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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 19:21:51 -0500
From: Tony Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Fwd: RE: Some interesting information about the Iraq conflict]
Some alternate news sources for the goings on in the Middle East.
Also a tutorial on how to view Iraqi TV via the internet... which
I intend to try.
YMMV
wheels
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Here is another jumping point
http://www.viwuk.freeserve.co.uk/news.html
-----Original Message-----
Subject: Some interesting information about the Iraq conflict
Hi all.
Like most of you, I've been following the activities of our armed forces in
Iraq, both via TV and the internet. However, I've been a bit bothered by the
remarkable news similarity all of the various news agencies are providing -
typically it seems like Fox news, CNN, and the NY Times all say the exact
same thing.
I guess I'm not alone in this feeling - a writer for the Boston Globe wrote
an article today about the single-minded slant the news organizations are
providing to us. He also graciously provided a variety of alternative
sources for news. These include international newspaper websites that
provide english translation, individual journalistic websites, and even
personal 'blogs' of folks in Baghdad. These blogs, which are simply online
diaries, have given a voice to folks on the inside.
If you are interested, I've gathered a list of sites from the article I
mentioned above. Whatever your current perspective is on this conflict, you
might find it useful to at least check out some of these.
http://www.etherzone.com
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq
http://www.beirutcalling.blogspot.com
http://english.daralhayat.com
http://dearraed.blogspot.com
http://paulboutin.weblogger.com
Finally, if you really want to see something wild, the below link will give
you instructions about how to tap into Iraqi satellite tv via the internet.
It's really amazing - you can actually see in real time the "news
conferences" the Iraqi government is broadcasting, just like anyone sitting
in downtown Baghdad.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2080681/
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