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lchic
- 02:38pm Apr 5, 2003 EST (#
11145 of 11152) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
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SARS - China - failed to face up to the 'truth' of the SARS
crisis .... has now appologised for not handling the matter
well .... yet still says 'It is contained' ....
There's often a failure by China to appreciate the value of
a 'life' !
lchic
- 02:40pm Apr 5, 2003 EST (#
11146 of 11152) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
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Showalter - if you have the Maslow-Communcation-Power model
links to hand - it would be a good time to post them.
lchic
- 02:42pm Apr 5, 2003 EST (#
11147 of 11152) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
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Fred's use of the term 'heavy machinery' registered in my
mind as that that pumped out units/wigits of value to commerce
.... whereas he meant 'military gear' that pumps out --- death
We had 'cross wires' over that Fred!
lchic
- 02:45pm Apr 5, 2003 EST (#
11148 of 11152) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
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Former Iraqi chief of staff .... ended up in Denmark ...
under 'Tolerated Residence' .... but ... now he's disappeared
... went out for a smoke and disappeared into the mist!
lchic
- 03:07pm Apr 5, 2003 EST (#
11149 of 11152) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
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FISK
Almost encircled by his American enemies, Saddam Hussein
appeared on Iraqi state television last night, ambling through
the residential suburbs of Baghdad, surrounded by delighted,
cheering supporters, and even kissing a baby.
http://news.independent.co.uk/search/search.jsp?keywords=fisk&submit=Go
see (7) Hoon re Marketplace|Fisk
Geoff Hoon, Robert Fisk and reporting the truth Independent
Argument, 04 April 2003 Geoff Hoon, the Defence Secretary, is
a smooth politician who relies on nuance to do his dirty work:
he did not say, in plain terms, that he disbelieves The
Independent's accounts of civilian casualties sustained in
Iraq.
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For a generation the gates of this camp belonging to
President Saddam's fanatical militia had been kept tightly
shut, the things that went on inside only to be told in
whispers by the people of Nasiriyah, or else experienced
first-hand by those unlucky enough to be brought here.
But yesterday the white-walled compound lay in blackened
ruins and its open gates led the way to some of its awful
secrets – torture, execution, ruthless support of President
Saddam and even, it would seem, the imprisonment of American
prisoners of war.
Yesterday's visit by The Independent was the first time an
outsider had investigated the compound in Nasiriyah, and
possibly any Fedayeen base inside Iraq. What lay inside the
metal gates was a staggering scene and indicative of the way
President Saddam has used these militia – officially under the
control of his son Uday – to maintain his grip over the people
of Iraq.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=394159
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/
http://www.economist.com/
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/
lchic
- 03:08pm Apr 5, 2003 EST (#
11150 of 11152) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
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Showalter .... any Casablanca parallels :)
lchic
- 03:10pm Apr 5, 2003 EST (#
11151 of 11152) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
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Malysia - "" After 22 years, Mahathir Mohamad says he is
going. His successor must find a way to preserve his
achievements but dispense with his authoritarianism, says
Christopher Lockwood
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1677228
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