On Sat, 11 Jan 2003 14:53:54 +0100 (CET), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter) wrote:
> Hi Samuel! > 10 Jan 2003, "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > SH> Here in the US CNN and CBS are viewed by almost everyone as having a > SH> very liberal, pro-Democratic Party, bias. > WHAT ?????? > Than America's journalism problem is EVEN HUGER than I thought !!!!! > I don't know CBS, but CNN is the biggest pile of bullshit (sorry ... but true) > I have ever seen. > They remind me of russian communist TV ... the only difference is that in > former Russia Journalist were killed if they did not say what the government > wanted them to say, in CNN they shut their mouth up by their own. In the US if a news reporter does not say what the network wants him to say the network will just fire him. Then he can get an equally well-paying job from another network which has a bias which is more amenable to the reporter's own leanings and opinions. > I never in my life have seen such a biased journalism in my life ... > never ever ! > SH> I regard the views aired on all of these news networks as being very > SH> critical. > Joking again ?? No, I am not joking. They are indeed very critical about what is going on in those areas which they choose to report about. The problem is that they are neglecting to report on some events which many news program viewers regard as highly significant. > Ask yourself why you haven't heared about DMCA, TCPA, human rights violations > in the US army, .............. before The military has a very strict policy against violating the rights of POW's. When military personnel are caught violating the rights of POW's they are appropriately disciplined and punished. Even the Nazi field marshall Rommel was noted for punishing his own troops for violating the rights of allied POW's. For this and other reasons history treats him in a much less unfavorable manner than it does in the case of most of the other Nazi leaders. POW's have the right to complain about their treatment to representatives and investigators from international organizations such as the International Red Cross. If the international organization finds that their rights were violated, there is a legal process whereby they may receive redress. The persons detained in Guantanamo are not classified as POW's. They are "illegal combatants". There are some very fine points of international law outlining the circumstances under which captured personnel must be classified either as POW's or as "illegal combatants". Those of the latter category are not entitled to the same rights they would otherwise enjoy if they were POW's. I had explained this before. > Sometimes (sorry in advance) americans seem like cattle which blindly follow W > to the butcher, without nowing where they are going, and what consequences this > will have. > Sorry again ... this is only meant as a wakeup call ... Americans are not blindly following him. If you would visit the newsgroups devoted to political discussions you will find that there are many Americans who are severely criticising GW Bush. Sam Heywood -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser: http://browser.arachne.cz/
