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Steele (Guardian), June 14 2004

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Steele, Jonathan. "Red Cross ultimatum to US on Saddam." The Guardian (London: The Guardian; http://www.guardian.co.uk. June 14 2004): http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4946618-103681,00.html.

Message Unit 2 - an example of patriotized history

core myths: law-abiding myth				unpatriotized history: It is not a crime for Iraqis to fight against the US in Iraq. It is a crime for the US to capture or kill them.
message (of patriotized history): If these Iraqis really were fighting against the US, then the US would have the right to capture and hold them. It is a crime for an Iraqi to fight the US in Iraq, and it is not a crime for the US to capture those who do.		patriotic change (of history): authority shift
technique: transparent redefinition
text: Hundreds of other Iraqis have been seized since the war often, according to critics, on flimsy suspicion and held for long periods without charge, usually without their families knowing for weeks where they are.

Message Unit 3 - an example of patriotized history

core myths: freedom-pushing myth				unpatriotized history: The US will want the US to stay in Iraq, the US will choose to stay in Iraq, and the US will continue to be the master of Iraq after June 2004. The US will choose some Iraqis to "invite" the US to stay in Iraq.
message (of patriotized history): As of July 2004, Iraq will have an independent government that will choose to invite the US to stay.		patriotic change (of history): mastery/sovereignty shift
technique: transparent redefinition
text: The occupation officially ends on June 30 and US forces will be in Iraq at the invitation of its sovereign government.

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