M 27 News Digest / Irish Events News First

by bjg Fri Mar 28, 2003 09:43

http://www.islamonline.net/English/index.shtml

by bjg Fri Mar 28, 2003 01:09

http://www.aeronautics.ru/news/news002/news080.htm

by sickened Thu Mar 27, 2003 14:33

US Columnist tries explaining 'Anti-Americanism' by throwing in some Anti-Europeanism....

The Gulf of World Opinion
Robert J. Samuelson
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34664-2003Mar26.html

'What explains the anti-American fury, particularly in Europe? Simple. It makes people feel good. It gives them a sense of moral superiority. It doesn't cost them anything. It diverts attention from domestic discontents. It doesn't require hard decisions or hard thinking. It's a convenient moral exhibitionism that, on inspection, is full of delusion, shortsightedness and moral hypocrisy.'

by sickened Thu Mar 27, 2003 14:21

Login/Password: mediajunkie / mediajunkie

Blasts in Baghdad - 15 dead
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2003/03/26/international/27BAGH_slideshow_hicks_1.html

The Dead
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2003/03/26/international/26cnd-cas.slideshow_1.html

by sickened Thu Mar 27, 2003 14:08

Anonymous analysis of why 'Shock and Awe' failed

http://www.dailykos.com/archives/002147.html

by sickened Thu Mar 27, 2003 14:04

''In case you have not heard yet, the Canadian web site, YellowTimes.org,
was shut dow for two hours until they removed content that their hosting
company deemed offensive. The 'offensive' content was a photo of an
American POW and a photo of a dead Iraqi child.''

You can find YellowTimes side of the story here:
http://www.yellowtimes.org./article.php?sid=1206&mode=thread&order=0

more info at http://www.politechbot.com/p-04581.html

by sickened Thu Mar 27, 2003 14:03

Google rejects adverts from Anti-War websites

http://www.unknownnews.net/google.html#saturday

''Google AdWords does not allow the advertisement of sites that promote hate, violence, racial intolerance, or advocate against any individual, group, or organization. Ad text, site content, or keywords should not be hate/anti related.''

by sickened Thu Mar 27, 2003 13:57

White House prepares to feed 24-hour news cycle

from PR Week magazine

http://www.prweek.com/news/news_story.cfm?ID=174751&site=3

Written by Douglas Quenqua
Published on March 24 2003

WASHINGTON: The eruption of war in Iraq last week set in motion a massive global PR network, cultivated by the Bush administration during the months-long buildup of forces.

The network is intended not only to disseminate, but also to dominate news of the conflict around the world.

Before the attacks began, Suzy DeFrancis, deputy assistant to President Bush for communications, outlined the daily media relations hand-off that was about to begin.

"When Americans wake up in the morning, they will first hear from the (Persian Gulf) region, maybe from General Tommy Franks," she said. "Then later in the day, they'll hear from the Pentagon, then the State Department, then later on the White House will brief."

Before anyone goes on air, however, White House press secretary Ari Fleischer will set the day's message with an early-morning conference call to British counterpart Alastair Campbell, White House communications director Dan Bartlett, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, Pentagon spokesperson Torie Clarke, and White House Office of Global Communication (OGC) director Tucker Eskew - a routine that mirrors procedure during the conflict in Afghanistan.

The OGC, an office born out of post-September-11 efforts to combat anti-American news stories emerging from Arab countries, will be key in keeping all US spokespeople on message. Each night, US embassies around the world, along with all federal departments in DC, will receive a "Global Messenger" e-mail containing talking points and ready-to-use quotes.

While an obvious benefit to having communicators spread across time zones is the ability to dominate the 24-hour news cycle, DeFrancis said the White House would enforce clear jurisdictions between departments.

For example, "this being a military conflict, operational questions will be handled from the Pentagon," she said.

In a dramatic shift from past conflicts, administration officials have made it clear they'll rely on independent journalists, "embedded" by the Pentagon with military units, to act as one of their most reliable PR vehicles.

"That's the first time it's ever been done," DeFrancis offered.

by sickened Thu Mar 27, 2003 13:52

Thursday February 14, 2:31 PM

U.S. planes rain dollars on Afghanistan
http://in.news.yahoo.com/020214/64/1gefq.html

CHAMAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - U.S. aircraft over southern Afghanistan have scattered $100 bills tucked into envelopes bearing a picture of President George W. Bush, witnesses said on Thursday.

by sickened Thu Mar 27, 2003 13:50

Timely Studios
http://www.timelystudios.com/

Location shooting for "Codename Courage"
http://www.timelystudios.com/courage.html

TO: Anita Lavine, Sr. VP Production
http://www.timelystudios.com/bios.html
FROM: Taylor Donahue, VP Production
http://www.timelystudios.com/bios.html

SUBJECT: Location shooting for 'Codename Courage'

read the memo at
http://www.internalmemos.com/memos/memodetails.php?memo_id=1445

by sickened Thu Mar 27, 2003 13:41

WHO LIED TO WHOM?
by SEYMOUR M. HERSH
Why did the Administration endorse a forgery about Iraq’s nuclear program?

http://newyorker.com/printable/?fact/030331fa_fact1

by sickened Thu Mar 27, 2003 13:27

Links from a mailing list available via http://www.journaliststoolbox.com

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IRAQ

NewsLab Links for Journalists:
Internet Resources for Covering Iraq
http://www.newslab.org/iraqlinks.htm
Links to online resources for journalists covering the conflict with Iraq, focusing on the region and the work of war journalism. From NewsLab (a non-profit organization associated with the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism), the Project for Excellence in Journalism, and the Park Foundation.

Iraq Crisis Bulletin
http://www.iraqcrisisbulletin.com/
A great quick-reference site that provides daily worldwide news reporting on the Iraq Crisis.

CBC: Indepth Iraq
http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/iraq/
This site profiles the background of the conflict, the weapons inspections controversy, Kurds in Iraq, and more.

Iraq Action Coalition
http://leb.net/iac/
This is an online media and activists' resource center for groups and activists who are working to end the war against the people of Iraq.

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BIOTERRORISM

Iraq Special Weapons: Nuclear, Biological Chemical and Missile Proliferation News
http://www.fas.org/news/iraq/
From The Federation of American Scientists, a comprehensive compilation of news sources, news reports, analysis and official documents on nuclear,biological and chemical weapons and delivery systems. Iraq and the United Nations provide in-depth information, resolutions, documents, and related resources on the world's core conflicts.

We've launched a new Bioterrorism section in the site that features dozens of new resources:
http://www.journaliststoolbox.com/newswriting/military.html