Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- In a message dated 18/09/01 10:40:56 Eastern Daylight Time, Kilibarda78 writes: > Subj: WARNING: Media Prepares Public for War-Crimes > Date: 18/09/01 10:40:56 Eastern Daylight Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:Kilibarda78";>Kilibarda78</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:Petokraka78";>Petokraka78</A> > > [We are all familiar with the "map" story used to justify the US's > criminal attack on the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade which killed three Chinese > journalists and injured many others. Now it seems that Reuters is preempting > the NATO and Pentagon spokesmen by putting out the following story. I guess > the "collateral damage" in these operations is likely to be high, but hey, > the US doesn't have the right maps so it's okay!!! The only purpose of this > story is to prepare the American public for the inevitable "accidents" that > will obliterate, burn alive, shred to pieces, or contaminate - depending on > the weapons used - innocent men, women and children.] > > Maps on Afghanistan are rare item in U.S. capital > By Sue Pleming > > WASHINGTON Sept 17 (Reuters) - One of the hottest items in the U.S. capital > these days is a map of Afghanistan, the Central Asian country believed to be > harboring the prime suspect behind last week's devastating U.S. attacks. > > Map store owners said on Monday their stock of maps of landlocked > Afghanistan sold out within days of last Tuesday's attacks by pilots who > rammed commercial aircraft into the landmark World Trade Center in New York > and the Pentagon. > > Most of the buyers came from U.S. government departments, security agencies > and news organizations wanting maps in the event of retaliatory U.S. attacks > against Afghanistan, where suspect Saudi-born Osama Bin Laden has lived as a " > guest" of the Taliban government. > > "We had about 20 maps of the Afghanistan area and all of those sold out very > quickly after the attack. We have had dozens and dozens of inquiries," said > Seth Lavisfiere, manager of ADC Map and Travel Center near the White House. > > Lavisfiere said with demand so high he had tried without success to track > down more maps. "We have about 100 suppliers and no one seems to have > anything at the moment," he said. > > Lavisfiere said maps on other "trouble spots" linked to bin Laden, such as > Sudan and Libya, had also sold out. > > Another popular map store in northwest Washington, Travel Books and Language > Center, said it had had a flood of inquiries about travel books on > Afghanistan, arguably one of the least popular tourist destinations in the > world. > > 'ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LEFT' > > "We only had one book on Afghanistan and that was a children's book," said > salesman Fred Franke, adding that all their maps on the region had been > bought. > > Rand McNally, one of the biggest map sellers in the United States, has sold > out of maps on Afghanistan in many of its retail stores. "Everything has gone > on Afghanistan. There's absolutely nothing left," said Katelina Galiotti of > the Rand McNally store in downtown Washington. > > A spokeswoman at Rand McNally's headquarters said aside from maps on > Afghanistan, U.S. map sales had also soared last week after all air traffic > was banned, forcing many people to drive to their destinations. > > In a related development, she said the company's next New York City map > would reflect the new skyline after last week's devastating attacks on the > World Trade Center buildings, once a focal point for visitors to Manhattan. > > "Now it will be called the World Trade Center site," said spokeswoman > Jennifer Chrzastek. > > The World Trade Center twin towers collapsed soon after the hijacked planes > rammed into the skyscrapers. Rescue workers are still trying to recover > thousands of bodies from the rubble and the death toll is expected to exceed > 5,000. > > 12:13 09-17-01 > ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
[We are all familiar with the "map" story used to justify the US's criminal attack on the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade which killed three Chinese journalists and injured many others. Now it seems that Reuters is preempting the NATO and Pentagon spokesmen by putting out the following story. I guess the "collateral damage" in these operations is likely to be high, but hey, the US doesn't have the right maps so it's okay!!! The only purpose of this story is to prepare the American public for the inevitable "accidents" that will obliterate, burn alive, shred to pieces, or contaminate - depending on the weapons used - innocent men, women and children.] Maps on Afghanistan are rare item in U.S. capital By Sue Pleming WASHINGTON Sept 17 (Reuters) - One of the hottest items in the U.S. capital these days is a map of Afghanistan, the Central Asian country believed to be harboring the prime suspect behind last week's devastating U.S. attacks. Map store owners said on Monday their stock of maps of landlocked Afghanistan sold out within days of last Tuesday's attacks by pilots who rammed commercial aircraft into the landmark World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon. Most of the buyers came from U.S. government departments, security agencies and news organizations wanting maps in the event of retaliatory U.S. attacks against Afghanistan, where suspect Saudi-born Osama Bin Laden has lived as a "guest" of the Taliban government. "We had about 20 maps of the Afghanistan area and all of those sold out very quickly after the attack. We have had dozens and dozens of inquiries," said Seth Lavisfiere, manager of ADC Map and Travel Center near the White House. Lavisfiere said with demand so high he had tried without success to track down more maps. "We have about 100 suppliers and no one seems to have anything at the moment," he said. Lavisfiere said maps on other "trouble spots" linked to bin Laden, such as Sudan and Libya, had also sold out. Another popular map store in northwest Washington, Travel Books and Language Center, said it had had a flood of inquiries about travel books on Afghanistan, arguably one of the least popular tourist destinations in the world. 'ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LEFT' "We only had one book on Afghanistan and that was a children's book," said salesman Fred Franke, adding that all their maps on the region had been bought. Rand McNally, one of the biggest map sellers in the United States, has sold out of maps on Afghanistan in many of its retail stores. "Everything has gone on Afghanistan. There's absolutely nothing left," said Katelina Galiotti of the Rand McNally store in downtown Washington. A spokeswoman at Rand McNally's headquarters said aside from maps on Afghanistan, U.S. map sales had also soared last week after all air traffic was banned, forcing many people to drive to their destinations. In a related development, she said the company's next New York City map would reflect the new skyline after last week's devastating attacks on the World Trade Center buildings, once a focal point for visitors to Manhattan. "Now it will be called the World Trade Center site," said spokeswoman Jennifer Chrzastek. The World Trade Center twin towers collapsed soon after the hijacked planes rammed into the skyscrapers. Rescue workers are still trying to recover thousands of bodies from the rubble and the death toll is expected to exceed 5,000. 12:13 09-17-01
