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Fattah (NYT), November 22 2005

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Fattah, Hassan M. "Iraqi Factions Seek Timetable for U.S. Pullout." New York Times (www.nytimes.com. November 22 2005): http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/22/international/middleeast/22arab.html.

Message Unit 1 - an example of patriotized history

core myths				unpatriotized history: The US killed thousands of Shiite members of a Shiite-led Iraqi security force for trying to make the US leave immediately.
message (of patriotized history): Shiite leaders don't want the Americans to leave too soon.		patriotic change (of history)
technique: transparent redefinition
text: Shiite leaders have long maintained that a pullout should be done according to milestones, and not before Iraqi security forces are fully operational.

Message Unit 2 - an example of patriotized history

core myths				unpatriotized history: The US killed thousands of Shiite members of a Shiite-led Iraqi security force for trying to make the US leave immediately.
message (of patriotized history): Iraqis who fight for the US are Iraqi forces; Iraqis who fight against the US are not Iraqi forces.		patriotic change (of history)
technique: transparent redefinition
text: Shiite leaders have long maintained that a pullout should be done according to milestones, and not before Iraqi security forces are fully operational.

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