Well said Manosij ! --- Alokesh Gupta New Delhi
On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 3:22 AM, Manosij Guha <[email protected]> wrote: > Well said Victor, but the lengthy tirade was not really necessary. While I > agree it is necessary to keep our DX reportage apolitical, but there would > be some amount of cross-pollination when one is reporting on the content of > the broadcast. Especially as many of us in the hobby were drawn to > listening to these clandestines because we were curious to hear another > point of view, however distorted that might be. > > Perhaps one tirade, opens the door for another round of pontification? > There is nothing like low politics as I consider all politics to be > inherently low. Especially, the track record of the Sri Lankan government > and the military in terms of human rights and race relations has not been > exemplary. I know this first hand during my days as a reporter for ARD - > German public television. Nor do I find the detention of foreign > journalists (myself included) just because they have an Indian passport any > bit amusing. I don't see such small mindedness figuring in a broadcast or > any of my in-country friends coming out in support for that matter. > > In these parts we say content is king, but sometimes it needs to be taken > with a pinch of salt. > > Amen, > Manosij > > Sent from Mano's iCouch > > On Jul 29, 2012, at 4:28 AM, "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Well comment dear Victor, > > everything important has been said, > > the successor to raise its head again? > > probably program twice a week via CIS TX site... > > vy73 Wolfy df5sx > > wwdxc Germany > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "G. Victor A. Goonetilleke" < > [email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 9:25 AM > > Subject: Re: [dxld] Re: Voice of Tigers, 12140 > > > > > >> Who are the Tamil Tigers, what has the LTTE done, an organizaion > >> banned even in India after they assassinated the Prime Minister of > >> India. Banned in the US and many other countries as a terrorist > >> organisation and the list will go on. Anyone can do any amount of > >> research on the Internet to find out anything in favour or against. > >> > >> However, mature SWLs/DXers should respect DXLD and DX club bulletins > >> and DX groups and not post non DX material of a political nature. > >> If the Al Queda sympathizers start posting anti US and NATO stuff in > >> here, Nigerians against Biafra and Pakistani and Kashmiri > >> sympathizers anti India posts, we will degenerate in to a mudslinging > >> match between folks who have SWLing as a secondary interest. > >> > >> I have no objection to posting any amount of clandestine information > >> as you Glenn and I have been doing from your days in Korat > >> Thailand, but we have been mature and dignified enough to walk that > >> fine line between dxing and low politics. > >> > >> Lets stick to the high standards of DXing in here. There are enough > >> sites to go posting partizan political stuff. > >> > >> Victor Goonetilleke.Sri Lanka > >> > >>> > >>> <http://www.salem-news.com/articles/july282012/sri-lanka-olympics.php> > http://www.salem-news.com/articles/july282012/sri-lanka-olympics.php > >>> < > http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/london-2012-uk-tamil-community-set-for-mass-protests-as-sri-lankas-controversial-president-confirms-he-will-attend-olympics-7976331.html > > > http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/london-2012-uk-tamil-community-set-for-mass-protests-as-sri-lankas-controversial-president-confirms-he-will-attend-olympics-7976331.html > >>> < > http://sports.dailymirror.lk/2012/07/26/tamil-diaspora-to-protest-against-lankans-at-london-olympics/ > > > http://sports.dailymirror.lk/2012/07/26/tamil-diaspora-to-protest-against-lankans-at-london-olympics/ > >>> --- > >>> Alokesh Gupta > >>> New delhi > >>> > >>> > >>> On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 4:53 AM, Glenn Hauser > >>> <<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Who are `they`? Surely not the IOC. There is certainly an SL > >>> delegation, but hard for us to tell if any of them are Tamils. Is it > >>> Tamils from Sri Lanka that are not allowed by the SL government? > >>> There are seven athletes pictured and named here: > >>> <http://www.london2012.com/country/sri-lanka/athletes/> > http://www.london2012.com/country/sri-lanka/athletes/ > >>> (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) > >>> > >>> --- On Sat, 7/28/12, Jaisakthivel > >>> <<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> From: Jaisakthivel <<mailto:[email protected]> > [email protected]> > >>> > >>> Subject: Re: [dxld] Re: Voice of Tigers, 12140 > >>> > >>> To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > >>> Date: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 10:59 AM > >>> > >>> 12140 khz Tamil revolutionary song played. In between they broadcast > >>> news. Tamil Nadu major party politician VaiKo spoke about his > >>> support to the procession in London. they don't allow Sri Lankan > >>> players To play in London Olympics. (Jaisakthivel, ADXC,India) > >>> > >> -- > >> G. Victor A. Goonetilleke 4S7VK, > >> "Shangri-la"' 298 Madapatha Road, > >> Piliyandala. Sri Lanka. > >> > >> E-mail: [email protected] > >> [email protected] > >> Skype: victorgoonetilleke > >> +941 12614098 Mob: +94 718328336 > > > > ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- > > > > Order your WRTH 2011: > > http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2011 > > ---[End Commercial]----------------------- > > ________________________________________ > > Hard-Core-DX mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx > > http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > > > > THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. 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