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> Subject:  CNN USING 1991 FOOTAGE of celebrating Palistinians
> source: Aizura Hankin <aizura@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, and Suchita Vemuri 
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> date: 09.17.01
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> Dear apgr friends,
> 
> Twice today, we received emails from friends saying that the oft-used 
> footage of Palestinians celebrating the attack at the WCT in NY last 11 
> 
> September was actually not a current footage but was taken during the 
> 1991 
> invasion of Kuwait. If this was true, and some of us felt that this is 
> not 
> a totatlly far-fetched idea of US spin doctors going to such great 
> lengths 
> to ensure that the US remains projected as the world leader and 
> champion of 
> peace and democracy, this information has to be circulated far and 
> wide. 
> But we also felt that we need to double-check our sources, so as not to 
> add 
> to the confusion and harm that may be caused by yet unverified 
> information.
> 
> Fortunately, Suchita Vemuri, a freelance journalist from India and a 
> member 
> of the WCAR Women's Media team of Isis International-Manila sent us a 
> similar message, with the URL of the Independent Media Center at 
> http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=63288&group=webcast. 
> This way, 
> readers may check the article where such claim was/is made and decide 
> for 
> themselves. So, we share with all, and feel free to disseminate the 
> information.
> 
> Thank you,
> Kathy Clarin
> List Manager
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>   Subject: CNN USING 1991 FOOTAGE of celebrating Palistinians
> 
>  > http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=63288&group=webcast
>  > >
>  > >CNN USING 1991 FOOTAGE of celebrating Palistinians to manipulate 
> you
> (english)
>  > >by Marcio 10:32pm Wed Sep 12 '01
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >  .
>  > >I'd like to add some ideas from here, down south.
>  > >There's an important point in the power of press, specifically the
>  > >power of CNN.
>  > >
>  > >All around the world we are subjected to 3 or 4 huge news 
> distributors,
>  > >and one of them - as you well know - is CNN. Very well, I guess all 
> of
>  > >you have been seeing (just as I've been) images from this company. 
> In
>  > >particular, one set of images called my attencion: the Palestinians
>  > >celebrating the bombing, out on the streets, eating some cake and 
> making
>  > >funny faces for the camera.
>  > >
>  > >Well, THOSE IMAGES WERE SHOT BACK IN 1991!!! Those are images of
>  > >Palestinians celebrating the invasion of Kuwait! It's simply
>  > >unacceptable that a super-power of cumminications as CNN uses 
> images
>  > >which do not correspond to the reality in talking about so serious 
> an
>  > >issue.
>  > >
>  > >A teacher of mine, here in Brazil, has videotapes recorded in 1991, 
> with
>  > >the very same images; he's been sending emails to CNN, Globo (the 
> major
>  > >TV network in Brazil) and newspapers, denouncing what I myself 
> classify
>  > >as a crime against the public opinion. If anyone of you has access 
> to
>  > >this kind of files, serch for it. In the meanwhile, I'll try to 
> 'put my
>  > >hands' on a copy of this tape.
>  > >
>  > >But now, think for a moment about the impact of such images. Your 
> people
>  > >is hurt, emotionally fragile, and this kind broadcast have very 
> high
>  > >possibility of causing waves of anger and rage against 
> Palestinians.
>  > >It's simply irresponsible to show images such as those.
>  > >
>  > >Finally, I'd like to say that we all regret and condemn all that 
> has
>  > >happened in the last days; but Nikos has a point here. I really 
> don't
>  > >want to be misunderstood here, but the truth is that US government 
> had
>  > >shown no respect for other countries in the last decades. In the 
> 60s and
>  > >70s they had helped lots of military coups throughout the world
>  > >(including Brazil in 64). Later, with Reagan and Bush Father, the
>  > >Washington Consensus have been demolishing the bases of our 
> economies,
>  > >making us more and more dependant (and, many of us, preoccupied 
> with
>  > >this situation).
>  > >
>  > >Your current president quickly made things worse: Kioto Protocol, 
> Star
>  > >Wars, Colombia Plan, the exchange of rain forest for pieces of 
> external
>  > >debt, the abandonment of the position of third party in 
> negotiations
>  > >between IRA and England, and between Palestinians and Israel. All 
> those
>  > >mistakes in US external politics made your country more hatred than
>  > >before, and, of course, more vulnerable.
>  > >
>  > >Listen, I'm NOT justifying the terrorist actions that took place in 
> your
>  > >country; but it seems to me that, if your leaders had come along 
> another
>  > >path of thoughts and actions, you wouldn't be suffering what you 
> are
>  > >now.
> 
>  > >Best regards, and the hope that everything is resolved for the best 
> of
>  > >all of us
>  > >Márcio A. V. Carvalho
>  > >State University of Campinas - Brazil
>  >
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