HOW THE D-DAY INVASION WOULD BE REPORTED
BY TODAY'S PRESS
propus: 10 Feb 2006
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NORMANDY, FRANCE (June 6, 1944)
Three hundred French civilians were
killed and thousands more were wounded
today in the first hours of America's
invasion of continental Europe.
Casualties were heaviest among women and
children. Most of the French casualties
were the result of artillery fire from
American ships attempting to knock out
German fortifications prior to the
landing of hundreds of thousands of U.S.
troops.
Reports from a
makeshift hospital in the French town of
St. Mere Eglise said the carnage was far
worse than the French had anticipated,
and that reaction against the American
invasion was running high. "We are dying
for no reason, "said a Frenchman
speaking on condition of anonymity.
"Americans can't even shoot straight. I
never thought I'd say this, but life was
better under Adolph Hitler."
The invasion also caused severe
environmental damage. American troops,
tanks, trucks and machinery destroyed
miles of pristine shoreline and
thousands of acres of ecologically
sensitive wetlands. It was believed that
the habitat of the spineless French crab
was completely wiped out, thus
threatening the species with extinction.
A representative of Greenpeace said his
organization, which had tried to stall
the invasion for over a year, was
appalled at the destruction, but not
surprised. "This is just another example
of how the military destroys the
environment without a second thought,"
said Christine Moanmore. "And it's all
about corporate greed."
Contacted at his Manhattan condo, a
member of the French governmentin-exile
who abandoned Paris when Hitler invaded,
said the invasion was based solely on
American financial interests. "Everyone
knows that President Roosevelt has ties
to 'big beer,'" said Pierre LeWimp.
"Once the German beer industry is
conquered, Roosevelt's beer cronies will
control the world market and make a
fortune."
Administration
supporters said America's aggressive
actions were based in part on the
assertions of controversial scientist
Albert Einstein, who sent a letter to
Roosevelt speculating that the Germans
were developing a secret weapon -- a
so-called "atomic bomb." Such a weapon
could produce casualties on a scale
never seen before, and cause
environmental damage that could last for
thousands of years. Hitler has denied
having such a weapon and international
inspectors were unable to locate such
weapons even after spending two long
weekends in Germany.
Shortly
after the invasion began, reports
surfaced that German prisoners had been
abused by American soldiers.
Mistreatment of Jews by Germans at their
so-called "concentration camps" has been
rumored, but so far this remains
unproven. Several thousand Americans
died during the first hours of the
invasion, and French officials are
concerned that the uncollected corpses
will pose a public-health risk. "The
Americans should have planned for this
in advance," they said. "It's their
mess, and we don't intend to help clean
it up."
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