Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nothing to do with Leicas, just the U.S.
From: "Rob Appleby" <rob@robertappleby.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 19:22:58 +0200
References: <20020802161946.81382.qmail@web11101.mail.yahoo.com>

Darrell, if you want to provide a balance to my and others' nefarious views,
that is perfectly OK, but at least do it with something that has an ounce of
credibility. I'm confident you can do it.
R.
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Darrell Jennings" <darrell_jennings@yahoo.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Nothing to do with Leicas, just the U.S.


> Rob, true, I don't know if it was an Aussie
> dentist...how do you ever know the author on the
> Internet.  However, the real point is that it
> accurately reflects a few important points:
>
> 1. In most of the world there is no freedom of the
> press to express opposition views...particularly when
> the rulers supposedly represent "God"...How many PJ's
> lived and worked in Afganistan before 9/11?
>
> 2. Many PJ's and regular journalists would have us
> believe that the U.S. unilaterally is bad and evil.
> That is simply wrong...though it seems to sell so they
> keep repeating it.
>
> I felt it was worth sending on to balance the (from a
> U.S. perspective) extreme left pro anything but
> America view that can appear on the list...They (and
> you) have your oppinion, I have mine...and that's OK
> because there is enough evidence to justify both..DJ
>
>
> --- Rob Appleby <rob@robertappleby.com> wrote:
> > Darrell, I know you well enough from previous
> > conversations, I think, to
> > know that you can do better than posting this kind
> > of fake garbage. The
> > reference to Afghanistan and the US's involvement is
> > absolutely laughable.
> > The idea it was written by an Aussie dentist is
> > equally absurd (unless he
> > was high on novocaine).
> >
> > R.
> >


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