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Glanz (NYT), November 17 2005

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Glanz, James. "American Faces Charge of Graft for Work in Iraq." New York Times (www.nytimes.com. November 17 2005): http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/17/international/middleeast/17reconstruct.html.

Message Unit 1 - an example of patriotized history

core myths				unpatriotized history: The basic condition in Iraq was one of illegal conquest and killing of the nonsubmitting citizens, not legal authority.
message (of patriotized history): There was a basic condition of legal authority in Iraq, but then these criminal acts may have happened.		patriotic change (of history)
technique
text: In what is expected to be the first of a series of criminal charges against officials and contractors overseeing the rebuilding of Iraq, an American has been charged with paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks to American occupation authorities and their spouses to obtain construction contracts, according to a complaint unsealed late yesterday.

Message Unit 2 - an example of patriotized history

core myths				unpatriotized history: The US is using Iraqi money to repair Iraqi property blown up by the US and to build new structures to support the US-controlled regime for Iraq.
message (of patriotized history): The US government wants to help Iraq, but insurgents are preventing it.		patriotic change (of history)
technique
text: the rebuilding effort in Iraq, which has largely failed to live up to the hopes of United States officials. Large amounts of the money appropriated for rebuilding have been spent on securing projects and repairing sabotage, both results of insurgent activity.

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