Fintan Dunne
Berg's A Big Hit in the S&M Theater
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Iraqatrix: It's Leather War!
Berg's A Big Hit in the S&M Theater
http://www.BreakForNews.com/iraqatrix.htm
by Fintan Dunne, Editor - BreakForNews.com
18th May, 2004 3amET


You know a movie has truly grabbed the mass consciousness, when the question invigorating coffee houses, bars and most dinner tables is: What did you think of Iraqatrix?

I don't know how you feel, but I thought the ending of New World Order's (NWO) latest blockbuster was a little gory and not very believable. Set in modern Iraq during the current conflict, it's a rather predictable movie about torture, psyops and covert action.

However, the sex scenes were racily kinky and the imagery was savage and relentless. From the moment the action kicked off with an opening shot of charred human remains hung from a bridge, through the to the decapitation climax, it grabbed and mostly never let go.

Apart, that is from a boring sub-plot about Washington lawmakers coming out of hibernation for the cliché courtroom drama bit. We all knew that somehow the Rummy guy would get off, but how? The surprise twist of the bad guys beheading their own CIA agent was worthy of the Coen brothers and made for a terrific ending.

Since Iraqatrix opened worldwide on March 31st, 2004 it's been a runaway international success.

Maybe the corporal abuse angle was why Middle Eastern audiences lapped up the movie. Across Iraq, audiences were riveted, scarcely believing their eyes as the drama unfolded with a staged prison abuse scandal.

Meanwhile, US audiences primed by NWO's The Passion and hungry for some more self-flagellation, were equally bowled over.

Americans generally wouldn't take to what you could call a snuff movie with an S&M theme. But the Iraqatrix marketing team borrowed from the Blair Witch Project innovation. They released the movie stills from the sex scenes as if the photos had been leaked for real.

That got the Internet buzz going. Then the mainstream jumped aboard and next thing, before you knew it, we had a hit on our hands --and Nick Berg was a household name.

Movie industry analyst, Bill Payerz says the secret to New World Order's success is their strategic placement of movies in sequence.

"The Passion looks like a completely different movie, but thematically it was all about bodily abuse and torture," notes Payerz.

"Iraqatrix allowed NWO to take a second bite out of the same market --having already built themes with the Gibson movie which ensured the success of the follow-up."


For the movie's previously unknown stars, Nick Berg and Lynndie England, the world- wide attention has come as a surprise. Nick wasn't even sure he wanted to be actor in the first place.

"I was talent spotted a few years ago by an agency," says Berg. "And I got a few bit parts before landing Iraqatrix. But I'm stunned how it has all turned out. I thought it was to be a much more modest production."

Co-star Lyndie England --who is not even a professional actress-- is coyly downplaying her abilities, and credits director Bill Zebub with her stunning debut preformance.

"I just showed up on the set, read the lines and did what I was told," she demurs laughingly. "Bill is a very clever director and he knew exactly what he was trying to achieve. I just went along with it all."

Her refreshing candour sounds more than just a starlet's cynical fake praise. By the way, rumor has it that she and John Milops --who plays her boyfriend in the movie-- had more than just a professional relationship on the set.


With Iraqatrix having hansomely rewarded investors and continuing to do good box office --weeks after launch, NWO and director Bill Zebub are considering releasing more stills as part of a push for the sequel: Iraqatrix II.

And movie house New World Order have given Zebub a blank cheque for future projects, say inside sources. They can afford to, after a string of runaway hits has left their balance sheet drenched in black ink.

From their first mega hit, the legendary fall 2001 production: Wag the WTC; to the reality-drama 2003 success of Embedded: Shock & Awe; to the recent Christmas comedy Saddamplicity double feature; it's all been a goldmine for NWO and their associated defense industry arm, the giant MilliPlex Inc.

The synergy between Milliplex and NWO goes a good way to explaining their early successes. NWO's movie budgets are kept down because they are able to use MilliPlex's troops, munitions and theater suport.

While, Milliplex sees the movies as helping to condition US attitudes, to help form a brand image for it's Guantanamo division, to lead world opinion by the nose and hopefully to generate the kind of profit margins which only frenzied international conflict can produce.

It's a winning combination. But with competitors around the world eager to pre-empt or copy that success, no wonder the next NWO blockbuster is shrouded in secrecy.

Don't say you heard it from me, but it stars Arnie Z. himself --in a big budget epic set in California, following a bioterror incident and an attack on the Golden Gate bridge. Shooting is set to begin very soon.

The above article is a satirical onslaught on a
simplistic view of what is going on in media and
in the world. No disrespect is intended to those
who suffered very real abuse as US prisoners,
or to the real loss by the family of Nick Berg.
Fintan Dunne,
BreakForNews.com 18th May '04

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Update 1
Western Voice Heard On
Nick Berg Videotape
http://www.BreakForNews.com/NickBerg.htm
by Fintan Dunne, Editor BreakForNews.com
13th May, 2004 9pmET EXCLUSIVE

Western Voice--Berg Tape
http://www.BreakForNews.com/berg-thywillbedone.mp3

Fintan Dunne
live interview with Alex Merklinger on MysteriesoftheMind
discussing Iraqatrix

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