Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]DR. BLACKTAPE HAS A SUGGESTION... IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE LUG, MIGHT IT NOT BE A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO AVOID ALL DISCUSSION OF THE MERITS OF THE CASES OF, OR THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF, ANY OF THE PLAYERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST DRAMA - Other than photographers, of course....:-) Bill Lawlor wrote: > Jesse wrote.. > So the Israelis shoot to kill, Bill? Really? I don't think that the Israelis > are completely right, but you didn't see the Palestinians raising an outcry in > horror at the lynching, did you?........ > .......... > > Jesse, please don't read anything partisan into my remarks. This is > certainly not the forum to debate the oldest running animosity in the > world. My intent was to join in the commentary about the effects of > journalists on events. Many have said the journalists' presence may > sometimes incite staged violence; I said their presence as witnesses > may sometimes inhibit some violence. In fact, the Hearst papers > started the Spanish American War almost singel-handedly and the > efforts of police and armies to exclude journalists from many > conflicts suggests the bad guys are less likely to commit some > atrocities under public scrutinty. > > Note the use of "some", "may", and "sometimes". > > If my intent is not clear please use my personal email for reply and > not submit the whole LUG to an Arab-Israel, Armenian-Turk, > Hutu-Tutsi, or other insoluble debate. > > Thanks, Bill Lawlor