No Basis for War of Choice: War Party's Atrocity Porn
/The horrific experience
of Iraqi woman Jumana Hanna -- supposedly imprisoned, raped, and
tortured for years on the orders of Uday Hussein -- was cited by the
Bush administration and its supporters as "reason alone" for the war.
But Hanna's story -- like the rest of the administration's case -- was
a tissue of fabrications. The face of Jumana Mikhail Hanna, a
40-year-old Iraqi expatriate who lives in northern California with her
mother and children, is an instrument that appears designed for the
specific task of conveying anguish. Photographs of Hanna published in
the January 2005 issue of Esquire depict her in poses of agony as she
visits locations in Iraq where, prior to the U.S. invasion, she was
reportedly tortured. On the strength of her story, and her usefulness
in aiding occupation authorities track down Iraqi officials suspected
of committing Saddam-era atrocities, Hanna became a heroine in
neo-conservative circles. But subsequent developments revealed that
Hanna wasn't a brave witness, but rather a brazen con artist. Hanna's
story was perfectly tailored to the needs of Bush administration
propagandists. And her ability to give photographers their desired
"money shot" her body wracked by uncontrollable sobs, her face
contorted in unspeakable grief displayed an ability to simulate
emotion worthy of a porn star. The problem was that everything about
Hanna' s story is a lie. [more]
- Proof of Massive Anglo-American Media Lying Over Iraq [more]
