>From Chomsky list... @. ----- Original Message ----- From: Adrian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 7:10 AM Subject: [CHOMSKY] I've seen your network's coverage > A sample of yesterday's U.S. Dept Of State briefing. Is it just me, or is > Mr Reeker vaguely insinuating (towards the end) that one of the major > U.S. TV corporations has a pro-Palestinian bias??? > > > __________________________ > > > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE > DAILY PRESS BRIEFING > DPB # 95 > MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2000, 1:05 P.M. > (ON THE RECORD UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) > Briefer: Philip T. Reeker, Deputy Spokesman > > (...) > > QUESTION: Several members of the international community have > said that perhaps the response taken by Israel in terms of the > level of kind of military response has been a little bit harsh, > given that these - that the Palestinians were protesting. There > was, you know, some kind of disruption, but that the Israeli > response was a little harsh militarily. Does the US feel that > Israel took an inappropriate stance on the crackdown? > > MR. REEKER: I am not keeping score or trying to apportion blame. > Both sides need to do everything they can to restore calm, to > avoid actions and words that can further inflame the situation. > And that's what we're focusing on. > > QUESTION: On that, though, there were reports that the Israelis > are using anti-tank missiles against the crowds. Can you tell us > how many tanks the Palestinians have? > > MR. REEKER: I don't have details on the situation there and, as > I said, I'm not in a position to get into some sort of > scorekeeping on the security situation. There is violence. > There is always tension in that region. We know that. It > underscores the reason that we need to focus on the talks and > working towards a comprehensive final status agreement. > > QUESTION: They are also using helicopter gunships on crowds of > civilians in apartment buildings, according to some of the > reports. > > MR. REEKER: Once again -- > > QUESTION: Yeah, but the Palestinians are just throwing stones, > Phil, and they're using tanks. I guess - you know -- > > MR. REEKER: I have been watching your network's coverage, just > as you have, Elise. Once again, on the United States part, we're > calling for both sides to do what they can to restore calm, to > take maximum effort at showing restraint, avoiding actions and > words that can inflame a situation that, as we know, is always > very tense. > > (... etc. etc.) > _______________________________________________ Crashlist resources: http://website.lineone.net/~resource_base To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/crashlist
