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| Bring The War Home | |||
| Since the war in Iraq began in March of 2003 the US media has given the American public nothing but sugar coated versions of the reality of the situation on the ground in that country, as well as here at home in America. The glossing over of the realities of this conflict have led the general America public, even those who are (seemingly) informed, engaged, and upset, into a state of numbness and detachment. With this in mind we encourage you, on this upcoming Fourth of July (2006), to Bring The War Home. Since we don't get much from the American media these days we went and looked over the internet and downloaded video and audio, shot and recorded by US Soldiers in the field, which they uploaded onto personal blogs and sites like YouTube; footage chronicling their life in combat in Iraq. We've taken this material and turned it into a sound collage of the gunfire, explosions, and voices the public at large is not hearing here at home, but that they, and the citizens of Iraq, hear day in, and day out. We encourage you to download this MP3 and, along with any fireworks you may be lighting off on the Fourth, play it outdoors at your barbecue - LOUD: play it to remember, and help your neighbors remember, what those fireworks are meant to symbolize each Fourth of July, and so we can begin to discuss what we want those fireworks to symbolize on Fourth of Julys to come. Please distribute this audio far and wide. |
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