Check This Out..

[William H. (Bill) Barham]

You'll never see this on the news.

This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace,

now home to the 4th Infantry division.

It will eventually be shipped home and put in the

memorial museum in Fort Hood, TX .

The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat,

who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make

the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted

Baghdad.



Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country;

he melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam

and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers

and their fallen warriors.

Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.



To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the

soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms.



Bill

 

[TOMMY RICH]

That's cool

 

[fatrap]

Unbelieveable!! I'm speechless

fatrap

 

[Christopher Laurencio]

Awesome - Great Story Bill.

 

[William H. (Bill) Barham]

I thought it was something pretty special. I just find it interesting that I never saw this on the news anywhere. I found this on another board. Why does the news always have to be negative?



Bill

 

[Terry Hutchison]

Great story Bill

Good news doesn't attract viewers or readers. How long do you think a "good news" channel would last? Bad news and sensationalism are what sells. Hutch

 

[Michael Snow]

Because it isn't true... http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/kalat.asp.



The guy made it, but was paid to, and in part:



The officers didn't question Mr. Alussy further about his political views. Had they pressed him, they might have learned that he's harshly critical of the U.S. and bitter over an American rocket attack during the war that killed his uncle. In an interview, he says he thinks the war was fought for oil and holds the U.S. responsible for the violence and unemployment that have plagued Iraq since.



"I made the statues of Saddam
http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/kalat.asp

 

[William H. (Bill) Barham]

Rats, isn't that always the way? Well, it made me feel good for a while anyway Snowman.



Bill

 

[Michael Snow]

Yeah, I'm a killjoy, I know .