Kez
17th November 2001, 15:57
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Article by: Marcio
Wednesday 12 Sep 2001
There's an important point in the power of press, specifically the power of CNN.
>>All around the world we are subjected to 3 or 4 huge news distributors,and one of them - as you well know - is CNN. Very well, I guess all of you have been seeing (just as I've been) images from this company. In
>>particular, one set of images called my attencion: the Palestinians celebrating the bombing, out on the streets, eating some cake and making funny faces for the camera.
>>Well, THOSE IMAGES WERE SHOT BACK IN 1991!!! Those are images of Palestinians celebrating the invasion of Kuwait! It's simply unacceptable that a super-power of cumminications as CNN uses images
which do not correspond to the reality in talking about so serious an issue.
>>A teacher of mine, here in Brazil, has videotapes recorded in 1991, with the very same images; he's been sending emails to CNN, Globo (the major TV network in Brazil) and newspapers, denouncing what I myself classify as a crime against the public opinion. If anyone of you has access to this kind of files, serch for it. In the meanwhile, I'll try to put my hands' on a copy of this tape.n But now, think for a moment about the impact of such images. Your people is hurt, emotionally fragile, and this kind broadcast have very high possibility of causing waves of anger and rage against Palestinians.It's simply irresponsible to show images such as those.
Finally, I'd like to say that we all regret and condemn all that has happened in the last days; but Nikos has a point here. I really
>don't want to be misunderstood here, but the truth is that US government had shown no respect for other countries in the last decades. In the 60s and 70s they had halped lots of military coups throughout the world
>>(including Brazil in 64). Later, with Reagan and Bush Father, the
>>Washington Consensus have been demolishing the bases of our
>economies,
>>making us more and more dependant (and, many of us, prehocupied with
>>this situation).
>>
>>Your current president quickly made things worse: Kioto Protocol,
>Star
>>Wars, Colombia Plan, the exchange of rain forest for pieces of
>external
>>debt, tha abandonment of the position of third party in negotiations
>>between IRA and England, and between Palestinians and Israel. All
>those
>>mistakes in US external politics made your country more hatred than
>>before, and, of course, more vulnerable.
>>
>>Listen, I'm NOT justifying the terrorist actions that took place in
>your
>>country; but it seems to me that, if your leaders had come along
>another
>>path of thoughts and actions, you wouldn't be suffering what you are
>>now.
>>
>>Best regards, and the hope that everything is resolved for the best
>of
>>all of us
>>
>>Márcio A. V. Carvalho
>>State University of Campinas - Brazil
>
>This appears to corroborate the Indymedia report
>
>DATE: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 22:35:40
>>> From: Rachel Alexander
>>
>>> hey all-
>>>
>>> if you're annoyed that i'm sending you my ideas on the world trade
>>> center stuff, just let me know and i'll stop. but i feel like i
>need
>>> to share a story i just heard.
>>>
>>> i just attended a peace vigil at stanford, and one of my friends
>>> spoke up, adding a dimension to the discussion i'd never heard.
>he's
>>> palestinian and lebanese, and has spent most of his life in the
>>> middle east. he talked to his parents shortly after the bombing,
>and
>>> they told him that, far from "celebrating in the streets," most
>>> palestinians are completely terrified about US retaliation. of
>>> course, there are some who were happy to hear the news-- there are
>>> extremists everywhere. but realistically, they have much more to
>fear
>>> than to celebrate.
>>>
>>> secondly, and this was the most frightening, he pointed out that,
>>> because the time difference between here and the middle east is
>close
>>> to 11 hours (west coast time), it was night time there when the
>>> attacks occurred. yet the footage of palestinians "celebrating the
>>> terrorist attack" is shot in broad daylight. the media has been
>>> playing footage that obviously could not have been shot directly
>>> after the incident. this is absolutely terrifying. the news
>stations
>>> have essentially lied to millions of american viewers, assuming 1.
>>> that nobody would notice this discrepancy, and 2. that if noticed,
>>> nobody would care.
>>>
>>> i am in no way condoning the violence that took place today, but i
>>> feel it is critical for us to control our emotions enough to see
>the
>>> real truth in this matter and attempt to grasp the multiple sides
>of
>>> this issue. if indeed this is "another pearl harbor," as so many
>are
>>> saying, i would hate to see a repeat of what happened after that
>>> bombing-- blatant persecution of and internment of
>>> japanese-americans-- this time perpetrated against arab-americans.
>>> anyway, i know most of you agree with me on this anyway...but just
>a
>>> reminder to KEEP AN OPEN MIND. and never believe everything the
>>> mainstream media feeds ya.
>>>
>>> love to you all
i got this from another source
comrade kamo
Article by: Marcio
Wednesday 12 Sep 2001
There's an important point in the power of press, specifically the power of CNN.
>>All around the world we are subjected to 3 or 4 huge news distributors,and one of them - as you well know - is CNN. Very well, I guess all of you have been seeing (just as I've been) images from this company. In
>>particular, one set of images called my attencion: the Palestinians celebrating the bombing, out on the streets, eating some cake and making funny faces for the camera.
>>Well, THOSE IMAGES WERE SHOT BACK IN 1991!!! Those are images of Palestinians celebrating the invasion of Kuwait! It's simply unacceptable that a super-power of cumminications as CNN uses images
which do not correspond to the reality in talking about so serious an issue.
>>A teacher of mine, here in Brazil, has videotapes recorded in 1991, with the very same images; he's been sending emails to CNN, Globo (the major TV network in Brazil) and newspapers, denouncing what I myself classify as a crime against the public opinion. If anyone of you has access to this kind of files, serch for it. In the meanwhile, I'll try to put my hands' on a copy of this tape.n But now, think for a moment about the impact of such images. Your people is hurt, emotionally fragile, and this kind broadcast have very high possibility of causing waves of anger and rage against Palestinians.It's simply irresponsible to show images such as those.
Finally, I'd like to say that we all regret and condemn all that has happened in the last days; but Nikos has a point here. I really
>don't want to be misunderstood here, but the truth is that US government had shown no respect for other countries in the last decades. In the 60s and 70s they had halped lots of military coups throughout the world
>>(including Brazil in 64). Later, with Reagan and Bush Father, the
>>Washington Consensus have been demolishing the bases of our
>economies,
>>making us more and more dependant (and, many of us, prehocupied with
>>this situation).
>>
>>Your current president quickly made things worse: Kioto Protocol,
>Star
>>Wars, Colombia Plan, the exchange of rain forest for pieces of
>external
>>debt, tha abandonment of the position of third party in negotiations
>>between IRA and England, and between Palestinians and Israel. All
>those
>>mistakes in US external politics made your country more hatred than
>>before, and, of course, more vulnerable.
>>
>>Listen, I'm NOT justifying the terrorist actions that took place in
>your
>>country; but it seems to me that, if your leaders had come along
>another
>>path of thoughts and actions, you wouldn't be suffering what you are
>>now.
>>
>>Best regards, and the hope that everything is resolved for the best
>of
>>all of us
>>
>>Márcio A. V. Carvalho
>>State University of Campinas - Brazil
>
>This appears to corroborate the Indymedia report
>
>DATE: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 22:35:40
>>> From: Rachel Alexander
>>
>>> hey all-
>>>
>>> if you're annoyed that i'm sending you my ideas on the world trade
>>> center stuff, just let me know and i'll stop. but i feel like i
>need
>>> to share a story i just heard.
>>>
>>> i just attended a peace vigil at stanford, and one of my friends
>>> spoke up, adding a dimension to the discussion i'd never heard.
>he's
>>> palestinian and lebanese, and has spent most of his life in the
>>> middle east. he talked to his parents shortly after the bombing,
>and
>>> they told him that, far from "celebrating in the streets," most
>>> palestinians are completely terrified about US retaliation. of
>>> course, there are some who were happy to hear the news-- there are
>>> extremists everywhere. but realistically, they have much more to
>fear
>>> than to celebrate.
>>>
>>> secondly, and this was the most frightening, he pointed out that,
>>> because the time difference between here and the middle east is
>close
>>> to 11 hours (west coast time), it was night time there when the
>>> attacks occurred. yet the footage of palestinians "celebrating the
>>> terrorist attack" is shot in broad daylight. the media has been
>>> playing footage that obviously could not have been shot directly
>>> after the incident. this is absolutely terrifying. the news
>stations
>>> have essentially lied to millions of american viewers, assuming 1.
>>> that nobody would notice this discrepancy, and 2. that if noticed,
>>> nobody would care.
>>>
>>> i am in no way condoning the violence that took place today, but i
>>> feel it is critical for us to control our emotions enough to see
>the
>>> real truth in this matter and attempt to grasp the multiple sides
>of
>>> this issue. if indeed this is "another pearl harbor," as so many
>are
>>> saying, i would hate to see a repeat of what happened after that
>>> bombing-- blatant persecution of and internment of
>>> japanese-americans-- this time perpetrated against arab-americans.
>>> anyway, i know most of you agree with me on this anyway...but just
>a
>>> reminder to KEEP AN OPEN MIND. and never believe everything the
>>> mainstream media feeds ya.
>>>
>>> love to you all
i got this from another source
comrade kamo