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Re: Wining Hearts & Minds
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Wed, 5 May 2004 09:17:33 GMT
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> > > I'm curious, would you be happier if the free press were silenced? Is
> > > the world a better place when this sort of thing happens, but we don't
> > > have to hear about it?
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> > I'm not sure that Scott is calling for restricted press. I have little
> > doubt that he'd prefer to have all these crimes subjected to the light
> > of public scrutiny.
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> But was he happier a few years ago when the press was disinterested, or
> not allowed and the torture and killings weren't all over the news? It
> would seem so.
This is offensive. I demand you either substantiate or retract that statement!
I joined AI in 1987 and opposed SH when Washington/London still supported him. I
opposed Apartheid when Washington/London supported it.I’ve even castigated
Washington (on this group) for exporting torture equipment to human rights
abusers. How about you?
Scott A
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| (...) I can't retract it. It's just a question and an opinion. I'm just saying you *seem* much more unhappy now than you used to be. Do a search on in .debate on Scott Arthur. Then click on "prefer older" and compare the results. It would seem to me (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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