Monthly Archives: May 2004

Bernard Lewis during his presentation at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and carried by C-Span remarked that media in the Middle East is Soviet-style censorship doomed to failure. I gathered from his comments he considers U.S. attempts to establish … Continue reading →

GAZA, May 17 (Xinhuanet) — Dozens of Israeli army tanks, bulldozers and armored vehicles stormed on Monday morning the northeastern parts of the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian security sources reported. The forces, backed by Apache … Continue reading →

Via Information Clearing House: London-based, Australian journalist John Pilger’s latest documentary film, Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror, has won the gold award in the political category at the prestigious 2004 WorldMedia Festival. In case … Continue reading →

Donald Rumsfeld speaking to the troops in Baghdad proudly announced he has stopped reading newspapers. I don’t believe him. Unlike uncurious George I think Rummy devours print media and forms entirely personal reactions to his “press” so I wonder how … Continue reading →

(Washington-AP) — There is a Nine-Eleven connection to the American who was beheaded by terrorists in Iraq. May 13, 2004 10:52 PM The Associated Press [original link] [google cache] It turns out that the F-B-I questioned Nick Berg two years … Continue reading →