Hi All the key to democracy is transparancy. So in a democratic society there ought to be no secrets (and no lies)... and hence no 'secret service'. Does anyone of you live in a democratic country? I think not... because to my knowledge there is no country with a government without a 'hidden agenda' or without a 'secret service'.
Whitout press, radio and TV there would not be any transparancy at all. But in most countries the 'media' are doing a bad job. Here in Holland radio and TV just give 'entertainment' and talkshows covering next local elections. TV news is 15 minutes... 10 minutes local news... 3 minutes for dissasters like volcanos, storms and floading. 2 minutes on war against Iraq and terrorism. Our newspapers do much better: all facts in 'heise.de/ etcetera' I did already know. CNN and CBS can be viewed by satellite... oh boy, what a trash is that. Not a single critical argument... just 'patriotism' and political correctness :-(( I stopped viewing these broadcasts but only once a week I view. Just to see how bad the American people is informed... and how a new 'anti communist McCarty-ism' is creeping in. Communism is gone, now the 'anti-moslim-ism = anti-terrorism' is creeping in, smashing legal and human rights. ****** From here it is just a hundred miles to Germany and a few hundred miles to the UK. About 25 German TV-stations can be viewed and they do give the background to the world news. The UK hides behind decoders to prevent the 'continentals' viewing Brittish TV... but BBC radio can be listened to. The BBC is critical, although a bit biased to US point of view. To US citysens the BBC could open there eyes. BBC can be found on the internet, short wave and for Europe on medium wave and long wave broadcast frequencies too. ****** Germany world service 'Deutsche Welle' can also be heard world wide on short wave (English service is also provided) and has a very good coverage of the main 'world issues'. An internet service is also available. The world can not stop George W, maybe the American people are able to do it... but they must be well informed. Regards, Bastiaan On Thu, 09 Jan 2003 19:40:07 +0100 (CET), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter) wrote: > Hi All! > http://heise.de/tp/deutsch/inhalt/co/13924/1.html > run this through babelfish ... > Isn't there a "human rights for dummies" which somebody can give to W ? > But would this really help ... see for yourself: > http://ricsi.priv.at/bushbook.jpg > And don't forget to chew every bite ... > CU, Ricsi > -- > |~)o _ _o Richard Menedetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> {ICQ: 7659421} (PGP) > |~\|(__\| -=> Always be smarter than the people who hire you <=-
