Re: WAR: Apparently the internet does NOT see censorship as damage and route

From: Damien Broderick (damienb@unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Tue Mar 25 2003 - 21:14:39 MST

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    At 08:01 PM 3/25/03 -0700, Alex Future Bokov wrote:

    >Has ANYBODY succeeded in getting either stills or video of the POW broadcast
    >aired by the enemy TV network? Perhaps someone outside the US borders?

    Was shown repeatedly last night on all the Aussie TV news and non-stop Iraq
    gameshow programs.

    For some stills, maybe check the Oz newspapers, e.g.:

    hmmm... nothing obviously there at the Australian or the Age.

    In the TV images, the woman was clearly scared shitless.

    You'll unfortunately have to avert your eyes at news like:

    http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/26/1048354628498.html

    Bombed-out cars on highways.
                      Mothers weeping over dead
                      children. A small boy seemingly
                asleep, the back of his head blown
                off. 

    Damien Broderick

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