Iscenesat virkelighed?

Nedrivningen af en statue af Iraks forhenværende diktator, Saddam Hussein, har vist sig at være en teatralsk og iscenesat begivenhed med den internationale presse som tilskuer - overvåget af den amerikanske hær.

Billederne herunder viser scenen, som den angiveligt udspillede sig, da billederne ramte alverdens nyhedssider:

Sandheden viste sig dog at være en helt anden:

The up close action video of the statue being destroyed is broadcast around the world as proof of a massive uprising. Still photos grabbed off of Reuters show a long-shot view of Fardus Square... it's empty save for the U.S. Marines, the International Press, and a small handful of Iraqis. There are no more than 200 people in the square at best.

The Marines have the square sealed off and guarded by tanks. A U.S. mechanized vehicle is used to pull the statue of Saddam from it's base. The entire event is being hailed as an equivalent of the Berlin Wall falling... but even a quick glance of the long-shot photo shows something more akin to a carefully constructed media event tailored for the television cameras.

Kilde: file:///Users/FG/Documents/Undervisning/Undervisning/Kildekritik/Jessica%20Lynch/The%20Pulling%20of%20the%20Statue%20was%20a%20Staged%20Media%20Event.htm