Veracifier is a (relatively) new show (vlog?) about politics being produced by Next New Networks (an interesting Business Week writeup on what they’re doing).

I first came across the show when I read about their interview with John Kerry before his appearance on the Colbert Report. Veracifier had footage of Colbert out of character, which I couldn’t resist seeing. That led me to their website, where I found that “Japanese-Iraqi Solidarity Feeds Hungry Iraq” was the title of their first release. Here it is:

What’s interesting about this? Truth is, aside from a couple of short interviews, we don’t get to hear much from people on the ground at all. And, in terms of what Japan’s Self-Defense Forces members are doing, we hear very little, and see even less. We get to see some yellow bags with an expression of gratitude printed on them.

Well enough. Nonetheless, what I think we’re seeing is a very simple example of what the Ministry of Defense or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs could be doing if they desired to increase public awareness of what their mission in Iraq is all about. If.