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A group of arabs is lured to a hotel with a casting. Turns out they are casted as cannon fodder villagers for an recreated Iraqi village in Germany, build for training purposes of the US Army.
A group of arabs is lured to a hotel with a casting. Turns out they are casted as cannon fodder villagers for an recreated Iraqi village in Germany, build for training purposes of the US Army.
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Angry a group of Arabs runs out of the room on the 16th floor of the Rotterdam Golden Tulip Hotel.
,, This is all nonsense,''while a man makes an angry gesture. Others, while shaking their head, walk to the exit.
The dozens of Arab Dutch feel misled by the advertisement in several newspapers, which calls for 'Arabic-speaking extras. "
A 'casting', organised by the German SST, almost runs out of control as it becomes clear where they really are looking for: Arabs who wish to work on the training of American soldiers sent to Iraq.
,, I came completely from Den Haag,''says an angry Moroccan. ,, I thought that this was a role in a film. If I had known this, I was never stepped on the train. They should not think that I am going to cooperate with the occupation of an Arab country.''The Hagenees walks out of the room, cursing.
The German spokesman for SST, which provides intercultural training for NATO troops in Germany, explains that the ad is kept deliberately vague for reasons of security. He wants for this reason, but no name in the newspaper.
The whole meeting has been shrouded, causing an tense atmosphere at the hotel. Everyone is suspicious.
An Arabic-speaking staff member when asked, only say that the cooperation with the American army. Only when the visitors an alternating in groups go inside, they get to hear the whole story.
Interpreted that the American army is looking for people who for at least three weeks in an Iraqi village 'in Germany want to stay. The Arabs have a role. One is mayor, the other bakery and others are resistance fighters.
,, Die courses are designed to prepare soldiers for a country and culture where they do not know off,''tells the SST employee. ,, They will learn to respect the local population to go. The intention is that they are the mistakes of their predecessors learning.''
But why search Netherlands? ,, We are looking all over Europe. The training can be given any time. People hear only a few weeks in advance that they are to the German Hohenfels morale. The group must therefore be as large as possible, so we always have enough people.''
An Iraqi-Kurdish refugee, who, like everyone here with absolutely no name in the newspaper wants, has ears to the job. ,, I can use the money properly,''he says. ,, But it seems to me that Americans have a good impression of our people and therefore less cause problems. If so, I can help my people, why not.''
But then he wants to first make sure that the Americans no double agenda. The Germans may distrust. ,, People do not want to be part of the war against their own country.''
He assures the Arab people that the peaceful training. ,, Once a shot is fired, should the exercise. Because then something went wrong.''