Yes but the current owners are not neutral. Who do you think bankrolled
Murdoch and why?
Arabs need media -granted- but it will be difficult as the media
already is owned as a propaganda mechanism it already is polarized. Its owners
ARE IN THE BUSINESS of consensus forming. You are say they will sell to their
opposition. I dont think so - and establishing new electronic media is
politically controlled. You have to get an ok from the gvt before you pick up
the microphone. Thats why they keep messing with the internet.
Bob Molloy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dr Accad must be aware that in terms
of Uhex foreign policy since 9/11this is just another step in
a long term plan to degrade Palestinian morale to the point where
they feel impelled to leave rather than stay. So-called "terrorism"
(i.e. the normal response from the weaker side in any asymmetical war)
simply provides justification for further destruction of the
population. In other words "terrorism" is the collar and the
leash that keeps western democracies as docile followers of
whatever the Uhex decides.
If there were any downward trend in "terrorism"
then, under Uhex guidelines, it would be necessary to create more -
even if they have to invent it. In this respect Hizbollah is doing just what
Uhex wishes it to do. It can never win but its steady war
of attrition helps keep the hearts and minds of its target
populations focused, unlocks budgets that in most democracies are
otherwise sensibly restrained and allows Uhex to carry out its hidden
agendas with little or no international disapproval.
What the Arab world has to do is win the
propaganda war, something the ANC in South Africa learned very effectively.
At some point in their resistance campaign the ANC turned away from
terrorism, tossed away their fatigues and fought their war with
sweet reason and tailored suits. It worked like a charm.
The Palestinians, and the Arab world as a
whole, must pull the rug from under Uhex. To do that they need to
understand the enemy is not the tank
commander shelling villages nor the jet pilot
destroying bridges and roads; those are just conscripted proxies,
deadly in themselves but not a profitable target.
They need to learn how to push democratic
buttons, get their say in the media, capture hearts and minds and strip Uhex
of its power. Al Jazeera is a start. What's wrong with buying the
New York Times, CNN, Foxtel? The Saudis could do it with the money they
earn between breakfast and lunch. For Iran, a much cheaper option than their
planned WMD.
Regards,
Bob.
---- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 1:14
AM
Subject: [Biofuel] Good Samaritan at
a mega scale!
"Seven hundred thousand out of a total Lebanese population of
3.5 million, 20 percent of the population, mostly Shiites, are now
being cared for and given refuge by mostly Christian schools,
churches, and other humanitarian organizations. This is the story of
the Good Samaritan at a mega scale! And to think that this is the
outcome of a strategy that meant to rouse anti-Hezbollah feelings
among the Lebanese population and government. Talk about a failed
strategy! Of course, this has happened so many times before that any
thoughtful tactician would have learned the lesson by now, but
military muscle is always too hedonistic and narcissistic to listen
to the voice of reason and history."
- Dr. Martin Accad, academic dean of the Arab Baptist
Theological Seminary of Lebanon.
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