Fwd: Re: AYF-News> Fwd: WG: [APGR-list] CNN USING 1991 FOOTAGE of celebrating Palistinian s

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Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 08:46:20 -0400
From: "Kwame Anning-Gyan" <kwame56@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ayf@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: AYF-News> Fwd: WG: [APGR-list] CNN USING 1991 FOOTAGE of
celebrating Palistinian s

> Reading this e-mail, I must say I was very disturbed about the allegation.
>  
> I therefore called CNN's Washington, DC office @ 202-898-7900 and asked to
> 
> speak to someone in the newsroom.  A lady who did not identify herself, 
> listened to my inquiry about whether or not those Palestinian images were 
> >from 1991.
> 
> She assured me that the allegation is not true and that those images were 
> current.
> 
> She asked me to fax any material I have to the contrary to 202-898-7923.
> 
> I however, advised her to put out some information dispelling this 
> allegation.  If anyone of you have something concrete on this issue, I'll
> be 
> willing to take it to them a few blocks away from me to settle this
> matter.
> 
> Sincerely
> 
> Kwame Anning-Gyan
> Washington, DC
> 
> 
> 
> >From: ayf@xxxxxxx
> >To: ayf-news@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: AYF-News> Fwd: WG: [APGR-list] CNN USING 1991 FOOTAGE of 
> >celebrating Palistinian      s
> >Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 15:43:40 +0200 (MEST)
> >
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> >Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 14:55:15 +0200
> >From: Paulyn Jansen <P.Jansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: "'ayf@xxxxxxx'" <ayf@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: WG: [APGR-list] CNN USING 1991 FOOTAGE of celebrating 
> >Palistinian  s
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > > Von: kathy clarin [mailto:kathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Gesendet: Montag, 17. September 2001 09:37
> > > An: apgr-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Betreff: [APGR-list] CNN USING 1991 FOOTAGE of celebrating
> Palistinians
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The APGR-list, an announce-discussion list
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> > > knowledge, engendering change
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Subject:  CNN USING 1991 FOOTAGE of celebrating Palistinians
> > > source: Aizura Hankin <aizura@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, and Suchita Vemuri
> > > <suchita@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > date: 09.17.01
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > 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
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > >   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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