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US to send anti suiccide bombing ads to Iraq

Minoriteeburg
22-05-2006, 18:48
(anti-suicide) sorry spelling today is shite...



because if anything is going to stop these guys from strapping bombs to their chests, its television.......right? :rolleyes:

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U.S. produces anti-suicide bombing ad for Iraq

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A simulated suicide bombing will be filmed in downtown Los Angeles this weekend in a campaign by prominent Iraqis who want to dissuade the bombers who have wreaked a devastating toll on their country.

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The 60-second edited film, a simulation of a Baghdad marketplace bombing that will kill or injure 200 people, will air on Iraqi TV in six weeks.

Los Angeles-based commercial filmmaker 900 Frames will film and produce the staged suicide bombing, showing viewers the time just before, during and after the explosion, in an effort to capture the impact of the act.

A group of scholars, businessmen and activists in Iraq and abroad put up the $1 million in production costs, which includes hiring over 200 mostly local actors.

Iraqi leaders recently agreed on a national unity government to curb sectarian violence in the country where suicide bombings are an almost daily occurrence. More than 35,000 Iraqi civilians have died since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, hundreds in suicide attacks.

900 Frames co-founder Drew Plotkin said it was "a tremendous responsibility."

"This is about saving lives," he said. "If we do our job right, it is quite possible this could be the way to stop suicide bombing."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060520/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_security_iraq_ad;_ylt=AueoukXmWyIYaKNj3rioOpGdk3QF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--
Dobbsworld
22-05-2006, 18:51
Riiiiiight. More wishful thinking, more money up the spout. It'd be hilarious if it wasn't so frickin' tragic.
Minoriteeburg
22-05-2006, 18:52
Riiiiiight. More wishful thinking, more money up the spout. It'd be hilarious if it wasn't so frickin' tragic.


there are so many other things the money for this ad could go to....
Dobbsworld
22-05-2006, 18:53
Hey, what's this all about? Saving lives, or finding innovative ways to blow a million bucks a pop?
PsychoticDan
22-05-2006, 18:55
there are so many other things the money for this ad could go to....
I agree that it will probably not have much of an impact, but it was Iraqis tha paid for it, so, who am I to put the idea down? I'm not living in an area plagued by suicide bombers.
Minoriteeburg
22-05-2006, 19:01
I agree that it will probably not have much of an impact, but it was Iraqis tha paid for it, so, who am I to put the idea down? I'm not living in an area plagued by suicide bombers.

got a point there, just goes to show though this new "iraq" is gonna have some serious issues if they dont have enough already.
Dobbsworld
22-05-2006, 19:01
Will it be in high definition?
Minoriteeburg
22-05-2006, 19:02
Will it be in high definition?

THX Surround baby!
Dobbsworld
22-05-2006, 19:03
THX Surround baby!
They oughtta go the whole nine yards, with 3D glasses and Odorama.
Galliam Returned
22-05-2006, 19:04
Propoganda works the other way, why not this way?
Minoriteeburg
22-05-2006, 19:07
They oughtta go the whole nine yards, with 3D glasses and Odorama.

and have all the seats move like in universal studios.

Universal Studios Presents...

IRAQTHE RIDE!!!!
PsychoticDan
22-05-2006, 19:08
and have all the seats move like in universal studios.

Universal Studios Presents...

IRAQTHE RIDE!!!!
For effect they can shoot cow intestines all over the audience while they watch.
Minoriteeburg
22-05-2006, 19:10
For effect they can shoot cow intestines all over the audience while they watch.


and hopefully provide ride goers with puke buckets for easier cleanup.
Dobbsworld
22-05-2006, 19:12
...And that's how you stop Terrorism, folks. With amusement park rides.
Minoriteeburg
22-05-2006, 19:12
...And that's how you stop Terrorism, folks. With amusement park rides.

that would work better than a television commericial.
PsychoticDan
22-05-2006, 19:18
In thinking about it, the title of this thread is misleading. The fact is that Iraqis have hired a US production comapny to film an ad in the US. The thread title implies that the US gov't has something to do with this.
Minoriteeburg
22-05-2006, 19:20
In thinking about it, the title of this thread is misleading. The fact is that Iraqis have hired a US production comapny to film an ad in the US. The thread title implies that the US gov't has something to do with this.


yeah well, i've been on a roll with misleading thread titles, its just been one of those days.

staring at a PC screen all day will do that to you.
Dobbsworld
22-05-2006, 19:24
that would work better than a television commericial.
Well, 'free beer' is kinda out of the question, after all...
DrunkenDove
22-05-2006, 19:32
Propoganda works the other way, why not this way?

It's been tried already. Billions have spent on pro-American marketing since 9/11. It been a hideous failure so far.
RLI Returned
22-05-2006, 19:37
that would work better than a television commericial.

It'd work better than current US foreign policy. ;)