Talk:Firdos Square

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"The site of the famous image of American troops toppling the statue of Saddam Hussein - many critics have since pointed out that the event was staged and images of the celebrating Iraqis were doctored to make the crowd appear larger than the few dozen who actually attended"

First, it is hard to doctor live TV. I'm also reading that around 150 Iraqis (rather than a "few dozen") were there even from sites critical of the event, and the article cited makes no mention of Fidrus Square specifically. Hmm, staged... rather than spontaneous? I'll try to look that up, but I'm sure there are people more aware of what's happening in Iraq than me that could try to confirm what's written. Xen0phile 16:08, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Well, I found many blogs and indymedia posts, plus this Seattle PI editorial. Some make reference to an article by Robert Fisk for the Independent, but a paid subscription is required to read it. Xen0phile 17:18, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
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