From: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 04:09:53 +0800
To: Eric Cordian <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: PLO censoring pro-Iraqi sentiments
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At 11:03 AM -0800 2/19/98, Eric Cordian wrote:
>Tim May writes:
>
>> The PLO ("Palestinian Authority") has banned pro-Iraqi demonstrations and
>> has seized the offices of newspapers and radio stations with an editorial
>> bent against the upcoming War with Saddam.
>
>Under US pressure, of course.  In Bosnia, the US, hiding behind the UN, is
>attacking media outlets critical of its occupation, and even writing
>"confessions" for the anchors to read on the air.

And don't forget Somalia. In Somalia the U.S. occupying forces not only
suppressed newspapers critical of the U.S., they also led the disarmament
of the civilian population.

(This was verified, and I saw CNN reports of journalists following the U.S.
teams going farm to farm, hut to hut, collecting the AKs and SKS rifles the
peasants had. There were then, predictably, reports that the peasants were
now finding themselves easy pickings for roving looters. The U.S. clucked
and called these looters "agents of Warlord Aidid." Whatever, the effects
of disarming people are predictable. Apparently the First and Second and
Fourth Amendments are good enough for us, even if honored less and less,
but not OK for ragheads and dirtballs.)

This is why I cheered to see the U.S. gets its tail kicked in Somalia and
have to retreat in disgrace. Alas, the U.S. planners just looked for
another war, one we could "win," and they found a bombed out Bosnia to be
the perfect place to "restore our dignity."

Amerika the Fascist.

--Tim May





>So much for free speech. A good example of what the American people can
>expect from their government should FUD no longer suffice to control their
>thought patterns.
>
>--
>Eric Michael Cordian 0+
>O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division
>"Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"


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