Re: [Iraq] More enthusiasm than news in Fox's coverage of war

From: John K Clark (jonkc@att.net)
Date: Sat Mar 29 2003 - 13:01:30 MST

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    "Sean Kenny" <seankenny@blueyonder.co.uk>

    > Most revealing of all was Murdoch's reference to the rationale for going
    > to war, blatantly using the o-word.

    Good! I’m glad he had the courage to use the “o-word”. This war is not just
    about oil but to say oil has absolutely nothing to do with it would be
    disingenuous.

    >He believes that deposing the Iraqi leader would
    > lead to cheaper oil. "The greatest thing to come out of this for the
    > world economy...would be $20 a barrel for oil. That's bigger than any
    > tax cut in any country."

    Although we won’t know for certain until about a year from now Mr. Murdoch
    is probably correct about that.

    > exactly how many human lives is this worth to him?

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                  John K Clark jonkc@att.net



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