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Website review: See the War, After an Ad for the Army

Sarah Boxer reviews the new website ifilm.com channel, WarZone, in The New York Times (obnoxious, but free, registration required):

This week the Web site ifilm.com introduced a new "channel" called WarZone (www.ifilm.com/warzone) with film clips from World War II, Vietnam, Israel and Iraq. Looking at the selection of videos about Iraq, it's hard to say which are scarier: the clips themselves or the advertisements that run with them.

Let's start with the clips. Click on one, and first you'll get an ad: as rain falls, a father speaks quietly to his son. "You've changed, man. ... On the train back there, you did two things you've never done before ... at least not at the same time. Shook my hand and looked me square in the eye. Where'd that come from?" The United States Army logo flashes on the screen.

posted by Fergie @ 8/07/2005 05:09:00 PM