Thursday, July 24, 2008

Idiots II

A "weapon of mass distraction"

A German photographer,Nastasha Hegewald, quoted by Star and Stripes, Mideast edition, dated 22 June 08, says that most of her business (9 out 10 of her clients are Americans) is to take sexy pictures of wives of American soldiers they send to their husbands in Iraq or other war areas.

“Often women pose in lingerie such as lacy bras, stockings and garter belts, but many Americans often like to wear cheerleader outfits, Hegewald said.”

So she was surprised at the reaction Army spouses at a calendar featuring an Italian model, Alessandra Bosco, in “sexy” and/or military outfit. The pictures were taken by a famous Italian photographer, Alberto Magliozzi, who, among others, took the pictures of Madonna for a calendar that sold 800,000 copies.

To tell the truth, the pictures are quite plain as compared with magazines sold everywhere, including in the military shops. So what’s the matter about? Ms Bosco, a professional model, happens to be the spouse of an American soldier !

She has become the “a target of threats, abuse and vandalism that she blames on jealous wives.” Says Star and Stripes. “"I’m a symbol that makes them feel self-conscious if they are overweight or don’t have a job that brings them in the spotlight,” she stated. I think that I share her views.

Her husband a “veteran of deployments to Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa, who works as the 12th CAB operations sergeant major, said Army leaders have told him his wife is a disgrace. "I’ve never been in this situation but I’ve been told my career is on the line," he said. "I’m probably going to be relocated because my wife is a disruption to the community and it is affecting wives’ morale and they can’t have that in [the 12th CAB] rear detachment at this point."

So a soldier, a veteran, is being punished for an alleged misbehaviour of his wife :this seems contrary to any basic principle of justice we learn in Europe, but the US have long given up such principles (Guantanamo, justification for torture, wiretapping etc).

And the Army acts like an ostrich trying to convince Army wives that US soldiers are unlike all other soldiers, just thinking of peace, family values and God (whom they trust…).Indeed sex is a dangerous weapon, as confirmed by this idiotic story. May-be Bush and McCain should consider throwing millions of Bosco’s calendars in Iraq and Afghanistan to demoralize the rebels. So that calendar from a weapon of mass distraction will become a real weapon of mass destruction courtesy of Italians. And Berlusconi, well known for his taste for fresh flesh may give Ms Bosco and the photographer a medal (and invite her to his villa in Sardegna….as he is used to do with young girls.

God created also sex, we are grateful to him.

Sources:

La Repubblica, www.repubblica.it
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=62839&archive=true
http://www.stripes.com/search.asp?searchnow=Y
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=125&article=62919&archive=true

Pictures : repubblica.it

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