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[Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee]

Claim: A mural in Iraq depicts an airplane slamming into buildings resembling the World Trade Center towers.


Status: True.






Origins: On 26 March 2003, a mural showing an airplane crashing into one of two tall vertical buildings and setting it aflame (while a second airplane approaches the other building) was discovered by U.S. Marines searching Iraqi military headquarters in Nasiriya. The plane in this cheerily-hued painting bears the logo and color scheme of Iraqi Airlines.

The now famous photo, which shows two Marines in front of the mural, was taken by Joe Raedle, a photo journalist accompanying the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force from Task Force Tarawa.

No comment has so far been offered as to whether the mural pre-dates the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City or whether it was painted afterwards in celebration of same.

Last updated: 30 March 2003







http://www.snopes.com/rumors/mural.php

[Summer Wine]

Was it post or pre 9/11? What does it tell you? Does it tell the same story to others??

[rapier]

I don't see the big deal. Is your point that the Invasion of Iraq was justified -not because of the supposed WMD, but because an iraqi painted an insensitive mural?

What would be interesting, is if it was proved to pre-date 9/11. thats about the only significance to this.

[Gopher]

The article claims it's not clear whether it's pre- or post-9/11. I strongly suspect that it's post-9/11, as it would be not a little outrageous to link the Iraqi govt to 9/11. But it's still not obviously clear whether it celebrates or just memorializes the event.

I would be inclined to guess that it probably celebrates the event. But this is not surprising. Some people do indeed celebrate this event. Particularly in the Middle East. I saw it firsthand in Chile, too. I saw dancing.

[On the other hand]

Sheesh, Joo. With all that's happening in Iraq these days, you think a two year old story about a mural is worth the bandwidth?

I strongly doubt it indicates that anyone in Iraq had advance knowledge of 9-11. Al Qaeda operatives do not strike me as the kind of guys who discuss their planned crimes with graffiti artists.

[Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee]

It shows the mindset of Bathists.

[Summer Wine]

So what! Bathists don't like America? That was proven in 1991, they sure wouldn't like them any better now they are in their country.

[Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee]

No Bathists play a role and played a role in the middle east atmosphere of incitement of violence against the US.

If all the worlds Bathistsm Khomenists, Nasser followers , and Bin Laden lovers were suddenly deprived of O2 then there would be virtually no anti US terror in the world.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

I was just reading 'Prisoner of Wonderland'. There's an account of how a kid came in dressed like Bin Laden for Halloween, and the K-teachers and director thought it was great and made much ado about it.

Perhaps while they're at it and destroying things for being disagreeable, the US military could also blow up Wonderland? It would make for a much better use of munitions.

[Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee]

Ah but that kid wasn't inciting violence or sponsering terror. Bathists , Khomeni lovers and Bin Laden followers do it as much as the go get air.

If there weren't any Bathists , Khomeni lovers and Bin Laden followers then there would be virtually no anti US terror. The US is justified in using nearly any means neccessary to force them to give up their war.

[igotthisguitar]