At 10:19 AM 2/2/03 -0800, Tim May wrote:
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Speaking of journalists, why does Wolf Blitzer repeat this obvious lie
about the metal bits and pieces being tainted by evil spirits? Because
these so-called journalists are stooges for the state.
Well, the bit about "18 times the speed of light," and other mistakes I've
seen through the years, make me suspect that Wolf and company simply don't
have the technical background and built-in BS detectors necessary to catch
things like this. (For some reason I've never been able to fathom, many
journalists seem to be remarkably gullable, when they're told something
from the right kind of source, especially a government agency or other
official source.)
A real journalist would just roll his eyes and say "Look, folks, NASA
wants these pieces to be aid in reconstructing the accident. There are no
traces of liquid propellants and deadly chemicals on these pieces. And
they certainly didn't stay hot for long. NASA is trying to get us to feed
you jive so you'll be properly frightened and won't touch them.?"
I recall a guy on NPR saying something like this, a bit more
politely. Something like "The pieces surely aren't going to be dangerous,
but moving them is going to mess up the investigation of the crash." Which
presumably is what everyone with any technical background and common sense
was thinking when they heard the original warning, right?
--Tim May, Occupied America
John Kelsey, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
