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Remember:More people have died in Ted Kennedy's car than have died in United States Commercial Nuclear Power plant operations visit my web site at http://www.voicenet.com/~wbacon My ICQ# is 79071904 for a precise list of the powers of the Federal Government linkto: http://www.voicenet.com/~wbacon/Enumerated.html ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 09:47:26 -0700 From: DAN GIFFORD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: STORY ROUNDUP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: STORY ROUNDUP: JULY 2, 2004 LINKS GOOD JULY 2, 2004 @ 9:46 AM PACIFIC TIME --- NOTES: A number of people have asked for more examples of Michael Moore's fakery in "Fahrenheit 9/11." Here's a nice recounting from the Media Research Center: "The TV ads for Michael Moore's "documentary" Fahrenheit 9/11 feature a mocking clip of President Bush on a golf course. Bush declares, "I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorists killers," and then Moore jumps to Bush adding, as he prepares to swing at a golf ball, "now watch this drive." Tuesday night on FNC's Special Report with Brit Hume, Brian Wilson noted how "the viewer is left with the misleading impression Mr. Bush is talking about al-Qaeda terrorists." But Wilson disclosed that "a check of the raw tape reveals the President is talking about an attack against Israel, carried out by a Palestinian suicide bomber." Last Friday, NBC's Lisa Myers also ran through some of Moore's other distortions." http://www.mediaresearch.org/ Yet another excellent listing of Moore's deceits comes from a good friend of ours, Dave Kopel. He has just completed a 27-page monograph which details the "Fifty-six Deceits in Fahrenheit 911." The monograph will be published on National Review Online, but is already posted here on Dave's website: http://www.davekopel.com/Terror/Fiftysix-Deceits-in-Fahrenheit-911.htm "Given how important Michael Moore's dishonest Fahrenheit is proving to be in spreading disinformation, I thought it was important to get the monograph onto the web as soon as possible. If you could provide a web link to the monograph, or give the monograph any other publicity, I would be grateful." Dave B. Kopel Former NYC prosecutor, deputy AG and an adjunct professor at NYU law school. Author of "Treating Guns Like Consumer Products," 148 U. OF PA L. REV. 1213 (2000), and 5-6 books, most prominently David B. Kopel, THE SAMURAI, THE MOUNTIE, AND THE COWBOY: SHOULD AMERICA ADOPT THE GUN CONTROL OF OTHER DEMOCRACIES? (Prometheus 1992)-- winner of the 1992 International Criminology award of the American Society of Criminology. QUOTES TO NOTE: "As cinema, Roger ["Roger & Me"] was brilliant. As journalism, it was fraudulent--a point that helped cost Moore an Oscar nomination. Critics noted that some of Moore's chronology was pure fiction. His much-touted 30,000 GM layoffs came not in 1986, as he implied, but over the course of a decade and in several different states. He showed people getting evicted who'd never been GM workers. As the press began detailing discrepancies, Moore accused various journalists of lying or being GM tools and hung up on at least one of them in a snit." Matt Labash Weekly Standard 06/08/1998, Volume 003, Issue 38 Michael Moore, One-Trick Phony He claims to love the people, but he mainly loves himself http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/285kyutr.asp " ... in the soul of every reporter lurks a "fiction writer" yearning to get out, and sometimes it does." DAN K. THOMASSON Former editor of the Scripps Howard News Service July 2, 2004 For journalists, a gold rush all their own http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/pe_columnists/article/0,2071,NPDN_14960_3006235,00.html "It seems there are two possibilities for why Moore would have missed an opportunity to smack Israel around before what was likely to be his biggest audience by far. One is that making President Bush appear to be the pawn of both Israel and Saudi Arabia might seem a bit inconsistent. But inconsistency (or incoherence, or ad hominum attacks that are entirely baseless) has never stopped Moore before, least of all in this movie ... The other possibility is much darker. It is also suggested by the fact that former Gore hatchet man Chris Lehane, has been hired by Moore to defend him against attacks on the �truthfulness� of the movie. The Lehane hiring, and the avoidance of attacks on Israel, suggest the possibility of close coordination of the planning and scripting of the movie with the Democratic National Committee, the Kerry campaign, and various left wing support groups: ACT, moveon.org, and others. This movie is clearly intended to influence voters (not just preach to the choir), and help swing a close election to the Democrats by making viewers think a lot less of George Bush ... Did Terry McAuliffe, or somebody from the Kerry campaign give hints to Moore to lay low on Israel? This was a movie financed, after all, by Miramax, run by the Weinstein brothers. Might open attacks on Israel have turned off the Weinsteins, or some of the reviewers who wrote the uniformly glowing reviews of the movie, helping fuel its early box office appeal? Would Barbara Boxer, running for re-election to the Senate, have been such an enthusiast for the movie after attending a special showing last week, if Israel were a primary target? Would all the coordination between the DNC, the 527 groups and Moore to promote the movie, have been made more difficult if Moore�s typical anti-Israel screed had penetrated the script? Inquiring minds want to know." Richard Baehr July 2, 2004 Israel, the courts and Michael Moore http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=3645 "You can call Michael Moore all kinds of things - loudmouthed, obnoxious and self-promoting, for example. The anorexic Ralph Nader, in what must be an all-time low for left-wing invective, has even called him fat. The one thing you cannot call him, though, is a member of the "liberal elite. Sure, he's made a ton of money... but he's a genuine son of the U.S. working class ... Like the notion of social class itself, the idea of a liberal elite originated on the left, among early 20th-century anarchists and Trotskyites who noted, correctly, that the Soviet Union was spawning a "new class" of power-mad bureaucrats. The Trotskyites brought this theory along with them when they mutated into neocons in the 60's, and it was perhaps their most precious contribution to the emerging American right. Backed up by the concept of a "liberal elite," right-wingers could crony around with their corporate patrons in luxuriously appointed think tanks and boardrooms - all the while purporting to represent the average overworked Joe ... Beyond that, the idea of a liberal elite nourishes the right's perpetual delusion that it is a tiny band of patriots bravely battling an evil power structure. Note how richly the E-word embellishes the screeds of Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly and their co-ideologues, as in books subtitled "Rescuing American from the Media Elite," "How Elites from Hollywood, Politics and the U.N. Are Subverting America," and so on. Republican right-wingers may control the White House, both houses of Congress and a good chunk of the Supreme Court, but they still enjoy portraying themselves as Davids up against a cosmopolitan-swilling, corgi-owning Goliath." Barbara Ehrenreich July 1, 2004 Dude, Where's That Elite? http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/01/opinion/01EHRE.html "Does it strike anyone else as odd that the Supreme Court seems to be providing more First Amendment protection to pornography than to political speech? ... Meanwhile, the Federal Election Commission has landed the duty of deciding who else can speak, or not. Last week it delayed a decision on whether Michael Moore, creator of "Fahrenheit 9/11," must stop airing ads about his anti-Bush film, since those ads contain unflattering references to the President seeking re-election. Mr. Moore is an "artist" whose expression ought to be protected by the First Amendment. Yet if he can freely advertise his propaganda condemning a political candidate during an election season, why can't that same political candidate make a movie extolling his own record and advertise that? But, no, that might violate McCain-Feingold. On the other hand, if a right-wing pornographer made a pro-Bush film featuring erotic scenes and put it on the Internet within 60 days of an election, would the Supreme Court call it protected speech? Just asking." REVIEW & OUTLOOK The Wall Street Journal July 2, 2004 Sex and Politics Are pornographic campaign ads the way around McCain-Feingold? http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110005299 "Heresy is a public, ecclesiastical crime. It affects entire communities. It is one of the greatest sins you can commit. People are saying you can be pro-choice and be a good Christian, that it is not contrary to the faith to support aborted murder. This is a life-threatening heresy. By spreading heresy, he [John Kerry] is endangering not just mine by every Catholic's possession of the faith. I am inviting all baptized Catholics who feel injured by Kerry to join the suit as third parties. My goal is his repentance, not excommunication." Marc Balestrieri Los Angeles-based canon lawyer www.defide.com July 1, 2004 Kerry cited in Catholic heresy case http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040630-111108-2541r.htm "[I was] sent to Earth . . . to save the world's six billion people, [adding that he himself was] none other than humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent ... the founders of five great religions and many other leaders in the spirit world, including even Communist leaders such as Marx and Lenin ... and dictators such as Hitler and Stalin, have found strength in my teachings, mended their ways and been reborn as new persons." Sun Myung Moon Korean evangelist Quoted July 2, 2004 from comments made two weeks ago Moon Over Washington Which newspaper proprietor chats with Hitler and thinks he's the Messiah? http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110005298 " ... there's one thing about which the Second Amendment zealots are absolutely right: The people who obediently traipse to the sheriff's department and jump through the hoops required to get handgun permits aren't the ones who commit gun crimes ... anyone who thinks the gun crime rate will be reduced ... by passing more stringent gun control laws is na�ve. All those laws do is prevent hunters, target shooters and other gun enthusiasts from owning a tool that is no more dangerous than a hammer or an automobile, when used properly ... If the gun laws we have on the books don't keep criminals from committing gun crimes, why would another unenforceable law make any difference? Criminals ignore such laws. That's why we call them criminals." ERIC SHARP DETROIT FREE PRESS COLUMNIST July 1, 2004 Gun curbs would hurt sportsmen more than criminals http://www.freep.com/sports/outdoors/eric1e_20040701.htm "Just what is it about the lawful possession of firearms that concerns Chief Ortiz? Is he equating law-abiding citizens in his city with criminals? Does he think of them all the same? Did he just reveal a personal prejudice through a Freudian slip of the tongue? ... Chief Ortiz needs to read the Connecticut Constitution. specifically Article 1, Section 15, where it clearly states that every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of himself and the state. Joe Waldron Executive Director Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms July 1, 2004 CCRKBA Challenges New Haven Police Chief, Jesse Jackson about Wal-Mart Sales WAL-MART GUN SALES www.ccrkba.org "I'm telling you right now that if some cats think they're going to riot over this latest episode where some stupid LA cops whacked another scumbag car crook over the head with his flashlight, there are going to be some serious consequences. And if what it takes is for LA drivers to start packin' so they can give some son of a bitch that tries to pull them out of their car a face full of gun, then that's what it takes. What? You telling me That's bad. That I don't have a constitutional right to have a gun to defend myself? Listen when the cops can't or won't defend good people, then you've got a right to do it yourself." Phil Hendrie KFI Radio, Los Angeles and international syndication July 1, 2004 http://www.philhendrieshow.com/ (Written down by Dan Gifford around 8:45 PM) "I'd like to see nigger done away with as a word but unfortunately a lot of rap stars use the word all the time and they act like niggers." Todd Williams Writer-Director ( Helena Echogoyan is producer) "The N-Word" http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/205953p-177782c.html July 1, 2004 Hannity & Colmes http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,110858,00.html (Written down about ten minutes after hearing it.) "Let me tell you something, your [the black community's] dirty laundry gets out of school at 2:30 every day, it's cursing and calling each other n------ as they're walking up and down the street. They think they're hip. They can't read; they can't write. They're laughing and giggling, and they're going nowhere. When you put on a record and that record is yelling `n----- this and n----- that' and you've got your little 6-year-old, 7-year-old sitting in the back seat of the car, those children hear that. You've got to stop beating up your women because you can't find a job, because you didn't want to get an education and now you're (earning) minimum wage. You should have thought more of yourself when you were in high school, when you had an opportunity." Bill Cosby At the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition & Citizenship Education Fund's annual conference July 1, 2004 Cosby Has Harsh Words for Black Community http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=494&u=/ap/20040701/ap_en_tv/cosby_comments_4&printer=1 "I am sure there is a special place in heaven reserved for those who have never used the F-word. I will never get near that place. Nor, apparently, will Dick Cheney ... Cheney, taking offense at Sen. Pat Leahy's imputation of improper vice presidential conduct regarding Halliburton contracts in Iraq, let the senator know as much during a picture-taking ceremony on the floor of the Senate. The F-word was used. Washington is scandalized ... If you suspect that this selective indignation may be partisan, you guessed right. But here's an even more important question. In the face of Gore's real breach of civil political discourse, which of the following is the right corrective: (a) offer a reasoned refutation of the charge that George Bush is both Stalinist and Hitlerian; (b) suggest an increase in Gore's medication; or (c) do a Cheney. The correct answer is "C." And given the circumstances, go for the deuce." Charles Krauthammer July 2, 2004 In Defense of the F-Word http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22191-2004Jul1.html "We consider that the Spanish government cannot suffer more than two to three strikes before pulling out (of Iraq) under pressure from its own people. If these (Spanish) forces remain after the strikes, the victory of the socialist party would be near-guaranteed and the pullout of Spanish forces from Iraq would be on its agenda. [The US plan was] "to build an Iraqi state as conceived by the United States . . . and enslave Saudi Arabia politically, fight against Islamic proselytism as a salafist and jihadic movement. This would be (for the US) the first step toward the eradication of hardline Islam in the entire world." Al-Qaeda document found in Spain Obtained Wednesday by AFP from Raido France Internationale's regional office in Beirut July 1, 2004 Al-Qaeda spells out Iraq attack strategy in handbook: report http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040630/323/ex1bt.html "We don't want to be subservient to the central government." Ben Kwok Hong Kong factory owner July 1, 2004 Hong Kong Stages Massive Democracy March http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040701/D83I8CJ80.html "Why do we say it's impossible when politics is the achievement of the impossible?" We feel that with such a high turnout, the Beijing government has to listen to the voice of the people of Hong Kong." Lee Cheuk-yan Unionist and opposition lawmaker July 1, 2004 Hong Kong Stages Massive Democracy March http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040701/D83I8CJ80.html "We have heard through intelligence channels that several extremist organizations are attempting to capture coalition servicemen and women. We have instituted additional force protection methods to thwart these attempts." Senior American military officer in Iraq July 1, 2004 Iraqi rebels target female U.S. soldiers http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040701-073711-3913r.htm AWESOME SPACE SHIP ONE PHOTOS The site below contains some first hand photos of the "First Private Manned Space Program" at Mojave http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/rutan_scaled_0304187.html. It also has lots of other great aircraft pictures. Check out the links at the bottom of the page... http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/SpaceShipOne2004/index.html STORIES: CARRIER SPEAK http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,259015,00.html The United States is planning a massive show of force in the Pacific Ocean near China to register a point with Beijing. In an exercise codenamed Operation Summer Pulse 04, it is expected to arrange for an unprecedented seven aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs) to rendezvous in waters a safe distance away from the Chinese coastline - but still within striking distance - after mid-July. WHAT THE NUMBERS MEAN: ONE aircraft carrier is sent to a trouble spot as a reminder of US presence. This was done several times in the past, when tension was high in the Taiwan Strait. TWO carriers show serious concern, as was the case when China test-fired missiles over the strait in 1996. THREE OR FOUR are sent in combat situations - as in the Gulf War in the early 1990s and the recent Iraqi war. Sending SEVEN carriers in peace time to the same region is unprecedented. The US plan to do this after mid-July, in the Pacific Ocean near China, is a message to Beijing for its threat to use force to stop Taiwanese independence. SEEKING FAIRNESS http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/070204/opi_16001239.shtml Ryan was a U.S. Senate candidate in Illinois when a newspaper asked a court to open his sealed divorce papers. He and his former wife objected. She had made graphic accusations about sexual impropriety, and they didn't want their 9-year- old child exposed to the titillating details by television or someone who had read news stories. The judge ruled against them, however, citing the millionaire Ryan's high-profile candidacy and saying "protection from embarrassment cannot be a basis for keeping from the public what's put in public courts. Ryan is a Republican and the judge is a Democratic appointee. Ryan's campaign was devastated when the details came out, and he pulled out of the race. Polls show a Democrat probably will pick up that Republican seat, a major development with control of the Senate hanging in the balance. The same newspaper reportedly began considering legal action also to unseal the records of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's divorce from his first wife. Julia Stimson Thorne has said publicly that she had a "suffocating marriage" to Kerry, one that left her so depressed she wanted to kill herself. It is any- body's guess what is in the divorce documents, however. Kerry's campaign says any attempt to put sunshine on those records would be "gutter ball" and a "trash hunt." That may be right, but the Democratic judge in the Ryan case thought that was OK. STEALING A KISS NO CRIME http://www.wftv.com/news/3482551/detail.html A computer repairman who kissed a customer during a house call was acquitted of battery Wednesday. Steven Allen Moyer, 40, said he figured the woman was lonely and might want companionship. "She said she didn't have a steady boyfriend," Moyer testified. "I asked her if she wanted a boyfriend for 15 minutes." Victoria Franich said Moyer cornered her, grabbed her and kissed her twice -- after billing her $20 for the service call. She said Moyer also asked her if she wanted to show him the bedroom. "I said no and he left," she said. Franich then called police. The five-man, one-woman jury took 90 minutes to acquit Moyer. LOCK AND LOAD THE LATEST http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/01/opinion/01THU4.html?ex=1246420800&en=9ce1cbf56402d797&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland After thriving handsomely off the Second Amendment for decades, the National Rifle Association has decided to invoke the First Amendment and attempt a metamorphosis into a news media organization. It has begun a three-hour daily show on satellite radio to broadcast its anti-gun-control polemics in the name of legitimate news. This is a transparent device designed to circumvent the federal campaign law's strictures on unlimited advocacy at election time ... As distasteful as this exercise in propaganda disguised as journalism is, it may simply be that the N.R.A. has come up with another candidate for the fantasy channel. Remember the Times Square theme restaurant the organization promised to open four years ago? We're live in Times Square, and it's still nowhere in sight. FEINSTEIN MAY ACT SOON http://www.gunowners.org On Tuesday, the Senate is scheduled to begin consideration of legislation to limit class action lawsuits -- a prime candidate for so-called liberal "killer amendments," including the Feinstein amendment to extend the ban on semiautomatic firearms and magazines. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has threatened to offer her semi-auto ban to any "appropriate" legislative vehicle, and the class action bill is about as "appropriate" as any on the Senate's legislative schedule. SOUTH CAROLINA HOMEOWNER SHOOTS IN SELF DEFENSE http://www.clarendontoday.com/Pages/070104/News/defense.html A Manning youth was shot Friday when he and his companions refused to leave the premises of Willie McCray of Turbeville. CRIME STRIKE http://www.robertwaters.net A show on the Reality Channel called Crime Strike is unabashedly pro-gun. Each week-night from 8-9 p.m. the show reenacts several incidents in which Americans have saved lives by using guns to defend themselves and others. It also has segments on other issues relating to crime and victims who have made a difference. NOW IT'S SWORDS Coventry Evening Telegraph (UK) SECTION: Warwickshire Edition; NEWS; Pg. 2 March 26, 2004, Friday (No link) HEADLINE: SWORD USED IN BIG MAC ROBBERY; RAID LINKED WITH TWO EARLIER ONES IN REGION BYLINE: SARAH PORTLOCK SCENE OF CRIME: The Queensway McDonald's in Leamington where the robbers struck this morning BODY: SWORD-WIELDING robbers today carried out a terrifying raid at a Warwickshire McDonald's drive-through. The raiders, one carrying a samurai-type sword, burst into the restaurant, in Queensway, Leamington, shortly before 5am, as the deputy manager opened up. They ripped out phone lines, took the victim's mobile and removed the security video before escaping with cash from the safe. Police are linking the raid with similar incidents in Coventry and Nuneaton earlier this year. Back in February, the McDonald's in Wigston Road, Walsgrave, Coventry, was raided by a gang of four, one carrying a samurai sword. PAXTON QUIGLEY GUN SEMINAR Paxton Quigley, author of ARMED & FEMALE and NOT AN EASY TARGET, has taught more than 7,000 women how to shoot a handgun for self defense. She has appeared on more than 300 TV and radio shows including, "60 Minutes," "Good Morning America," "Oprah," "Larry King," "O'Reilly Factor," "NBC Nightly News," "CBS Evening News," etc. She has been quoted in "The Wall Street Journal," "New York Times," "Los Angeles Times," "Chicago Tribune," "Philadelphia Inquirer," "Investor's Business Daily," "Time," "Glamour," "People," "Playboy," "Harper's Bazaar," etc. At The LAX Firing Range, Saturday, July 10, 2004 9:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. Tuition: $150 Range Fee: $35 * Hands-on training: Home, street and office defense * People's cultural conditioned fears of guns: Overcoming them * Lethal Force: Legal, moral and ethical aspects & responsibilities * Handgun familiarity: Gun safety & handling rules * Shooting proficiency Smith & Wesson Revolvers Provided Free Of Charge During Class Reservations Required: 310-281-1762 9903 Santa Monica Blvd., #300, Beverly Hills, CA, 90212 DON B. KATES WRITES: The item forwarded herewith is interesting to me because my prediction is that those of you who do not loathe Bush will deem it moving while the rest of you will deem it maudlin maundering. All in the eye of the beholder. CONVICTION AND COMPASSION Bush Photo with Teen Shows Conviction and Compassion Editorial by CK Rairden May 10, 2004 It started out as a fluke. Lynn Faulkner had been offered an extra ticket to a Bush campaign event by his neighbor Linda Prince. Mr. Faulkner decided to offer it to his 15-year old daughter Ashley who he expected would decline, as she would have to miss some school to attend. But his daughter surprised him. Ashley reminded her dad how four years ago they attended a similar event when then Texas Governor George W. Bush visited the same spot on the campaign trail. Ashley remembered attending that event with both her father and her mother Wendy Faulkner. It was raining that day and they all stood in the rain awaiting Governor Bush "eating Triscuit crackers" enjoying the time together and hoping to get a glimpse of the would-be president. Ashley recalled holding her mothers hand as they waited So she decided to go again this year, but this time her mother could not attend. Wendy Faulkner was murdered on 9/11/01 in the south tower of the World Trade Center. She was there on the 104th floor for a one-day meeting. Ashley decided to miss school in honor and remembrance of her mother and attend the event. So the trip was on. Linda Prince, along with Lynn and Ashley Faulkner, were off to the Golden Lamb Inn in Lebanon, Ohio for the event. The group arrived early and got a spot close to the front. As the event wound down, the president worked the line in full campaign mode shaking hands and signing autographs. As the president passed the group, Mr. Faulkner got an autograph, and the president continued on until Linda Prince spoke up, "This girl lost her mother on 9/11," Prince told the president. Then everything changed. "The president's entire expression transformed," Mr. Faulkner told me on Sunday. "He turned and came back against the flow and his eyes locked on Ashley's. His face showed a man who was no longer the president, he was a father and a husband." President Bush made his way back to Ashley and he embraced the 15-yeal old young woman. "She snuggled in with the president just like she did when she was a little girl with her dad," Mr. Faulkner said. "I know it's hard," Mr. Faulkner heard the president tell his daughter. "I'm okay," Ashley told the president. The embrace continued. Mr. F aulkner had his Kodak digital camera with him and debated on invading this very private moment between his daughter and the leader of the free world. "For 20-30 seconds the president belonged exclusively to Ashley," Lynn Faulkner told me. So he decided to capture the moment without invading Ashley and the president's privacy. He held up his digital camera, not even aiming with his eye and with one click snapped just one picture. It showed in detail the face of a compassionate man who just happens to be the president comforting a young woman who lost her mother in the 9/11 attacks on America. Mr. Faulkner told me that he saw tears in his daughter's eyes, and saw emotion that he hadn't seen from his daughter in 2 � years. Ashley told her dad, "The way he was holding me, with my head against his chest, it felt like he was trying to protect me, he wanted to make sure that I was safe." That feeling is captured in a very clear way in this moving unscripted photo. It's the only photo of this special embrace as the press corps had already been ushered back on the bus. And the photo was never meant for publication. All Mr. Faulkner did when he returned home from the event was e-mail it to 15 friends and family. But by the middle of last week, I had received the photo from eight different people. Others were also receiving the photo and forwarding it along. It became an Internet phenomonen, as it was e-mailed around America. Mr. Faulkner called the embrace "President Bush's precious gift to my daughter." And with his small act of e-mailing that photo to friends and family, the picture can now become a gift to the American people. And as sad as the story is, its release and publication is a good thing. Disgusting photos coming out of Iraq for the past 10 days have shocked Americans, as they should have. But no longer are the terrible images of 9/11 shown. While the Iraq prison photos have been picked up by the elite media and shown time and again, this touching photo has gone largely ignored by the mainstream media. But the alternative media has made this powerful photo one of the most e-mailed photos of last week. The Internet once again took over where the elite media failed. Matt Drudge ran it on May 7th, as did the Page 2 Politics journal, and hundreds of other blogs. Millions have now seen it, but millions more need to. It gives a stark reminder why America is at war with radical Islam and other terrorists around the world that are determined to cause this kind of pain to other American families. ### www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. 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