IP: Good article by Dvorak... on Islam

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: "Peter Schamerhorn" <peter.schamerhorn () sympatico ca>
> To: <dave () farber net>
>
> <http://www.pcmag.com/article/0,2997,s%253D1500%2526a%253D14867,00.asp>http://www.pcmag.com/article/0,2997,s%253D1500%2526a%253D14867,00.asp
>
> "Once you get into this material and there is plenty you begin to 
> understand the incredible complexities of the Middle East and its odd 
> politics. You also begin to understand that it wasn't just the U.S. 
> Intelligence agencies that failed us, but the U.S. news media as well. We 
> get nothing from the media but bland pap and Hollywood reports. If you 
> want to read excellent coverage of the New York attack and its aftermath, 
> you must go to the London Times, the Daily Telegraph, or the Times of 
> India. All are on the Web. Even Pravda has better coverage of some aspects 
> of the current situation. A Pakistani paper reported Tuesday that 25 
> warships from Britain, France, and the U.S.A. were parked off the coast. 
> The U.S. media has reported nothing about that. The British papers have 
> numerous reports coming straight out of Peshawar and Islamabad. American 
> reporters are asking bland questions at orchestrated press conferences. 
> You know the drill."
>
> Peter Schamerhorn



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