At 11:45 AM 27/02/2002, D. Simmons wrote:

>   Allister, you would elevate your "care" for a Zimbabwean (if s/he were not
>white, of course) journalist so far above an American journalist that you
>would both get nose bleeds.

You have no factual basis on which to make this statement.  You're merely
our resident List Troll these days, without means to present a coherent or
consistent argument.  If you're not too damn provincial to know, there's a
routine campaign against journalists in Zimbabwe (white, black, makes no
difference to me).  Pearl could reasonably be considered an
aberration.  It's a one-off, which doesn't make it any less sad, but does
eliminate the need for systematic analysis.

>   As could one wishing to get news on the treatment of prisoners at
>Guantanomo. That did not stop the blatherings (false of course) from being
>loudly proclaimed on this list, did it?

False?  Your government is still illegally holding an Australian national
under conditions that breach his human rights.  What was false about the
comments posted on this list about the US illegally detaining people in cages?

Now, unless you've something meaningful to add, stop trolling the list.

Alister





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