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Monthly Archives: April 2003
What’s wrong with this picture?
An award-winning LA Times photographer is fired for altering a news photo. It took a while to notice, but once I did, the fraud was obvious. The man with the red bandanna in the lower left corner is duplicated in … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Walski, LA Times, photographer, reporter
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killing the messengers
The tank’s turret is seen moving toward the Palestine Hotel, where foreign reporters have set up shop, and the gun carriage lifting and waiting at least two minutes before opening up. The French TV channel had positioned two cameras in … Continue reading
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Tagged French channel, Herve de Ploeg, journalist and film editor, Palestine Hotel, Reporters Without Borders, United States, US military, www.rsf.org'
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us
You know, maybe it is just me. I live mostly in fear. That’s right folks, I am no different than the people I find most revolting; people who pave-over their nagging consciences; people who consider compassion and logic to be … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Clay Hinson, Eric Schrumpf, Franz Kafka, John Pilger, Oakland Police, president, Sergeant, Steve McGeady, The Mirror, West Oakland train station, www.commondreams.org', www.mirror.co.uk', www.wired.com'
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Angelica Amaya
A young woman, plagued by her conscience. I cannot imagine myself one tenth as brave as she. Read about her here, or here.
what the fuck?!
OAKLAND, Calif. – Police opened fire Monday morning with non-lethal bullets at an anti-war protest at the Port of Oakland, injuring several longshoremen standing nearby. Police were trying to clear protesters from an entrance to the docks when they opened … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, Bush, California, CNN, OAKLAND, Port of Oakland, SF Chronicle, United States
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…in the way
WE HAD a great day,” said Sgt Eric Schrumpf of the US Marines last Saturday. “We killed a lot of people.” He added: “We dropped a few civilians, but what do you do?” He said there were women standing near … Continue reading
mellifluous flow
The official spelling is Daylight Saving Time, not Daylight SavingS Time. Saving is used here as a verbal adjective (a participle). It modifies time and tells us more about its nature; namely, that it is characterized by the activity of … Continue reading
brave innocence
Thanks to the criminal behavior of the US government, brutal regimes have escalated their killing and have gained confidence that they will not be held accountable. On Saturday April 5, 2003 a 24 year old American peace activist, Brian Avery, … Continue reading
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strange embed-fellows
A little bit of truth slipped out recently, despite Donald Rumsfeld’s omnipotent micro-management. The whitewashing effort, well underway for days, helps identify for us those few news outlets which still hold the truth in high regard, and reveals the rest … Continue reading
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children
‘Ana, ana’ \(me,me\) as he tapped his chest. Take just one picture of me. I never got his name, but he lives in the Saddam City district of northern Baghdad. Photo credit: Farah Laith Click to visit more images of … Continue reading
sweet reason
“Stop the war now. As Baghdad will be encircled, this is the time to get the UN back in to inspect Baghdad and the rest of Iraq for biological and chemical weapons. Our troops should not have to be the … Continue reading
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pox americana
In our name, the government has brought down a pall of repression over society. The President’s spokesperson warns people to “watch what they say.” Dissident artists, intellectuals, and professors find their views distorted, attacked, and suppressed. The so-called Patriot Act … Continue reading
make war
One man’s body was still in flames. It gave out a hissing sound. Tucked away in his breast pocket, thick wads of banknotes were turning to ashes. His savings, perhaps. Down the road, a little girl, no older than five … Continue reading