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Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: curious question about media coverage
From: "Gerry Walden" <gwpics@ntlworld.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 16:45:44 -0000

As a European based in the UK who lost his father as a result of fighting in
the Second World War I find your comments very offensive!

Gerry

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: curious question about media coverage


Steve

Could it be because they long for the "Good Old Days" of
Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini, together with the bunch of
collaborators in France?

Jerry

Steve LeHuray wrote:

> > I'm curious.
> >
> > A US bomb hit a Baghdad market place a few hours ago. It's been the top
> > story on BBC news and Sky news.
> >
> > I've looked all over CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX and can't find it. Not even on
the
> > NYTimes. MSNBC mentions it, a couple of hours later, as a "claim". Yahoo
> > had it almost as soon as AP came out with it but it has since
disappeared.
> >
> > Can you hear about this on radio or something?
> >
> > CNN finally mentions it "lefthandedly" by reporting a military statement
> > that it hasn't been confirmed.
> >
> > BBC reporter was and is there. His/her (don't remember) report is not
> > second hand.
> >
> > All I'm asking is a question about media coverage. I'm not interested in
> > anything else.
> >
> > Daniel
> >
>
> Daniel -- Could it have anything to do with the Euro Media always heavily
> reports the "bad" things the US does??? Always overlooks the good things.
>
> Lets face it. War is ugly and innocent people are going to get killed.
>
> The big question over here is why are Europeans on the side of a modern
day
> Hitler??
>
> sl
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