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Goanetters in Goa and visiting meet Jan 6, 2009 at 3.30 pm at Hotel Mandovi (prior to the Goa Sudharop event, which you're also welcome to). Join in for a Dutch dinner -- if we can agree on a venue after the meet. RSVP (confirmations only) 9822122436 or 2409490 or [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Dr. Santosh Helekar, Benjamin Disraeli, when he was the PM of UK, is credited with the statement, "There are three kinds of untruths: lies, damned lies and statistics." Mark Twain is credited with the coinage of the term "lies of virtuous ecstasy" The "communal cauldron" has been stirred in the crusades, jihads and Kalinga war, then in the land of Alexander the Great [ Macedonia-Serbia-Croatia] and continues to be so in Iraq, Afganistan, West Bank and the Gaza strip is the latest of this strip-tease. In the present day, journalism and truth seldom share the same PC or news report. Even advertorials and advertisements come through as "Reporter copy" or "News Desk" copy. John Dayal has been a "Working Journalist" [within the definition of Goa Union of Journalist or GUJ for membership] and continues to be a "Press Note Journalist" and "Ghost Writer" like so many "have been journalists" and Editors, including one who is now the Vice-President- Communications for a 'Group of Companies' with interests in "Hospitality" [read, 'Hotels and casino', including one unit allegedly coming up near Tirthbag beach close to Vengurla], "Infrastructure" [ read "mining and transport of ore'] and the latest euphemism "Mineral Farming" [read iron ore mining and "planting" reports. stories and advertorials in daily newspapers and weekly tabloids] Frederick Noronha is also a journalist on the Goanet, besides other places. He has already disclaimed responsibility for the data by prefacing his sentence thus, "According to John....." Dayalu or otherwise. ;-) Do I need to tell you that your question below is mere rhetoric? Mog asundi Miguel Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 17:59:16 -0800 (PST) From: Santosh Helekar <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Stirring the communal cauldron Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii --- On Fri, 1/2/09, Goanet Reader <[email protected]> wrote: > > THE TOLL > ------------------------------------------------------------ > According to editor turned Christian campaigner John Dayal, > the anti-Christian violence between August 24-Ocober 2, > 2008 had the following toll: > I wonder if Frederick has checked the accuracy of the toll numbers he has listed here. As a journalist, I understand it is his responsibility to have at least two independent sources for any factual information he provides his readers. Cheers, Santosh Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
