[lit-ideas] Re: News via the web
- From: "Andreas Ramos" <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 09:07:03 -0800
> Obviously Andreas doesn't get the New York Times. I also saw the video
> on TV last night.
The videos were not shown on local TV. Most of the networks did not show any
videos. CNN USA did not show the videos. Peter Jennings and the other major
American news services refused to show the videos.
The NYT Times website indeed shows a video. However, it is digitally
altered. The bodies are barely recognizable as anything other than dark
spots. You didn't see the video. You saw a version that had been edited and
sanitized, pixelated and blurred.
In other words: The NYT shows a censored video.
A number of European news sites show clear images of the events. I read that
the videos were shown on British, Spanish, and French TV.
The NYT writes that the events are not in line with the official White House
position that the Iraqi violence is being done by militia. In the videos
(censored or otherwise), one sees a cheering celebrating lynch mob.
NPR this morning reported that reaction of Iraqis to the killings was split;
half thought the mutilations went too far. Both sides however agreed they
hated Americans.
June 30th, when the US turns power over to Iraq, is only 90 days away now.
yrs,
andreas
www.andreas.com
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