{"product_id":"original-u-s-psychological-operations-leaflet-iz-d0xx-operation-iraqi-freedom-iraq-2003-copy-6","title":"Original U.S. Psychological Operations Leaflet Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, 2003","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"384\" data-start=\"102\"\u003eOriginal double-sided U.S. psychological operations leaflet produced during Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. Printed in Arabic, the leaflet depicts Iraqi military positioning within civilian and religious spaces, framing the regime as responsible for placing non-combatants at risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"798\" data-start=\"386\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"430\" data-start=\"416\"\u003eOperation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Operation Iraqi Freedom\u003cbr data-end=\"457\" data-start=\"454\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"476\" data-start=\"457\"\u003eConflict \/ War:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iraq War\u003cbr data-end=\"488\" data-start=\"485\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"497\" data-start=\"488\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2003\u003cbr data-end=\"505\" data-start=\"502\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"527\" data-start=\"505\"\u003eCountry \/ Theater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iraq\u003cbr data-end=\"535\" data-start=\"532\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"551\" data-start=\"535\"\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Arabic\u003cbr data-end=\"561\" data-start=\"558\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"572\" data-start=\"561\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original printed leaflet, double-sided\u003cbr data-end=\"614\" data-start=\"611\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"629\" data-start=\"614\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Surplus copy retained outside field distribution. Acquired from the personal materials of an unnamed U.S. military servicemember. Never airdropped or field-distributed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"894\" data-start=\"800\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"816\" data-start=\"800\"\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"819\" data-start=\"816\"\u003eFront: “Saddam’s first line of defense is made up of innocent civilians.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1284\" data-start=\"896\"\u003eBack:\u003cbr data-end=\"904\" data-start=\"901\"\u003e“The actions of Saddam Hussein are what have brought the world to war against Iraq. The coalition forces are making every effort to avoid harming innocent civilians. However, Saddam has placed some Iraqi citizens in military positions to be killed instead of protecting them. He is prepared to sacrifice all of you, along with holy sites and Iraq’s history, for his own survival.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1665\" data-start=\"1286\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1298\" data-start=\"1286\"\u003eImagery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1301\" data-start=\"1298\"\u003eThe front shows a stylized urban Iraqi setting with a mosque, residential buildings, and civilian infrastructure interspersed with military equipment including tanks and defensive positions. Civilians are depicted within the same space as military assets, visually reinforcing the claim that the regime is embedding forces among non-combatants and protected sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1972\" data-start=\"1667\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1681\" data-start=\"1667\"\u003eObjective:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1684\" data-start=\"1681\"\u003eTo frame the Iraqi regime as responsible for civilian casualties by portraying it as deliberately using human shields and placing military targets within civilian and religious areas, thereby shifting moral responsibility away from coalition forces and encouraging distrust of the regime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatured in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/khajistan.com\/products\/american-war-propaganda-leaflets-1990-2022?variant=46423468146902\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerican War Propaganda Leaflets, 1990–2022, Khajistan Press.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExhibited in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pioneerworks.org\/exhibitions\/office-of-war-information-o-w-i\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKhajistan: Office of War Information (O.W.I.) at Pioneer Works, New York, May 08 – Aug 09, 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KHAJISTAN™","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48165062312150,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9883\/2285\/files\/64.png?v=1777418748","url":"https:\/\/khajistan.com\/products\/original-u-s-psychological-operations-leaflet-iz-d0xx-operation-iraqi-freedom-iraq-2003-copy-6","provider":"KHAJISTAN™","version":"1.0","type":"link"}