Tell us about the unfettered press during the Gulf war. And, tell us about
the unfettered press in the war on drugs. And, tell us about the corporate
media cartel of fewer and fewer people. And, tell us about the press
secretly accepting money from the drug czar and tell us about the
unfettered press in ....
To acknowledge this fact is not to undermine the medium -- it's to show our
love for "freedom of the press"
>Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 10:58:26 -0500
>Reply-To: "CU (Communities United)" <[log in to unmask]>
>Sender: "CU (Communities United)" <[log in to unmask]>
>From: "Calaman, William" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: [african2000] Urban Legends.
>To: [log in to unmask]
>
>America's course in Vietnam was set in motion well before the Gulf of Tonkin
>incident. In any event, the media did not mislead anyone, they were misled
>by the United States government. The media, in the case of the Vietnam
>conflict, were frequently at the forefront in exposing the inconsistencies
>(deceptions, lies, if you prefer) of their government. This happens seldom
>in any country, and it is perhaps unique to the United States that an
>unfettered and, ostensibly at least, independent press can function as a
>clarion call to the voting public during times of international hostilities.
>I say this not to wave a flag or to excuse the abuses that occur regularly
>in the media, but the fact is a good number of decent people put their lives
>and careers at risk to report the truth to the American people during
>Vietnam.
>
>You will also recall that during this period there was a flourishing of
>underground and alternative newspapers that one might equate with what is
>currently happening on the Internet. It's exciting, it's daring, and it can
>be, at times, the source of hurtful and irresponsible material. To
>acknowledge this fact is not to undermine the medium -- it's to encourage
>the kind of critical thought that, I'm sure, everyone on this list takes
>pride in practicing.
>
>-- whc
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: conduit [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 10:40 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Fwd: [african2000] Urban Legends.
>
>
> >
> >Instead of decrying "Urban Legends", which are on the internet, we should
> >be applauding the quickness and efficiency of the internet. There was a
> >rumor about Hilfiger. Within hours, facts debunking the rumor was on the
> >internet. There was a rumor about U.S. postal stamps of African
> >American. Within hours, facts debunking the rumor was on the internet.
> >
> >Compare this to the rumors started by the Western press. The Western Press
> >helped start America's role in the Vietnam war with the corporate legend of
> >the Gulf of Tonkin. In the Vietnam war, 67,000 American soldiers died and
> >100,000's of soldiers are permanently injured and millions of Southeast
> >Asians died and millions of Southeast Asians are permanently injured and
> >1,000's Southeast Asians die every year from the remaining land mines.
> >
> > And, we all can easily make a list of the harm caused my "Corporate
> >Legends". For example, "the war on drugs". The harm caused by urban
> >legends pales in comparison to the loss of life caused by corporate
> >legends. And, most of the corporate legends are never exposed.
> >
> >Gulf of Tonkin legend:
> >http://www.fair.org/media-beat/940727.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have
> >freed thousands more. -- Harriet Tubman
> >========================================================
> >Nathaniel Harwell
> >
> >
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>If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have
>freed thousands more. -- Harriet Tubman
>========================================================
>Nathaniel Harwell
If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have
freed thousands more. -- Harriet Tubman
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Nathaniel Harwell
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