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Eliyahu
05 February 2003
"CAPITALISM AT THE GUARDIAN"
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Dear HonestReporting Member,
In a grave act of disrespect, The Guardian (UK) capitalized on the death
of Col. Ilan Ramon to take a swipe at the Israeli government. In a
report
headlined, "Israel remembers astronaut as Sharon capitalises on US
links,"
Chris McGreal writes that the Israeli government "used the tragedy to
paint Israel as a democratic western nation standing firm with the US
against the barbarians."
Read the article at:
http://guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,887629,00.html
Comments to:
let...@guardian.co.uk
Thanks to HonestReporting member Danny N. for the alert.
===== CANADIAN "POETRY" =====
The Globe & Mail (Toronto) published a vile "poem" accusing Ariel Sharon
of bloody war crimes. The article is called "Poetic Justice - The Angel
Ariel." One stanza reads as follows:
It's said Sharon has changed his ways:
He's moderate, not like the days
When babies died and girls were raped
And, while the anguished journos gaped,
Israel's defender passed the time
By shifting blame for his war crime --
But now a bloody resume
Is just the thing to save the day.
The Globe & Mail exhibits an appalling double standard, as no other
world
leader would be so blatantly smeared, and in such a frivolous manner.
We're not sure how this made it's way into a major daily newspaper, but
the Globe & Mail editors probably have a "creative" explanation.
See the full poem online at:
http://honestreporting.com/a/r/344.asp
Comments to:
Let...@globeandmail.ca
Write to the author at:
jall...@globeandmail.ca
===== INDEPENDENT FOLLOW-UP =====
Last week, The Independent published a savage cartoon depicting Ariel
Sharon eating Palestinian children in order to win more votes. This
week,
The Independent followed up with an entire series devoted to debating
whether the cartoon was satire or anti-Semitic.
The series includes: MP Gerald Kaufman in defense of the cartoon; Ned
Tomke, editor of The Jewish Chronicle, for the prosecution; Philip
Hensher
discusses the cartoon's relationship to Goya's painting; and cartoonist
Dave Brown describes his creation.
Read it all online at:
http://honestreporting.com/a/r/345.asp
===== PILGER SCRUTINY IN SOUTH AFRICA =====
Due to viewer complaints against John Pilger's documentary, "Palestine
is
Still the Issue," the South African Broadcasting Commission
(http://www.bccsa.co.za) is holding a hearing on February 12, 2003 at
09:00. The hearing will take place at No 2 Albury Park, Magalieszicht
Ave,
Dunkeld West. HonestReporting members are encouraged to attend.
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