shipped home and put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood , TX .
The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by
Saddam Husseinto make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad .
Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country;
He melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers and their fallen warriors.
Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.
To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms.
Do you know why we don't hear about this in the news?
Because it is heart warming and praise worthy..
The media avoids it because it does not have the shock effect.