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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.'
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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
Anonymous analysis of why 'Shock and Awe' failed
http://www.dailykos.com/archives/002147.html
''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
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.''
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.
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.
Timely Studios
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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
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
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Iraq Crisis Bulletin
http://www.iraqcrisisbulletin.com/
A great quick-reference site that provides daily worldwide news reporting on the Iraq Crisis.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/iraq/
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