I received this several days ago but did not want to post it till I was sure it was for real. Several other sources have verified this including foreign media stations. Those media stations such as CNN who have displayed this video and participated in yellow journalism have refused to comment when confronted.
CNN USING 1991 FOOTAGE of celebrating Palistinians to
> > manipulate you [Latin]
> > by Marcio 9:10am Thu Sep 13 '01
> > address: State University of Campinas - Brazil
> >
> > All around the world we are subjected to 3 or 4 huge news
> > distributors, and one of them - as you well know - is
> > CNN. Very well, I guess all of you have been seeing (just
> > as I've been) images from this company. In particular,
> > one set of images called my attencion: the Palestinians
> > celebrating the bombing, out on the streets, eating some
> > cake and making
> > funny faces for the camera.
> >
> > Well, THOSE IMAGES WERE SHOT BACK IN 1991!!! Those are
> > images of Palestinians celebrating the invasion of
> > Kuwait! It's simply unacceptable that a super-power of
> > cumminications as CNN uses images which do not correspond
> > to the reality in talking about so serious an
> > issue.
> >
> > A teacher of mine, here in Brazil, has videotapes
> > recorded in 1991, with the very same images; he's been
> > sending emails to CNN, Globo (the major TV network in
> > Brazil) and newspapers, denouncing what I myself classify
> > as a crime against the public opinion. If anyone of you
> > has access to this kind of files, serch for it. In the
> > meanwhile, I'll try to 'put my hands' on a copy of this
> > tape.
> >
> > But now, think for a moment about the impact of such
> > images. Your people is hurt, emotionally fragile, and
> > this kind broadcast have very high possibility of causing
> > waves of anger and rage against Palestinians.
> > It's simply irresponsible to show images such as those.
> >
> > Finally, I'd like to say that we all regret and condemn
> > all that has happened in the last days; but Nikos has a
> > point here. I really don't want to be misunderstood here,
> > but the truth is that US government had
> > shown no respect for other countries in the last decades.
> > In the 60s and 70s they had halped lots of military coups
> > throughout the world (including Brazil in 64). Later,
> > with Reagan and Bush Father, the Washington Consensus
> > have been demolishing the bases of our economies, making
> > us more and more dependant (and, many of us, prehocupied
> > with this situation).
> >
> > Your current president quickly made things worse: Kioto
> > Protocol, Star Wars, Colombia Plan, the exchange of rain
> > forest for pieces of external debt, tha abandonment of
> > the position of third party in negotiations
> > between IRA and England, and between Palestinians and
> > Israel. All those mistakes in US external politics made
> > your country more hatred than before, and, of course,
> > more vulnerable.
> >
> > Listen, I'm NOT justifying the terrorist actions that
> > took place in your country; but it seems to me that, if
> > your leaders had come along another path of thoughts and
> > actions, you wouldn't be suffering what you are
> > now.
> >
> > Best regards, and the hope that everything is resolved
> > for the best of all of us
> >
> > Márcio A. V. Carvalho
> > State University of Campinas – Brazil
** Please note this individual is not Muslim, nor does he have any vested interest in Israel, Palestine, or the United States. He saw an injustice being committed and as a respons
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