Reading a Post-modern US Text :Expressing Out the Subconscious
... ambiguity and uncertainty. The ugly part of the scene is when the US marine covered the face of Saddam with an American flag . One reading can be elicited from this act is the real intention of the US to americanize Iraq after this bloody occupation. It was a grave mistake similar to Bush’s slip of the tongue after the attacks of September 11th when he mentioned something about the crusade . It was speaking out in public and to the whole world the subconscious of the Americans , “We are only crusading the Middle East, ” the US marine said subconsciously. Another hypothetical interpretation of the improper US flag event of this tragic scene is that Saddam has played a major role to serve the interests of the USA to the extent that he should be honored with the American flag. Thanks to him, the USA has become now a hyper power. There is no place for the Russians , the French , the Germans or the Chinese. The British are only subordinates. They are only there to materialize or rather market the so-called coalition forces in US TV networks and newspapers. Or was it simply a reflection of the disgusting arrogant character of the US spreading like a disease in their television networks and newspapers . A Japanese recipe in this matter can help fight this wild virus. Now, we come to the next turn of event when the US marine replaced the American flag with an Iraqi one after realizing his grave mistake . It is worth mentioning here that the White House apologized for Bush’s Crusade slip of the tongue at that time as it was wrong to speak out the subconscious in public The new significant incident is bringing an old Iraqi flag without the phrase “ Allahu Akbar : Allah is the greatest ” added by Saddam Husain during the Gulf War . How did they secure this old flag at this spontaneous moment ? Was it planned ? The only difference between the two flags is that Islamic phrase uttered in public six times in every call for prayer from every mosque located in every part of the whole world. Why did that US marine use the flag without that symbolic phrase ? How does this literal part of the scene fit with the figurative aspect of it . One reading that can be deduced of this poststructural painting is that Iraq is going to be a secular state tailored according to the American standards . Baghdad, the symbolic capital of the Muslim world , will soon b...