Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Quite so Mark! Frank D > On 13 Jun 2017, at 22:49, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > Does someone call that ?eyes on the ground?? > It?s vague to just say one does not believe the news coming out of Syria. > When the people in the town say ?Yes the bombs are falling at night? and > the newspapers say the opposite I believe the people in the town. > Especially when the newspapers are controlled by the idiot who is dropping > those bombs. > > -- > > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > > On 6/13/17, 9:04 AM, "LUG on behalf of Tina Manley" > <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of tmanley > at gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks, Frank. My comments were based on what the people I met in Syria > told me. They are the ones who have chosen to stay and fight for their > country so their opinions might be biased but they believe them > strongly. > > Tina > > On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 3:34 AM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at > btinternet.com> > wrote: > >> I loved you pictures of children. I am in awe of your travels and >> photographs but do not often comment. >> I think most of the news we get is extremely biased. I read multiple news >> sites to try to get at the truth and the stories are poles apart depending >> on which news organisation you read. On top of that the internet has bred >> dozens of extremist ?opinion? sites purporting to be ?news? but with no >> attempt at investigation on the ground and ignoring all facts which >> conflict with the existing opinion, rather than changing the opinion to >> match fact. Depressing. >> Frank D. >> >>> On 13 Jun 2017, at 00:27, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> PESO: >>> >>> I told myself I would not post here again since my last post about my >> trip >>> to Syria was totally ignored. I checked to be sure it was posted and it >>> was. My posts on Facebook have received many comments but not a single >> one >>> here. Just in case, I'm trying one more time before I give up >> completely. >>> These are Syrian children who attend a school that is supported by our >>> Syrian Working Group. We are trying to make it possible for Syrians to >>> stay in Syria. If you read my first post, you know that the news we >>> receive in the USA is very different from what the Syrians believe is the >>> truth. We are just hoping the children will be able to make a difference >>> in the future. >>> >>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/165612438 >>> >>> Leica SL, 50/1.4 - a phenomenal lens. >>> >>> Tina >>> -- >>> Tina Manley >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >>> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- >> 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information