Clay wrote:
Are you certain that your sources are
absolutely correct? I tend to be skeptical when it comes to
the news we read and hear from commercial sources (their
goal, after all, is to make money, and sensationalism
sells...)
Our broadcast news isn't a commercial source. Newspapers are,
Well the BBC is generally regarded as heavily influenced by the British
Foreign Office, which has a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel bias (for example,
the egregious misquoting of a White House official in which the word
terrorist was replaced by activist). The BBC was recently singled out
for
the bed of guests who stay at
Buckingham Palace. There's been some amusing speculation on what she'll put
by Bush's bed.
Jean in Poole
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Well
From: Clay Blackwell
. The odd thing is that here in
the US, the man travels constantly, and while there are
extra precautions taken wherever he goes, it is nothing as
you have described. Are you certain that your sources are
absolutely correct?
Al Gore came to South Africa a few years ago
Well the BBC is generally regarded as heavily influenced by the
British Foreign Office, which has a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel bias (for
example, the egregious misquoting of a White House official in which the
word terrorist was replaced by activist). The BBC was recently singled
out for
I think it's a joke, but it's been said that Ken Livingstone is insisting
that the congestion charge (for travelling by car in central London) will
have to be paid and will amount to 600 pounds a day for the entourage
Jean, I laughed louder at that than I did at Room 101 this evening - which
was
memory.
Just musing! ; )
Clay
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Subject: [lace-chat] Bush's visit
I'v just been watching the TV news about Bush's visit next
week with
incredulity. He's been invited
Ah yes, but Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Man, had a nice private chat with Mr.
Bush so perhaps it depended somewhat on who (or is that whom) Bush wanted
present.
I do remember in the early 80's when the Nato leaders came to town all the
US secret service agents were lurking everwhere. I don't know
