[Reader-list] CNN USING 1991 FOOTAGE of celebrating Palistinians

[philip pocock]

philip pocock wrote:

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> Aizura wrote:
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>> >CNN USING 1991 FOOTAGE of celebrating Palistinians to manipulate
>> you (english)
>> >by Marcio 10:32pm Wed Sep 12 '01
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>> >Well, THOSE IMAGES WERE SHOT BACK IN 1991!!!
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>> 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.
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> to be taken seriously, and this is very serious, one must have access
> and proof before accusing. in open societies, one is innocent until
> proven guilty. it does not always work in reality, very often not, and
> the us is by far no exception, but a person such as yourself who
> obviously cares about human rights should respect enough such basic
> rights to wait until there is proof enough to make an uppercase
> accusation in email. it is very disappointing to read such outlandish
> accusatory statements.
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> you undermine the credibility, now and future, of all those who
> question honestly and professionally,   cnn and any other arrogant
> supermedia power for that matter. i hope you respect us here enough
> not to burden our net way of mailing list news with junk like so many
> tv networks. and surely there are many competitor broadcasters aside
> from warner/aol who would be elated to tarnish cnn's reputation, and
> use unscrupulously such an opportunity you offer with but a shred of
> evidence to sink the believability figures of cnn.. why have they not
> responded when your teacher informed the media community where such
> tips travel fast?

>   you wrote indirectly for your correspondent:
>> 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.

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> doesnt sound like UPPERCASE proof to a thoughtful reader, even those
> who hope you are right for some intolerant reason.

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> the way to avoid war is to be free, and freedom is a mixture of
> tolerance and responsibility, nothing more, unless it becomes a sort
> of drug. if each acts and is free, then such statements, unfounded,
> not even 50% founded, are unfree and cause hate, chaos, confusion and
> that unfolds into oppression, intolerance, and war. we are each a cell
> and if we are free cells, the more we are in number, like a virus or
> tolerance and opennnes, starting from single cells as small as the
> increments in calculus, all the more virulently open and tolerant and
> responsible things will get, then war will be if not superfluous, less
> of a threat.
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> i am sure you are like us all just vertiginously consciuous
> considering the gravity of the planet pulling on us all, so i do
> understand your hastiness, but let us be more contemplative and send
> each other love, and not point fingers without respect for all rights.
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