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== Samples/Lyrics ==
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*"Iraq says nineteen people died" (sample source unknown)
 
*"We won't know that until a full assessment has taken place in due course" (sample source unknown)
 
  
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== Comments ==
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== Samples / Lyrics ==
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* The jingle at the end of [[Iraq Says]] is taken from a [[Sesame Street]] clip: "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QimBkBFspbY&feature=youtu.be&t=2m31 Wanda The Word Fairy Visits Sesame Street]". <ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13628</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QimBkBFspbY&feature=youtu.be&t=2m31s</ref>
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*Samples audio segments found in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asG9Ksx69YA The Terminator video game], released on the Sega Genesis in 1992.
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*"Iraq says nineteen people died" spoken by a female English journalist/reporter (sample source unknown but likely to be BBC news).
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*"We won't know that until a full assessment has taken place in due course" spoken by an English male, most likely a military spokesman or politician (sample source unknown but likely from the same news segment).
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== Trivia ==
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On January 13, 1993, U.S.-led coalition forces conducted air strikes against eight Iraqi antiaircraft missile sites and related control facilities. Multiple news sources and other journals indicate that Iraqi state media stated 19 people died<ref>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-30-mn-8627-story.html</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/wCTWeThhYMs?t=394</ref>. This is probably the incident referred to in "Iraq Says".
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== Videos ==
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== External links==
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== References ==
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[[Category:Old Tunes Vol. 2 tracks]]

Latest revision as of 21:17, 24 September 2025

Iraq Says
Running time 0:38
Appears on Old Tunes Vol. 2


Comments[edit]

Samples / Lyrics[edit]

  • The jingle at the end of Iraq Says is taken from a Sesame Street clip: "Wanda The Word Fairy Visits Sesame Street". [1][2]
  • Samples audio segments found in The Terminator video game, released on the Sega Genesis in 1992.
  • "Iraq says nineteen people died" spoken by a female English journalist/reporter (sample source unknown but likely to be BBC news).
  • "We won't know that until a full assessment has taken place in due course" spoken by an English male, most likely a military spokesman or politician (sample source unknown but likely from the same news segment).

Trivia[edit]

On January 13, 1993, U.S.-led coalition forces conducted air strikes against eight Iraqi antiaircraft missile sites and related control facilities. Multiple news sources and other journals indicate that Iraqi state media stated 19 people died[3][4]. This is probably the incident referred to in "Iraq Says".

Videos[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13628
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QimBkBFspbY&feature=youtu.be&t=2m31s
  3. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-30-mn-8627-story.html
  4. https://youtu.be/wCTWeThhYMs?t=394