Comments on: CNN gets a dose of itself http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/03/24/cnn-gets-a-dose-of-itself/ Sociology and other distractions Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:33:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/03/24/cnn-gets-a-dose-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-760 Anonymous Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=327#comment-760 to the individual who adressed my statement about the american people being sheep, are you saying that the thousands of american soldiers who fought in the gulf war in 1991 are imagining their illnesses? Do not say that I don't have any proof when these veterans are suffering horrible, HORRIBLE illnesses likely caused by this material as well as the effects on their offspring. I say likely only because there is no scientifically proven evidence that it is harmful. But the veterans point out that the absence of evidence is not the same thing as evidence of absence, and they believe their own experience means there is serious cause for concern. Are you saying that these cases are made up? There are scientists that beleive nasal and respiratory irritations caused by desert sand storms and oil field fires during desert storm may have weakened the nose/brain barrier and allowed depleted uranium to enter the central nervous system of soldiers in the field resulting in slowly developing toxic effects. This depleted uranium is used to make armor piercing projectiles, the same projectiles that were used in desert storm. Are you denying this? That sounds to me like you advocate abandoning war veterans once they have sacrificed and put their lives on the line for the so-called defense of freedom. I believe these illnesses exist and if you don't believe that there is any proof or any semblance of it i only ask you to check other websites and independant media about this. A movie called The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm is about this very subject and is already available for rent. I also suggest that you contact the veterans administration and ask what percentage of gulf war vets are on permanent disability. if your question is where is my proof that depleted uranium is being used in the present war then you are right, i don't. however if history repeats itself, as the very existence of this war proves that it does, then i would venture to say that the same weaponry will be used again. to my lack of proof, i ask you this - do you think that if they used weapons made of this material that they would admit it? I think the answer is no. Also, i know the international as well as the domestic history of this country as well as you do and i do not deny that their are other tyrannical leaders in this world, many of which are supported and were brought into power with the aid of American funds. however I do not support them any more than i support Saddam Hussein, which you alluded to in your post. That is the most common statement coming from people who do not endeavor to ask those like myself why we feel the way we do, who do not know any better, and those who can not seperate a anti-war stance from one of pro-tyranny. They are not one and the same. President Bush stated that, and i quote, "that if you are not with us then you are against us" and it sounds as if you have taken this token to heart. I do not, DO NOT condone any dictatorship or any other regime that is inhumane to its people. It sounds like if I oppose this war then I am on Husseins side and that is the furthest thing from the truth. I, sir, am an African American female and I know exactly what it means to be persecuted, to be hated for my race, right down to the chromosomal level. Hate is fueling this war and will fuel additional wars as long as this type of government is allowed to be in power. You are right though, we as a nation do not know what war is and i am not saying that I do. I do know however that war means death, war means destruction, war means disease, among many other things. I do not have your experience nor do you have mine. You ask for proof, I suggest you look it up. There is a coverup occuring and DON'T take MY word for it, just like you shouldn't take your leaders words at face value. being able to question our leaders is the truest test of a democracy. While this whole disgusting assault on peace is occurring our government has used this distraction to cut even more money from the veteran's administration budget. What does this mean to you? To me it means that once a soldier has 'served his country'then his usefulness and our support for him dissappear. I insist and will continue to say that I am very patriotic because I do not want any of those in the service to pay with their lives because of the evil intentions of our country's leaders. I want them home and if that is NOT supportive of the men and women of the armed forces then I don't know what is. I categorically deny that I am in anyway pro-Hussein. You stated that things are not just black and white all the time, that there is usually some gray and this is a prime example of that. I am no more a supporter of Saddam Hussein then you are of Fidel Castro. I do respect your point of view and I am encouraged that my pessimistic view of the American people is not always true. But when you watch the mainstream news and absorb what they are telling you it is easy to believe that things are as awful as you think they are. The unrest and atrocities occuring in south and central america and in other areas of the world should not be. I agree with you. But please, do not label me something that I am not when all I want is peace. What is the matter with that? All I am asking for is that people question what they are being told, question what our leaders are saying and not just believe what they say because they said it - they are after all politicians. I think, especially in these times, that it could be dangerous to be ignorant about our world and our governments policies and what that means for the rest of us. The high level of emotion that 9/11 evoked is being used as an excuse to bomb this (iraq) country. and there is no documented or otherwise supported link between those attacks and the Hussein regime. those who support this war are not thinking and are going on pure emotion. 9/11 was a horrific act of terrorism and those who perpetrated it, planned and organized it should be punished. however the RIGHT people should be punished, not those who only resemble those who did it. Please note that the hijackers were saudi, not iraqi. If you believe that american foreign policy is NOT the cause of this ever present hate for america i have to say that you are naive and very mistaken. My 'inadequacies', sir, having nothing to do with the fault that the american government bears in the terrorist attacks. Blame the victim? i don't think so. the true victims in this are those who lost their lives in those attacks, not the american government. The governement used that excuse to bomb afghanistan and are using it again. I believe that this current attack was planned prior to 9/11 and 9/11 only made it easier for the united states to garner international support for its 'war on terror'. that statement in and of itself is an oxymoron since war is terrorism. you said, "What few people want to say is that only when the Arab world accepts that the state of israel has a right to exist and to live in peace, will Palestinians get their well deserved state. But as long as Arabs continue to spout hatred and calling for the destruction of Israel this will never happen." that statement is basically saying that Arab people hate israel because they are totally nice neighbors and are only there to share. Last night i watched a palestinian home being bulldozed because "israel has a right to exist and live in peace". Everyone deserves peace and no one deserves what is happening to the palestinian people. It seems that YOU are actually blaming the victim by blaming Arabs for hating israel. i don't blame them and neither would you if it was your house that was being bulldozed. Again, my point is only that people educate themselves about what is going on instead of taking what Bush and his cronies are saying or what I am saying for that matter. I just say education is power and the more the American people know about what is truly going on the less those in power will be able to get away with it. regards Thinking person to the individual who adressed my statement about the american people being sheep, are you saying that the thousands of american soldiers who fought in the gulf war in 1991 are imagining their illnesses? Do not say that I don’t have any proof when these veterans are suffering horrible, HORRIBLE illnesses likely caused by this material as well as the effects on their offspring. I say likely only because there is no scientifically proven evidence that it is harmful. But the veterans point out that the absence of evidence is not the same thing as evidence of absence, and they believe their own experience means there is serious cause for concern. Are you saying that these cases are made up? There are scientists that beleive nasal and respiratory irritations caused by desert sand storms and oil field fires during desert storm may have weakened the nose/brain barrier and allowed depleted uranium to enter the central nervous system of soldiers in the field resulting in slowly developing toxic effects. This depleted uranium is used to make armor piercing projectiles, the same projectiles that were used in desert storm. Are you denying this? That sounds to me like you advocate abandoning war veterans once they have sacrificed and put their lives on the line for the so-called defense of freedom. I believe these illnesses exist and if you don’t believe that there is any proof or any semblance of it i only ask you to check other websites and independant media about this. A movie called The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm is about this very subject and is already available for rent. I also suggest that you contact the veterans administration and ask what percentage of gulf war vets are on permanent disability. if your question is where is my proof that depleted uranium is being used in the present war then you are right, i don’t. however if history repeats itself, as the very existence of this war proves that it does, then i would venture to say that the same weaponry will be used again. to my lack of proof, i ask you this – do you think that if they used weapons made of this material that they would admit it? I think the answer is no.

Also, i know the international as well as the domestic history of this country as well as you do and i do not deny that their are other tyrannical leaders in this world, many of which are supported and were brought into power with the aid of American funds. however I do not support them any more than i support Saddam Hussein, which you alluded to in your post. That is the most common statement coming from people who do not endeavor to ask those like myself why we feel the way we do, who do not know any better, and those who can not seperate a anti-war stance from one of pro-tyranny. They are not one and the same. President Bush stated that, and i quote, “that if you are not with us then you are against us” and it sounds as if you have taken this token to heart. I do not, DO NOT condone any dictatorship or any other regime that is inhumane to its people. It sounds like if I oppose this war then I am on Husseins side and that is the furthest thing from the truth. I, sir, am an African American female and I know exactly what it means to be persecuted, to be hated for my race, right down to the chromosomal level. Hate is fueling this war and will fuel additional wars as long as this type of government is allowed to be in power.

You are right though, we as a nation do not know what war is and i am not saying that I do. I do know however that war means death, war means destruction, war means disease, among many other things. I do not have your experience nor do you have mine. You ask for proof, I suggest you look it up. There is a coverup occuring and DON’T take MY word for it, just like you shouldn’t take your leaders words at face value. being able to question our leaders is the truest test of a democracy.

While this whole disgusting assault on peace is occurring our government has used this distraction to cut even more money from the veteran’s administration budget. What does this mean to you? To me it means that once a soldier has ‘served his country’then his usefulness and our support for him dissappear. I insist and will continue to say that I am very patriotic because I do not want any of those in the service to pay with their lives because of the evil intentions of our country’s leaders. I want them home and if that is NOT supportive of the men and women of the armed forces then I don’t know what is. I categorically deny that I am in anyway pro-Hussein. You stated that things are not just black and white all the time, that there is usually some gray and this is a prime example of that. I am no more a supporter of Saddam Hussein then you are of Fidel Castro.

I do respect your point of view and I am encouraged that my pessimistic view of the American people is not always true. But when you watch the mainstream news and absorb what they are telling you it is easy to believe that things are as awful as you think they are. The unrest and atrocities occuring in south and central america and in other areas of the world should not be. I agree with you. But please, do not label me something that I am not when all I want is peace. What is the matter with that?

All I am asking for is that people question what they are being told, question what our leaders are saying and not just believe what they say because they said it – they are after all politicians. I think, especially in these times, that it could be dangerous to be ignorant about our world and our governments policies and what that means for the rest of us. The high level of emotion that 9/11 evoked is being used as an excuse to bomb this (iraq) country. and there is no documented or otherwise supported link between those attacks and the Hussein regime. those who support this war are not thinking and are going on pure emotion. 9/11 was a horrific act of terrorism and those who perpetrated it, planned and organized it should be punished. however the RIGHT people should be punished, not those who only resemble those who did it. Please note that the hijackers were saudi, not iraqi.

If you believe that american foreign policy is NOT the cause of this ever present hate for america i have to say that you are naive and very mistaken. My ‘inadequacies’, sir, having nothing to do with the fault that the american government bears in the terrorist attacks. Blame the victim? i don’t think so. the true victims in this are those who lost their lives in those attacks, not the american government. The governement used that excuse to bomb afghanistan and are using it again. I believe that this current attack was planned prior to 9/11 and 9/11 only made it easier for the united states to garner international support for its ‘war on terror’. that statement in and of itself is an oxymoron since war is terrorism.

you said, “What few people want to say is that only when the Arab world accepts that the state of israel has a right to exist and to live in peace, will Palestinians get their well deserved state. But as long as Arabs continue to spout hatred and calling for the destruction of Israel this will never happen.” that statement is basically saying that Arab people hate israel because they are totally nice neighbors and are only there to share. Last night i watched a palestinian home being bulldozed because “israel has a right to exist and live in peace”. Everyone deserves peace and no one deserves what is happening to the palestinian people. It seems that YOU are actually blaming the victim by blaming Arabs for hating israel. i don’t blame them and neither would you if it was your house that was being bulldozed.

Again, my point is only that people educate themselves about what is going on instead of taking what Bush and his cronies are saying or what I am saying for that matter. I just say education is power and the more the American people know about what is truly going on the less those in power will be able to get away with it.

regards
Thinking person

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/03/24/cnn-gets-a-dose-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-761 Anonymous Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=327#comment-761 to the individual who adressed my statement about the american people being sheep, are you saying that the thousands of american soldiers who fought in the gulf war in 1991 are imagining their illnesses? Do not say that I don't have any proof when these veterans are suffering horrible, HORRIBLE illnesses likely caused by this material as well as the effects on their offspring. I say likely only because there is no scientifically proven evidence that it is harmful. But the veterans point out that the absence of evidence is not the same thing as evidence of absence, and they believe their own experience means there is serious cause for concern. Are you saying that these cases are made up? There are scientists that beleive nasal and respiratory irritations caused by desert sand storms and oil field fires during desert storm may have weakened the nose/brain barrier and allowed depleted uranium to enter the central nervous system of soldiers in the field resulting in slowly developing toxic effects. This depleted uranium is used to make armor piercing projectiles, the same projectiles that were used in desert storm. Are you denying this? That sounds to me like you advocate abandoning war veterans once they have sacrificed and put their lives on the line for the so-called defense of freedom. I believe these illnesses exist and if you don't believe that there is any proof or any semblance of it i only ask you to check other websites and independant media about this. A movie called The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm is about this very subject and is already available for rent. I also suggest that you contact the veterans administration and ask what percentage of gulf war vets are on permanent disability. if your question is where is my proof that depleted uranium is being used in the present war then you are right, i don't. however if history repeats itself, as the very existence of this war proves that it does, then i would venture to say that the same weaponry will be used again. to my lack of proof, i ask you this - do you think that if they used weapons made of this material that they would admit it? I think the answer is no. Also, i know the international as well as the domestic history of this country as well as you do and i do not deny that their are other tyrannical leaders in this world, many of which are supported and were brought into power with the aid of American funds. however I do not support them any more than i support Saddam Hussein, which you alluded to in your post. That is the most common statement coming from people who do not endeavor to ask those like myself why we feel the way we do, who do not know any better, and those who can not seperate a anti-war stance from one of pro-tyranny. They are not one and the same. President Bush stated that, and i quote, "that if you are not with us then you are against us" and it sounds as if you have taken this token to heart. I do not, DO NOT condone any dictatorship or any other regime that is inhumane to its people. It sounds like if I oppose this war then I am on Husseins side and that is the furthest thing from the truth. I, sir, am an African American female and I know exactly what it means to be persecuted, to be hated for my race, right down to the chromosomal level. Hate is fueling this war and will fuel additional wars as long as this type of government is allowed to be in power. You are right though, we as a nation do not know what war is and i am not saying that I do. I do know however that war means death, war means destruction, war means disease, among many other things. I do not have your experience nor do you have mine. You ask for proof, I suggest you look it up. There is a coverup occuring and DON'T take MY word for it, just like you shouldn't take your leaders words at face value. being able to question our leaders is the truest test of a democracy. While this whole disgusting assault on peace is occurring our government has used this distraction to cut even more money from the veteran's administration budget. What does this mean to you? To me it means that once a soldier has 'served his country'then his usefulness and our support for him dissappear. I insist and will continue to say that I am very patriotic because I do not want any of those in the service to pay with their lives because of the evil intentions of our country's leaders. I want them home and if that is NOT supportive of the men and women of the armed forces then I don't know what is. I categorically deny that I am in anyway pro-Hussein. You stated that things are not just black and white all the time, that there is usually some gray and this is a prime example of that. I am no more a supporter of Saddam Hussein then you are of Fidel Castro. I do respect your point of view and I am encouraged that my pessimistic view of the American people is not always true. But when you watch the mainstream news and absorb what they are telling you it is easy to believe that things are as awful as you think they are. The unrest and atrocities occuring in south and central america and in other areas of the world should not be. I agree with you. But please, do not label me something that I am not when all I want is peace. What is the matter with that? All I am asking for is that people question what they are being told, question what our leaders are saying and not just believe what they say because they said it - they are after all politicians. I think, especially in these times, that it could be dangerous to be ignorant about our world and our governments policies and what that means for the rest of us. The high level of emotion that 9/11 evoked is being used as an excuse to bomb this (iraq) country. and there is no documented or otherwise supported link between those attacks and the Hussein regime. those who support this war are not thinking and are going on pure emotion. 9/11 was a horrific act of terrorism and those who perpetrated it, planned and organized it should be punished. however the RIGHT people should be punished, not those who only resemble those who did it. Please note that the hijackers were saudi, not iraqi. If you believe that american foreign policy is NOT the cause of this ever present hate for america i have to say that you are naive and very mistaken. My 'inadequacies', sir, having nothing to do with the fault that the american government bears in the terrorist attacks. Blame the victim? i don't think so. the true victims in this are those who lost their lives in those attacks, not the american government. The governement used that excuse to bomb afghanistan and are using it again. I believe that this current attack was planned prior to 9/11 and 9/11 only made it easier for the united states to garner international support for its 'war on terror'. that statement in and of itself is an oxymoron since war is terrorism. you said, "What few people want to say is that only when the Arab world accepts that the state of israel has a right to exist and to live in peace, will Palestinians get their well deserved state. But as long as Arabs continue to spout hatred and calling for the destruction of Israel this will never happen." that statement is basically saying that Arab people hate israel because they are totally nice neighbors and are only there to share. Last night i watched a palestinian home being bulldozed because "israel has a right to exist and live in peace". Everyone deserves peace and no one deserves what is happening to the palestinian people. It seems that YOU are actually blaming the victim by blaming Arabs for hating israel. i don't blame them and neither would you if it was your house that was being bulldozed. Again, my point is only that people educate themselves about what is going on instead of taking what Bush and his cronies are saying or what I am saying for that matter. I just say education is power and the more the American people know about what is truly going on the less those in power will be able to get away with it. regards Thinking person to the individual who adressed my statement about the american people being sheep, are you saying that the thousands of american soldiers who fought in the gulf war in 1991 are imagining their illnesses? Do not say that I don’t have any proof when these veterans are suffering horrible, HORRIBLE illnesses likely caused by this material as well as the effects on their offspring. I say likely only because there is no scientifically proven evidence that it is harmful. But the veterans point out that the absence of evidence is not the same thing as evidence of absence, and they believe their own experience means there is serious cause for concern. Are you saying that these cases are made up? There are scientists that beleive nasal and respiratory irritations caused by desert sand storms and oil field fires during desert storm may have weakened the nose/brain barrier and allowed depleted uranium to enter the central nervous system of soldiers in the field resulting in slowly developing toxic effects. This depleted uranium is used to make armor piercing projectiles, the same projectiles that were used in desert storm. Are you denying this? That sounds to me like you advocate abandoning war veterans once they have sacrificed and put their lives on the line for the so-called defense of freedom. I believe these illnesses exist and if you don’t believe that there is any proof or any semblance of it i only ask you to check other websites and independant media about this. A movie called The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm is about this very subject and is already available for rent. I also suggest that you contact the veterans administration and ask what percentage of gulf war vets are on permanent disability. if your question is where is my proof that depleted uranium is being used in the present war then you are right, i don’t. however if history repeats itself, as the very existence of this war proves that it does, then i would venture to say that the same weaponry will be used again. to my lack of proof, i ask you this – do you think that if they used weapons made of this material that they would admit it? I think the answer is no.

Also, i know the international as well as the domestic history of this country as well as you do and i do not deny that their are other tyrannical leaders in this world, many of which are supported and were brought into power with the aid of American funds. however I do not support them any more than i support Saddam Hussein, which you alluded to in your post. That is the most common statement coming from people who do not endeavor to ask those like myself why we feel the way we do, who do not know any better, and those who can not seperate a anti-war stance from one of pro-tyranny. They are not one and the same. President Bush stated that, and i quote, “that if you are not with us then you are against us” and it sounds as if you have taken this token to heart. I do not, DO NOT condone any dictatorship or any other regime that is inhumane to its people. It sounds like if I oppose this war then I am on Husseins side and that is the furthest thing from the truth. I, sir, am an African American female and I know exactly what it means to be persecuted, to be hated for my race, right down to the chromosomal level. Hate is fueling this war and will fuel additional wars as long as this type of government is allowed to be in power.

You are right though, we as a nation do not know what war is and i am not saying that I do. I do know however that war means death, war means destruction, war means disease, among many other things. I do not have your experience nor do you have mine. You ask for proof, I suggest you look it up. There is a coverup occuring and DON’T take MY word for it, just like you shouldn’t take your leaders words at face value. being able to question our leaders is the truest test of a democracy.

While this whole disgusting assault on peace is occurring our government has used this distraction to cut even more money from the veteran’s administration budget. What does this mean to you? To me it means that once a soldier has ‘served his country’then his usefulness and our support for him dissappear. I insist and will continue to say that I am very patriotic because I do not want any of those in the service to pay with their lives because of the evil intentions of our country’s leaders. I want them home and if that is NOT supportive of the men and women of the armed forces then I don’t know what is. I categorically deny that I am in anyway pro-Hussein. You stated that things are not just black and white all the time, that there is usually some gray and this is a prime example of that. I am no more a supporter of Saddam Hussein then you are of Fidel Castro.

I do respect your point of view and I am encouraged that my pessimistic view of the American people is not always true. But when you watch the mainstream news and absorb what they are telling you it is easy to believe that things are as awful as you think they are. The unrest and atrocities occuring in south and central america and in other areas of the world should not be. I agree with you. But please, do not label me something that I am not when all I want is peace. What is the matter with that?

All I am asking for is that people question what they are being told, question what our leaders are saying and not just believe what they say because they said it – they are after all politicians. I think, especially in these times, that it could be dangerous to be ignorant about our world and our governments policies and what that means for the rest of us. The high level of emotion that 9/11 evoked is being used as an excuse to bomb this (iraq) country. and there is no documented or otherwise supported link between those attacks and the Hussein regime. those who support this war are not thinking and are going on pure emotion. 9/11 was a horrific act of terrorism and those who perpetrated it, planned and organized it should be punished. however the RIGHT people should be punished, not those who only resemble those who did it. Please note that the hijackers were saudi, not iraqi.

If you believe that american foreign policy is NOT the cause of this ever present hate for america i have to say that you are naive and very mistaken. My ‘inadequacies’, sir, having nothing to do with the fault that the american government bears in the terrorist attacks. Blame the victim? i don’t think so. the true victims in this are those who lost their lives in those attacks, not the american government. The governement used that excuse to bomb afghanistan and are using it again. I believe that this current attack was planned prior to 9/11 and 9/11 only made it easier for the united states to garner international support for its ‘war on terror’. that statement in and of itself is an oxymoron since war is terrorism.

you said, “What few people want to say is that only when the Arab world accepts that the state of israel has a right to exist and to live in peace, will Palestinians get their well deserved state. But as long as Arabs continue to spout hatred and calling for the destruction of Israel this will never happen.” that statement is basically saying that Arab people hate israel because they are totally nice neighbors and are only there to share. Last night i watched a palestinian home being bulldozed because “israel has a right to exist and live in peace”. Everyone deserves peace and no one deserves what is happening to the palestinian people. It seems that YOU are actually blaming the victim by blaming Arabs for hating israel. i don’t blame them and neither would you if it was your house that was being bulldozed.

Again, my point is only that people educate themselves about what is going on instead of taking what Bush and his cronies are saying or what I am saying for that matter. I just say education is power and the more the American people know about what is truly going on the less those in power will be able to get away with it.

regards
Thinking person

]]> By: Captain Rationale http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/03/24/cnn-gets-a-dose-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-762 Captain Rationale Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=327#comment-762 While you, Aaron, do make some good points, a lot of it smacks of ... well, 1950's hsyteria. "The big bad commies are gonna getcha." But really, I think it is arguable that the problem with the U.S. dollar started when it stopped producing it's own federal money and gave the task to a private company which it purchases the currency from. Ah, capitalism... Do the research, you'll see what I mean. While you, Aaron, do make some good points, a lot of it smacks of … well, 1950’s hsyteria. “The big bad commies are gonna getcha.”

But really, I think it is arguable that the problem with the U.S. dollar started when it stopped producing it’s own federal money and gave the task to a private company which it purchases the currency from. Ah, capitalism…
Do the research, you’ll see what I mean.

]]> By: Madaser http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/03/24/cnn-gets-a-dose-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-763 Madaser Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=327#comment-763 Hiya people, its very interesting to see very different views and opinions being voiced about this war and our world as a whole. i think it would paint an even better picture if everyone was to give thier name and what country they come from to see where opposition and support for this war is coming from, i guess most people wont but if u feel free enough to voice ur opinions u shud feel the same and be proud of who u are and where u from. Ok lets see if this has an effect on anyone. I HOPE IT DOES. MADASER YOUSAF, UK (i will get the ball rolling) Hiya people,

its very interesting to see very different views and opinions being voiced about this war and our world as a whole.

i think it would paint an even better picture if everyone was to give thier name and what country they come from to see where opposition and support for this war is coming from, i guess most people wont but if u feel free enough to voice ur opinions u shud feel the same and be proud of who u are and where u from.

Ok lets see if this has an effect on anyone. I HOPE IT DOES.

MADASER YOUSAF,
UK

(i will get the ball rolling)

]]> By: Peter Wardrope http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/03/24/cnn-gets-a-dose-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-764 Peter Wardrope Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=327#comment-764 Hi I have no answers, only questions. Is it naive to expect that a news organization owned by a large corporation will not have a conservative bias? Do you remember CNN before it got swallowed up by AOLTime Warner? Was it a bit like Al Jazeera? How many Iraqi civilians have to get killed before Bush will stop talking about liberating the Iraqi people? Why don't Ann Coulter and David Frum sign up and go to Iraq if they want to invade it so badly? Pete Hi
I have no answers, only questions.

Is it naive to expect that a news organization owned by a large corporation will not have a conservative bias?

Do you remember CNN before it got swallowed up by AOLTime Warner? Was it a bit like Al Jazeera?

How many Iraqi civilians have to get killed before Bush will stop talking about liberating the Iraqi people?

Why don’t Ann Coulter and David Frum sign up and go to Iraq if they want to invade it so badly?

Pete

]]> By: Dave http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/03/24/cnn-gets-a-dose-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Dave Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=327#comment-765 Arron Brown could never be accused of being intelligent. He recently shared one of his profoundly deep thoughts with us. "bullets don't know technology they just know killing" What the hell dose that mean? Perhaps he is under the assumption that inannimate objects are intelegent or the connection from his brain to lips is defective...Your call Later PS. excuse the speeeling tanx Arron Brown could never be accused of being intelligent. He recently shared one of his profoundly deep thoughts with us. “bullets don’t know technology they just know killing” What the hell dose that mean? Perhaps he is under the assumption that inannimate objects are intelegent or the connection from his brain to lips is defective…Your call Later PS.
excuse the speeeling tanx

]]> By: Aaron Willis http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/03/24/cnn-gets-a-dose-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-766 Aaron Willis Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=327#comment-766 Yes, Captain. The Federal Reserve and its gun backed collection agency, the IRS is one of the cruelest jokes played on Americans and the world. That said, the U.S.A. is still the greatest country in the world and I am still willing to put my life on the line to defend her. Not trying to promote hysteria. I wish I didn't believe a communist threat still exists myself, but I do. I have done a life time's worth of research and I'm afraid its all too real. Yes, Captain. The Federal Reserve and its gun backed collection agency, the IRS is one of the cruelest jokes played on Americans and the world.

That said, the U.S.A. is still the greatest country in the world and I am still willing to put my life on the line to defend her.

Not trying to promote hysteria. I wish I didn’t believe a communist threat still exists myself, but I do. I have done a life time’s worth of research and I’m afraid its all too real.

]]> By: WestSideHK http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/03/24/cnn-gets-a-dose-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-767 WestSideHK Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=327#comment-767 Al Jazeera never has and never will be as professional or unbiased as the American news media. Jazeera is a biased, pro-Saddam, pro-Iraq news channel, that shows only one side of the conflict. They failed to show the Shiite uprising in Basra, that was shown by the BBC and MSNBC. the have not reported the mass killings of Shiites and innocent Iraqis by the cowardly Fedayyen. They have vastly exaggerated the civillian casualties, and have painted the false piture of Iraq somehow winning. Only 28 American soldiers have died in this war as opposed to almost 1,000 Iraqi soldiers and guerillas. They have played up the Fedayyen to be some top notch paramillitary army like the Irish Republican Army. In fact the Fedayyen are pussies and cowards who have been getting thier asses kicked for the past week, by the far superrior US Marines and Army. The most unforgivable Al Jazeera coverage, is that of our brave American POW's. Al Jazeera knows that some of the POW's were executed, but they still showed the bodies. Al Jazeera is scum, thier reporters are no talent punks, and thier producers are faggots. I would laugh if someone detonated a IRA style amonium nitrate car bomb at every one of thier American stations. Al Jazeera is filth and they deserve to die like filth. Al Jazeera never has and never will be as professional or unbiased as the American news media. Jazeera is a biased, pro-Saddam, pro-Iraq news channel, that shows only one side of the conflict. They failed to show the Shiite uprising in Basra, that was shown by the BBC and MSNBC. the have not reported the mass killings of Shiites and innocent Iraqis by the cowardly Fedayyen. They have vastly exaggerated the civillian casualties, and have painted the false piture of Iraq somehow winning. Only 28 American soldiers have died in this war as opposed to almost 1,000 Iraqi soldiers and guerillas. They have played up the Fedayyen to be some top notch paramillitary army like the Irish Republican Army. In fact the Fedayyen are pussies and cowards who have been getting thier asses kicked for the past week, by the far superrior US Marines and Army. The most unforgivable Al Jazeera coverage, is that of our brave American POW’s. Al Jazeera knows that some of the POW’s were executed, but they still showed the bodies.
Al Jazeera is scum, thier reporters are no talent punks, and thier producers are faggots. I would laugh if someone detonated a IRA style amonium nitrate car bomb at every one of thier American stations. Al Jazeera is filth and they deserve to die like filth.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/03/24/cnn-gets-a-dose-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-768 Anonymous Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=327#comment-768 I honestly do not believe that most of americans support the war with Iraq.We just are not counted. I certainly know of many who do not support the war, personally,and I wonder why people in my neighborhood or people that I know are never asked our opinions concerning the war? I honestly do not believe that most of americans
support the war with Iraq.We just are not counted. I certainly know of many who do not support the war, personally,and I wonder why people in my neighborhood or people that I know are never asked our opinions concerning the war?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2003/03/24/cnn-gets-a-dose-of-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-769 Anonymous Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.kieranhealy.org/wordpress/?p=327#comment-769 I honestly do not believe that most of americans support the war with Iraq.We just are not counted. I certainly know of many who do not support the war, personally,and I wonder why people in my neighborhood or people that I know are never asked our opinions concerning the war? I honestly do not believe that most of americans
support the war with Iraq.We just are not counted. I certainly know of many who do not support the war, personally,and I wonder why people in my neighborhood or people that I know are never asked our opinions concerning the war?

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