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According to some of the men and women who fought there, as well as reporters, Iraqis in general are viewed by many U.S combatants as "towel heads", camel jockies and worse. Recent testimony at the so-called Winter Soldier hearings near Washington DC revealed that the use of pejorative descriptions for Iraqis is common-place. How does it affect the way Iraqis regard American soldiers. Phillip Martin explains.
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According to some of the men and women who fought there, as well as reporters, Iraqis in general are viewed by many U.S combatants as "towel heads", camel jockies and worse. Recent testimony at the so-called Winter Soldier hearings near Washington DC revealed that the use of pejorative descriptions for Iraqis is common-place. How does it affect the way Iraqis regard American soldiers. Phillip Martin explains.
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Friday March 21, 2008 , The World
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The number of Iraqis killed during five years of war has ranged from 150,000 to more than 600,000. War opponents say that Americans pay comparatively little attention to Iraq?s civilian dead, displaced and injured and prejudice may explain why. That was a common sentiment expressed by dozens of ex-US combatants testifying last month (March) at an anti-war event in Silver Springs, Maryland. It was called "Winter Soldier." Phillip Martin has this report as part of his series on the role of color and culture in shaping national identity.
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Mike Prysner (PRIZE-NER) was 21 when he was deployed to northern Iraq in 2003. He was among several veterans testifying at the Winter Soldier hearings. Prysner said just about every day, for the entire year he was in Iraq, he heard derogatory language being used to describe the Iraqi people...
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