Financial Times April 25, 2003By Tim Burt, Media EditorGreg Dyke, BBC director-general, has condemned US media coverage of the Iraq war and accused American broadcasters of "swapping impartiality for patriotism".Mr Dyke said yesterday that the corporation had been surprised and shocked by the tone of war reporting from leading US television and radio networks.In a … [Read more...] about -Dyke labels US war coverage ‘too patriotic’
-Russian official predicts ‘catastrophic’ events in North Korea within 24 hours
Russian official predicts 'catastrophic' events AFP via Sydney Morning Herald April 24, 2003 https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/23/1050777311990.htmlA top Russian Foreign Ministry official was quoted as saying yesterday in Tokyo that a "catastrophic" development of events in the US-North Korean nuclear standoff was imminent and could occur within the next day. … [Read more...] about -Russian official predicts ‘catastrophic’ events in North Korea within 24 hours
-Protest: Resisting Defeatism and Sectarianism (by Paul)
The war in Iraq has been "won" by the Bushites, and people who have been fighting to stop it, understandably, feel defeated.They should not.Meanwhile, factionalism WITHIN the anti-war movement, always a problem, threatens to turn people agaginst one another. In Japan, too, we see this.Just as the U.S. has its "Answer" coalition, which on the one hand seeks to stage-manage … [Read more...] about -Protest: Resisting Defeatism and Sectarianism (by Paul)
-MSNBC Reveals Facts on Israel’s Weapons of Mass Destruction
MSNBC Reveals Facts on Israel's Weapons of Mass Destruction by Ira Chernus Most astounding web page of the week: https://www.msnbc.com/news/wld/graphics/strategic_israel_dw.htmHere is MSNBC, giving us more information on Israel's weapons of mass destruction (WMD)than I've seen in any left-wing or peace-activist news source. Here is the mainstream U.S. media, that … [Read more...] about -MSNBC Reveals Facts on Israel’s Weapons of Mass Destruction
-US Undermined Inspectors-Hans Blix
American officials tried to discredit the work of inspectors in Iraq to further their own case for war, the chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has charged.Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix speaks to the media at the United Nations, Monday, April 21, 2003. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff) In an interview with the BBC, Mr Blix said American officials leaked suggestions … [Read more...] about -US Undermined Inspectors-Hans Blix