-Caveat Lector- Miss World chief bimbo fancies herself an expert on Nigerian internal affairs.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_107891,0005.htm Miss World chief blames press for Nigeria debacle Agence France-Presse Abuja, November 24 The president of the Miss World Organisation, Julia Morley, angrily blamed the international media on Saturday for the collapse of plans to host the pageant in Nigeria. "Quite honestly, you -- not individually -- but you as a group, you pulled Nigeria down and you allowed Nigeria to be humiliated," Morley told reporters at the pageant's Abuja hotel base. The Miss World party was due to leave the hotel later in the night to board a private charter plane to take it to London, the new venue of the show's December 7 grand finale, a Miss World spokeswoman Stella Din said. Morley said that the show had been forced to pull out following a barrage of negative publicity, first over northern Nigeria's use of the Sharia Islamic law code then over a bloody series of anti-Miss World riots. In particular, Morley took exception to stories which appeared in the international press about the use of amputation as a punishment by Islamic courts in northern Nigeria. At least three convicted thieves have had their hands cut off in northern Nigeria since the region began reintroducing the Sharia in 1999. Earlier this month rights lawyer Hauwa Ibrahim told reporters that 13 more people, including nine children under 18, were waiting in jails in Sokoto and Katsina state to have the hands chopped. Morley said this story had been "created" and demanded journalists apologise. But the contest boss also attempted to see a silver lining in the pageant's curtailed visit to Nigeria. "We've got massive and wonderful footage of Nigeria and we're going to use it at the final in London," she said. "The heart of the show is here in Nigeria... because it's a Nigerian show." Miss World announced early Saturday that it was quitting Nigeria after two days of rioting triggered by an article on Miss World in the Nigerian press which Muslims felt insulted the Prophet Mohammed. According to a human rights agency based in the northern city of Kaduna, scene of the worst rioting, more than 200 people have been killed. The Nigerian Red Cross said Friday that 100 people had already died. -- Outgoing mail is certified virus free Scanned by Norton AntiVirus I'm all for a free press. It's the newspapers I can't stand. ~~Tom Stoppard <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
