{"product_id":"original-u-s-psychological-operations-leaflet-iz-d0xx-operation-iraqi-freedom-iraq-2006","title":"Original U.S. Psychological Operations Leaflet Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, 2003","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"304\" data-start=\"102\"\u003eOriginal double-sided U.S. psychological operations leaflet combining dense textual messaging with symbolic national imagery to assign blame for civilian risk and national destruction to Saddam Hussein.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"718\" data-start=\"306\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"350\" data-start=\"336\"\u003eOperation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Operation Iraqi Freedom\u003cbr data-end=\"377\" data-start=\"374\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"396\" data-start=\"377\"\u003eConflict \/ War:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iraq War\u003cbr data-end=\"408\" data-start=\"405\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"417\" data-start=\"408\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2003\u003cbr data-end=\"425\" data-start=\"422\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"447\" data-start=\"425\"\u003eCountry \/ Theater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iraq\u003cbr data-end=\"455\" data-start=\"452\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"471\" data-start=\"455\"\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Arabic\u003cbr data-end=\"481\" data-start=\"478\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"492\" data-start=\"481\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original printed leaflet, double-sided\u003cbr data-end=\"534\" data-start=\"531\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"549\" data-start=\"534\"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1150\" data-start=\"720\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"736\" data-start=\"720\"\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"739\" data-start=\"736\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"749\" data-start=\"739\"\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"752\" data-start=\"749\"\u003e“The actions of Saddam Hussein are what have made the world wage war on Iraq. Coalition air forces are making every effort to avoid harming innocent civilians. However, Saddam has placed some innocent citizens in military sites so they may die instead of being protected. Therefore, he is prepared to sacrifice all of you, as well as sacred places and Iraq’s history, in exchange for his survival.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1209\" data-start=\"1152\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1164\" data-start=\"1152\"\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1167\" data-start=\"1164\"\u003e“Saddam is the sole cause.\u003cbr data-end=\"1196\" data-start=\"1193\"\u003eBomb Iraq!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1485\" data-start=\"1211\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1223\" data-start=\"1211\"\u003eImagery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1226\" data-start=\"1223\"\u003eThe front presents a formal block of text framed like an official notice. The reverse features the Iraqi flag marked with splashes of blood, alongside a caricature of Saddam Hussein, visually linking national suffering and violence directly to his leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1751\" data-start=\"1487\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1501\" data-start=\"1487\"\u003eObjective:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1504\" data-start=\"1501\"\u003eTo shift moral responsibility for civilian casualties onto Saddam Hussein by portraying him as deliberately endangering civilians, while reinforcing the inevitability of coalition strikes and encouraging psychological separation from 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":48167840514262,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9883\/2285\/files\/71.png?v=1777418782","url":"https:\/\/khajistan.com\/products\/original-u-s-psychological-operations-leaflet-iz-d0xx-operation-iraqi-freedom-iraq-2006","provider":"KHAJISTAN™","version":"1.0","type":"link"}