[Magdalen] Gone Tomorrow?

[Jay Weigel]

Gee, just like Fox "News".

On Saturday, February 7, 2015, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> I recall a guy who was a military liason for the media, and he did some
> work with al Jazeera, and they kicked him out of the Marines.
> Why? because he worked with al Jazeera -- even though he tried scrupulously
> to be unbiased at every turn, and (of course!!) because they could.
>
> Seems a direct order not to work with al Jazeera would have sufficed.  But
> they didn't have the stones to go out in public and state what they were
> about.
>
> Later on, apparently someone took recordings of his interviews and showed
> him talking with sound reduced, and Arabic translation to one side. That
> would have been great, except that the Arabic translation was not, shall we
> say, a totally accurate rendering of his words. I don't speak Arabic, so I
> am not in a position to judge, however, this would not surprise me, since
> there seems to be a longstanding tradition in the Middle East of making up
> facts to support your position, as one can discern from a lot of scripture,
> from some events of over-the-top lying by our allies during Desert Storm,
> and some unbelievably deceitful behavior I observed while in Saudi Arabia.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
>
> On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > I watched Al-Jazeera America for awhile. But it's on at 8 pm here and
> there
> > are usually other alternatives. They are pretty fair and balanced though!
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 5:00 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 2:06 PM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com
> <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> > > > Sawyer's been gone for awhile. For a lightweight, try her replacement
> > --
> > > > David Muir.
> > >
> > > I'll say.
> > >
> > > Wish they'd give us BBC News Channel, or BBC World News, or whatever
> > > that channel's called now. I get more news just from their opening
> > > headlines than from most USA whole newscasts. And a bit less emphasis
> > > on who the star anchorperson is. Indeed, they're called presenters,
> > > because what they present is the key, not their powerful position.
> > >
> > > Besides, the headlines are quite danceable. Love the countdown, too,
> > > at the top of the hour.
> > >
> > > http://youtu.be/tn4ntG1OXKM
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Scott R. Knitter
> > > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> > >
> >
>