Update: I wanted to make something clear. Personally, I elected to not watch any of the videos below. I confirmed what they were from screen caps in this article, also linked below.
I was more interested in exposing at least one Olberman fan and the fact that these videos exist. YouTube should not be hosting Death Porn imo. NewsBusters has the story, too.
With Kieth Olberman as his YouTube icon, an allegedly 31 year old engineer from California, whose hobbies include reading the Quran and Math books, ovaisreza, is one of the individuals who appears to be subscribed to these despicable movies portraying American soldiers in Iraq being killed. Internet: Watching Americans Die
Zionist watch out!
I came here as spectator, and was pull down by hate of many Zionist, Islam bashers! I could not stay quite. I do say a lot of things but behind the smoke screen of anger truth is I do not hate any body! I don't hate Americans, even the Zionist variety as long as they keep away from me! Don't expect me to be quite if you try to insult my religion or spread hate against Islam, be prepared for war of words and be prepared to back up crap!
This video is posted by an Ameer111, who appears to have posted 24 videos, many celebrating American soldiers deaths.
Here are a few comments to one video which has been viewed over 4,000 times:
Warlockaxe (2 weeks ago)
Nice shooting. All the American terrorists in Iraq should deserve the same fate. Way to go insurgency, keep up the good work!!
I love Olberman's "special comments". Bush would do himself a favor to hire someone with the skill of KO to write his speeches. I don't always agree with their content but his speeches or comments are the absolute best. Children at my son's school were all wearing Tshirts with Bush's face and the words "Would you vote for President Seinfeld?" I didn't get it until another mom pointed out that Bush's speeches are predictable like Seinfeld episodes. You know all the words before he even opens his mouth! Unfortunately, that's very true. (it's a private school in Manhattan so they can wear what they want - no uniforms anymore)
Posted by: JessieS | Thursday, September 14, 2006 at 09:30 AM
I watched them. Sad. I also wathched videos soldiers have made. All to graphic to post. Look for Tdog or something like that. I was really struck by the different feelings each type evoked. The American soldiers use Korn and other such music for their videos while the insurgents used that same hate chanting stuff they always do. Both were meant to get a rise out of you and both do.
Posted by: thejohnson8 | Thursday, September 14, 2006 at 10:09 AM
Seinfeld episodes predictable? Huh? I don't think so, unless you're watching a repeat. Seinfeld was popular because they refused to use any, any standard sitcom plotlines like:
1. someone gets pregant (2-parter)
2. someone gets sick (2-parter)
3. someone moves out/in together
4. someone bonds with parents, overcoming childhood "trauma"
5. etc etc
In fact, the producer had a motto as I recall "no hugs". In effect, no episode to end on any way shape or form like typical sitcoms.
Banal? Yes. Predictable? No way.
Kids today....
Posted by: jimbo | Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 07:34 AM
I seem to remember that free speech was once considered its own argument. If anyone's ideas had merit they would stand up to those who's ideas did not.
New to this conversation is that realities, not ideas are at loggerheads, and several sides are trying to destroy conversation and force the rest of the world to accept their (sometimes very bizzare) reality, or sneak it in subversively with folk not awake to the threat.
A soldier on either side who rejoices in sadism on other soldiers much less against civilians does more damage to his cause than any who note or complain about the fight, much less those who complain about the sadism.
If a jahidist has pictures bragging about how he killed Americans, then wise leadership in the Army can learn about his techniques. On the other hand those not in either army will see sick cruelty and be more likely to be opposed than if they did not have that info. Heavy American censorship will only lead to the discounting of good news and the expectation that bad news is actually many times worse than is being reported.
Much more problematic is the war of realities, but there too open wide based information has a chance to sort that out. A simple statement about hidden Bioweapon trailers, can conjure images of airconditioned, sealed labs, with all the needed special equipment, and thus be believable. Actual pictures of open trailers covered only in dark brown canvas, sitting in the Iraqi sun, gets the discussion far beyond assertion.
Likewise from the left side, the idea that folk stored explosives in the WTC on the floors other folk intended to fly planes into, and that the buildings would only fall if the steel melted at 3,000 degrees rather than softened at 1,000 can be just as easily refuted.
Ultimately actual reality doesn't care what you think. It is only when you insist on the fantasy in your head that you will be blindsided by it, and damaged more than you might otherwise, as actual reality is rarely better news than your fantasy.
By all means let anybody's reality compete, and may the actual reality win. Eventually it will anyway, it is just a question of how much damage will be done in the meantime.
Posted by: FreeDem | Friday, October 06, 2006 at 01:24 PM