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Did anybody see this on CNN earlier today....
I'm sorry I've forgotten who the anchorman was, but he was (live on the air) on the phone with a Lebanese-American woman (a citizen of the United States) who has been trapped in Lebanon while visiting her family. I believe her name was Sara Ahmadia. The anchorman was asking her various questions about conditions over there and the safety of Americans in Lebanon. She said that there was one thing she wanted to say on the air before her time was up, and the anchorman listened intently for a moment. She then addressed the fact that the vast majority of those killed in Lebanon have been not Hezbollah or military personnel, but innocent civilians who have absolutely no ties to Hezbollah whatsoever.
The anchorman said something to the effect of "we're not allowed to comment on that" and then cut her off.
Uuuuugggghhhh, that just made me so angry. I know they aren't allowed to comment regarding their own opinions (*COUGH* Fox News *COUGH*!) but it's like the American media won't even address the fact that civilians (on both sides) are being killed and focuses all its energy on Hezbollah.
...I get even MORE of this being that I live in Westchester County, right outside of New York City.
Ughhh.
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July 17 2006, 22:10:18 UTC 5 years ago
CNN and the Palestinian plight
It has absolutely everything to do with the Palestinians and their plight. It is the essence of the Palestinian problem: They cannot properly publicize the injustices done to them with US funding, whereas the Israelis are in a position of being able to saturate the American public with ad hoc justifications and rationales on a daily basis. This post lays bare the general mechanisms by which, for more than half a century, the US media have understated, suppressed, spun, and/or flatly denied the plights of whoever is being maimed, tortured and killed with US aid money. The point is that this is standard US media policy: By removing the Palestinian or Lebanese plight (the Iraqi, Guatemalan, El Salvadorian plight—any plight that is a direct consequence of US aid and intervention) from public scrutiny via these cheap and nasty TV studio policies, US policy makers spare themselves the hassle of having to listen to their constituents’ complaints—for what they’re worth.5 years ago
Anonymous
July 18 2006, 00:14:51 UTC 5 years ago
Freedom of speech.
Your reply shows you to be un-American.I know the truth hurts when it focuses on the brutality of jews against everyone else, but this is a statement of fact and a fair reading of the incident.
One could just as easily suggest you move to israel.
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July 17 2006, 20:43:07 UTC 5 years ago
* She talks about civilians
* Anchor goes, "you understand that is something totally different from our perception of events from over here"
* And she goes, "yeah, I understand, and it breaks my heart because things are so different here etc"
* And he goes, "well, I don't want to get into a debate about that on air, but I just wanted to let you know"
* And she goes, "Yes, I understand."
These are not exact quotes, but yes the name was Sara Ahmadia.
July 17 2006, 20:50:25 UTC 5 years ago
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July 17 2006, 20:44:12 UTC 5 years ago
Tony Hill was the newcaster
Yes, I did see it. It was Tony Hill.Anonymous
July 17 2006, 21:37:43 UTC 5 years ago
Re: Tony Hill was the newcaster
Sorry U.S. but you can't see or hear the truthof what Isreal is doing to it's neighbours.
You will have to wait till the war is over and then maybe BBC or some such agency will bring you all the truth.
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July 17 2006, 23:44:44 UTC 5 years ago
Re: Tony Hill was the newcaster
Actually the gentleman's name is Tony Harris. He was on with Kyra Philps today around 2:50.My girlfriend caught the tail end of this and was like "WTF"? I've been trying to find a clip of this.
July 18 2006, 01:08:04 UTC 5 years ago
westchester, right outside of new york city - meaning what?
i completely agree with everything you say. the you hit my achilles heel with that statement. i've been on here before and made such an 'overly sensitive' comment to someone's post. can you explain what you mean in a more direct manner?Anonymous
July 18 2006, 01:15:45 UTC 5 years ago
Re: westchester, right outside of new york city - meaning what?
"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget." - Arundhati Roy (http://www.weroy.org/) (weroy.org)July 18 2006, 01:40:13 UTC 5 years ago
Re: westchester, right outside of new york city - meaning what?
Just that Westchester tends to be a very pro-Zionist area, as does most of New York City. Naturally, a lot of the media and conversation in my area surrounding the Israel/Lebanon issue is very similar to that of CNN - ignoring Lebanese civilian deaths and a very pro-Israel attitude, despite its blatant aggression. I mean, I do love Westchester and it is a beautiful area and I'm very thankful to live here. Just making an observation.5 years ago
July 18 2006, 01:29:04 UTC 5 years ago
"You don't have to become a monster in order to defeat a monster." - Bono
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July 18 2006, 02:47:52 UTC 5 years ago
This says it all
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060July 18 2006, 03:12:31 UTC 5 years ago
Speaking of Lebanese civiian deaths
Exqueeze my french but, Any cocksucking Zionists out there? Bring it on, mutherfuckershttp://mparent7777.livejournal.com/1033
And how about that revoltin' Bolton cocksucker?
Lebanon civilian deaths morally not same as terror victims -- Bolton
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/1033
Again, exqueeze me Habibi for swears on your fine journal.
July 18 2006, 03:53:53 UTC 5 years ago
Re: Speaking of Lebanese civiian deaths
Perfectly exqueezed. Many thanks for the links.Anonymous
July 18 2006, 04:27:28 UTC 5 years ago
Re: Speaking of Lebanese civiian deaths
WWW.IAMTHEWITNESS.COM You'll find the truth about Zionism!Anonymous
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July 18 2006, 04:52:20 UTC 5 years ago
Dear Flutenerd
Thanks for posting this. I saw the same interview with Tony Harris on CNN's Live From earlier, and it made me angry. So, mad in fact, I could not watch the rest o the interview without loudly talking at the screen, and I even thought of writing a letter of complaint to CNN, although, I'm not sure that it would do much good.Harris also tried to twist reality. The young woman said that there were nearly 200 people on the ground killed -- mostly Lebanese citizens. Many of the citizens she claimed were anti-Hizballah and against terrorism. Many were innocent citizens, she said. But, she was cut off by Harris who said, "You know there are many people who disagree with your "perceptions" out there." And then went on to characterize her observations as fiction. I was surprised that he almost went as far as trying to debate her.
It really angered me. Not only was he unprofessional as a journalist, but it showed that even in American media that there is a slant that is pro-Israel. And this whole new level of violence is Israel's fault. They're the ones that murdered Palestinian citizens -- especially the incident of a family that was picnicking on the beach. But,
I understand that the Holocaust was a grave injustice and a crime against humanity -- although, Jews are not unique in their plight. Africans died en masse in the middle passage when slavery was legal. Native Americans died en masse when Europeans came to the new world and were slaughtered. Indonesians also died under Suharto. Nearly a million Iraqi children died because of sanctions under President Bill Clinton. There have been many genocides worldwide and throughout history, so Jews are NOT UNIQUE in this suffering.
I am not against Jewish people. Neither am I "for" terrorism. But, I'm sick and tired of legitimate criticism of Israel's crimes being stiffled in America (for example the massacre at Jenin, Sabra and Shatilla, and the current collective punishment in Lebanon.) I'm sick Jews labeling any legitimate criticism of Israel as "anti-Semitic."
July 18 2006, 18:07:58 UTC 5 years ago
Re: Dear Flutenerd
Agreed entirely.I am Armenian and as you may know, my people went through one hell of a genocide back in 1915. Many Zionists I have met have said to me, "But you're Armenian! Our people went through the same thing! You're supposed to be on our side!"
WRONG!
On the contrary: my people went through the same thing that Israel is doing to the Palestinians (and now the Lebanese). Mass killings, violence, displacement, and annexation of their homeland leaving them completely broken.
One genocide does not justify another.
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July 18 2006, 13:35:06 UTC 5 years ago
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July 18 2006, 14:57:03 UTC 5 years ago
It seems to me that the Isreali government (a completely separate entity from the Jewish faith) has not only violated God's commandments (Thou shalt not kill and thou shalt not steal, among others), they have also violated over 60 UN resolutions since their country's inception. In addition, every debt that Isreal owes has been secured by the US, most of Isreal's weapons and armaments are American and it is the only country in the region with Nukes (supplied by America).
Since October 2000
The Palestinian people have been responsible for killing approximately 121 Isreali children, while Isreal is responsible for the killing of over 700 Palestinian children.
Over 1000 Isrealis have been killed by Palestinians to the over 4000 Palestinians killed by Isreal.
Almost 10,000 Palestinians reside in Isreali jails and no more than 50 Isrealis are in Palestinian jails.
0 Isreali homes have been destroyed by Palestinians and over 4000 Palestinian homes have been destroyed by Isrealis.
Isreal has violated over 60 UN resolutions (www.ifamericansknew.com/stats/un.html) and the Palestinian people have violated 0.
To top it all off, the US gives Isreal over $15million a day (that's almost $2million per person in NYC per day) and gives the Palestinians just over $232,000 per day.
The US taxpayers also footed the bill when every family was moved out of the Isreali townships last year to the tune of almost $230,000 per household, but the US government won't even help their own citizens pay their mortgages.
If these numbers don't show how Isreal has abused it's position in the region, I don't know what will.
As I said before, I am a Jew, but I am not an Isreali or a Zionist. I beleive in my God and you should believe in yours. But don't use your God as an excuse to release all that hatred you have in your soul. If Isreal would stop attacking it's neighbours, perhaps the peace we seek in the Middle East would come to pass.
July 18 2006, 18:09:01 UTC 5 years ago
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July 18 2006, 15:12:58 UTC 5 years ago
Think about what matters
Guys. The fact is that palestinian blood as red as israeli's blood or lebanese blood. When I see pictures of the injured kids then I don't care what nationality they are.But it's useless to watch the mainstream media nd then get angry. Don't watch it. Read more about issues that matter to you. And eventually if majority wouldn't buy this mass media crap then they go out of business. The same with politics. Don't just support one side because the other side is worse. If all of us do that then they also will go out of political business.
The elites and the media that promotes their agenda don't care about natinality. They just need blood to move their interest and power forward.
But we would be like a herd of animals following the stupid polititians into the abyss if we play their games by their rules.
July 18 2006, 22:56:10 UTC 5 years ago
Re: Think about what matters
"Guys. The fact is that palestinian blood as red as israeli's blood or lebanese blood. When I see pictures of the injured kids then I don't care what nationality they are."Finally, someone has made that comment!