[Magdalen] Gone Tomorrow?

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

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> 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>
> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 2:06 PM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com>
> 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
> >
>