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Modern report of Normandy landing
How Today's Media Would Report The
June 6, 1944 D-Day Landings
At Normandy
June 6, 1944. - NORMANDY - Three hundred French civilians were killed and
thousands more 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 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 Adolf 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, 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
government-in-exile who abandoned Paris when Hitler invaded said the invasion
was based solely on American financial interests.
"Everyone knows the 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 Americans. Mistreatment of Jews by Germans at so-called "concentration camps"
has been rumored but so far, remains unproven.
Several thousand Americans died during the first hours of the invasion and
French officials are concerned that uncollected corpses 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 clean it up."
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