Is it a normal behavior not to react when someone is "quoting" the words you have never uttered before in your life?
If you have a quick and witty "calculator" inbuilt into your brain, yes, it's quite normal! DV > To: [Е-ПОШТА > ЗАШТИЋЕНА]; > [email protected]; [Е-ПОШТА > ЗАШТИЋЕНА] > From: [Е-ПОШТА > ЗАШТИЋЕНА] > Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 09:29:58 -0700 > Subject: [sorabia] Defamation of Trifkovic on B92 TV > > http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/?p=768 > > Defamation on B92 TV > > by Srdja Trifkovic > > On the last day of October I was crudely libeled on B92, a leading > "pro-Western" TV network in Serbia, in a live program in which I appeared as > an invited guest. The facts of the case follow herewith; its finale may yet > come in a courtroom. > Last Thursday, October 30, I received a call on my cell phone in Belgrade > which I am currently visiting from a producer with B92 Television, a > national conglomerate regarded as the most USG/EU/NATO-friendly media > corporation in the country. I was invited to take part in "The State of The > Nation" (Stanje nacije), a 30-minute current affairs program that was going > to be broadcast live at 6 p.m. the following day, Friday, October 31. The > topic was to be the forthcoming presidential election in the United States. > I accepted this invitation although I disagree with many positions taken by > the B92, because appearing on a network does not imply endorsement of its > editorial policy. I have appeared on B92 before, notably on a popular Sunday > panel-style program "The Week's Impression" (Utisak nedelje). Likewise over > the years I have accepted invitations from the BBC, CBC, Sky News, ITN, > MSNBC, etc. on more than one hundred occasions although I disagree with > many aspects of their corporate philosophy, reportage, or editorial > commentary. > While introducing the guests, former government minister Professor Zarko > Korac and myself, the presenter said that I had described John McCain as a > "neurotic cockroach." I have never said or written anything of the kind, but > I did not correct him right away because I was initially uncertain whether he > was giving a personal, somewhat colorful interpretative summary of my views > of Sen. McCain, or providing a purported verbatim quote. > Having reviewed the recording of the program I can confirm that the latter > was the case: the presenter alleged that I called John McCain "a neurotic > cockroach." This was an untruthful statement about me. It was presented to a > wide audiencethrough broadcast media. It was invented out of whole cloth, and > therefore malicious in intent. By asserting that I stoop to the language of > the gutter, B92 undermined my credibility as a journalist and analyst, thus > injuring myprofessional and personalreputation andstanding. In other words, > it is a classic case of libel. > I will give B92 an opportunity to apologize, to issue a correction worded to > my satisfaction to be broadcast in the same program, and to settle my damages > out of court. It is to be hoped that they will see the error of their ways > and act responsibly and reasonably. > On the other hand they may decide to remain true to the principles of > journalism as practiced by the paragons of media integrity and independence > in the Western world, such as the Murdoch empire, CNN's Ms. Amanpour, or the > Gray Lady, in which case I'll be pleased to lighten their coffers. Watch this > space! > Share This > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! > > http://www.flickr.com/gift/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > =============== > Group Moderator: [Е-ПОШТА > ЗАШТИЋЕНА] > page at http://magazine.sorabia.net > for more informations about current situation in Serbia > http://www.sorabia.net > Slusajte GLAS SORABIJE nas talk internet-radio (Serbian Only) > http://radio.sorabia.net > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > _________________________________________________________________ Discover the new Windows Vista http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ =============== Group Moderator: [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] page at http://magazine.sorabia.net for more informations about current situation in Serbia http://www.sorabia.net Slusajte GLAS SORABIJE nas talk internet-radio (Serbian Only) http://radio.sorabia.net Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sorabia/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sorabia/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] mailto:[Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
