Pearls of Iraq: Iraq PCO Weekly Update, January 14, 2006
Every week, Friday or Saturday I will continue to challenge the media to report PCO’s Iraqi reconstruction achievements and link to the weekly updates.
This week in the update (click here), is a link for a video (click here). I am a very visually focused person and this video covers some of the reconstructions efforts and challenges through video clips. In the video, they discuss the importance of sustainable reconstruction through training of Iraqis and taking responsibility of the reconstruction effort and security issues. I appreciate the effort taken to film this video and look forward to future videos about the reconstruction.
Two more videos concentrate on our beloved Iraqi children. May God continue to improve their situation and provide them with education, healthcare and an improved and happy childhood.
Below are the real player links…
How a visit to one Baghdad school touched the lives of a special group of deaf and mute Iraqi students.
http://hn.afnews.af.mil/Meta/Video/helping%20deaf.ram
1st Armored Division Soldiers helping to rebuild a Baghdad school through community outreach.
http://hn.afnews.af.mil/Meta/Video/outreach.ram
From the pdf file, the highlights pulled out from this week's update are the many video links and the 8 strategy objectives or pillars.
1.Defeat the Terrorists and Neutralize the Insurgency [ I would say…transform and ask these groups to put down their arms and pick up tools and start rebuilding]
2.Transition Iraq to Security Self-Reliance
3.Help Iraqis to Forge a National Compact for Democratic Government
4.Help Build Government Capacity and Provide Essential Services
5.Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy [Encourage private sector commerce and industry development. Currently the French, Germans, Dutch, Norwegians and even China have investments and industry growing in Iraq providing jobs to the Iraqi people]
6.Help Iraq Strengthen the Rule of Law and Promote Civil Rights
7.Increase International Support for Iraq [Non-American corporations are investing and building in Iraq while the US corporations are holding back or keeping a low profile outside of the military contracts]
8.Strengthen Public Understanding of Coalition Efforts and Public Isolation of the Insurgents [Vocation and Educational training goes a long way. Those with good jobs are less likely to find idle time and are more committed to rebuilding their country]
I would like to add, continue to fund basic infrastructure projects until such time there is a strong enough foundation and other diverse support for reconstruction of Iraq.
The Challenge: I challenge a major network to produce a weekly 30 minute program on the PCO projects. I challenge major and local newspapers to provide, free of charge, donated “white space”, meaning pages, to print these updates every week. Challenge your favorite TV networks and newspapers. Challenge your local radio stations to provide a 7 minute focused update. Dare them to cover these projects! I bet the media would find interested sponsors for this type of programming. It should be prime time. The people want to know and deserve to know where their tax money is going and how it is being used.
This week in the update (click here), is a link for a video (click here). I am a very visually focused person and this video covers some of the reconstructions efforts and challenges through video clips. In the video, they discuss the importance of sustainable reconstruction through training of Iraqis and taking responsibility of the reconstruction effort and security issues. I appreciate the effort taken to film this video and look forward to future videos about the reconstruction.
Two more videos concentrate on our beloved Iraqi children. May God continue to improve their situation and provide them with education, healthcare and an improved and happy childhood.
Below are the real player links…
How a visit to one Baghdad school touched the lives of a special group of deaf and mute Iraqi students.
http://hn.afnews.af.mil/Meta/Video/helping%20deaf.ram
1st Armored Division Soldiers helping to rebuild a Baghdad school through community outreach.
http://hn.afnews.af.mil/Meta/Video/outreach.ram
From the pdf file, the highlights pulled out from this week's update are the many video links and the 8 strategy objectives or pillars.
1.Defeat the Terrorists and Neutralize the Insurgency [ I would say…transform and ask these groups to put down their arms and pick up tools and start rebuilding]
2.Transition Iraq to Security Self-Reliance
3.Help Iraqis to Forge a National Compact for Democratic Government
4.Help Build Government Capacity and Provide Essential Services
5.Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy [Encourage private sector commerce and industry development. Currently the French, Germans, Dutch, Norwegians and even China have investments and industry growing in Iraq providing jobs to the Iraqi people]
6.Help Iraq Strengthen the Rule of Law and Promote Civil Rights
7.Increase International Support for Iraq [Non-American corporations are investing and building in Iraq while the US corporations are holding back or keeping a low profile outside of the military contracts]
8.Strengthen Public Understanding of Coalition Efforts and Public Isolation of the Insurgents [Vocation and Educational training goes a long way. Those with good jobs are less likely to find idle time and are more committed to rebuilding their country]
I would like to add, continue to fund basic infrastructure projects until such time there is a strong enough foundation and other diverse support for reconstruction of Iraq.
The Challenge: I challenge a major network to produce a weekly 30 minute program on the PCO projects. I challenge major and local newspapers to provide, free of charge, donated “white space”, meaning pages, to print these updates every week. Challenge your favorite TV networks and newspapers. Challenge your local radio stations to provide a 7 minute focused update. Dare them to cover these projects! I bet the media would find interested sponsors for this type of programming. It should be prime time. The people want to know and deserve to know where their tax money is going and how it is being used.
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