[Leica] Syrian Children

[Frank Dernie]

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.
> 
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> 
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photographer
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> 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
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