I got this in my mail today.
CNN showed Palestinians cheering the death and
destruction of 11 September. The scenes were
repeated throughout the day and around the world to sow hatred against
the
"callous" Palestinians.
Now it turns out that it used footage from 1991 and just
claimed that it was today's footage. A contributor to
CounterPunch (edited by Alexander Cockburn)
reports that he and his colleagues had compared this tape with one from
1991
showing Palestinian cheering, and found them to be identical. Here are
excerpts from that letter by Marcio A. V. Carvalho at State University
of
Campinas, Brazil:
> > > "All around the world we are subjected to 3
> > > or 4 huge news distributors, and one of them - as
> > > you well know - is CNN. Very well, I guess
> > > all of you have been seeing (just as I've
> > been)
> > > images from this company. In particular, one
> > > set of images called my attencion: the
> > > Palestinians celebrating the bombing, out on
> > > the streets, eating some cake and making
> > funny
> > > faces for the camera.
> > >
> > > Well, THOSE IMAGES WERE SHOT BACK
> > > IN 1991! Those are images of Palestinians
> > > celebrating the invasion of Kuwait! It's
> > simply
> > > unacceptable that a super-power of
> > > communications as CNN uses images which do
> > > not correspond to the reality in talking
> > about so
> > > serious an issue.
> > >
> > > A teacher of mine, here in Brazil, has
> > > videotapes recorded in 1991, with the very
> > > same images; he's been sending emails to
> > > CNN, Globo (the major TV network in Brazil)
> > > and newspapers, denouncing what I myself
> > > classify as a crime against the public
> > opinion.
> > > If anyone of you has access to this kind of
> > >files,
> > > search for it. In the meanwhile, I'll try to
> > 'put
> > > my hands' on a copy of this tape.
> > >
> > > But now, think for a moment about the impact
> > > of such images. Your people are hurt,
> > > emotionally fragile, and this kind of
> > broadcast
> > > have very high possibility of causing waves
> > of
> > > anger and rage against Palestinians. It's
> > simply
> > > irresponsible to show images such as those."
> > >
> > > Marcio A. V. Carvalho State University of
> > > Campinas - Brazil.
> > >
> > > > > >
> > > Contact CNN at: public.information@turner.com,
> > > community@cnn.com, Mike.Hanna@turner.com,
> > > Eason.Jordan@turner.com, Gerald.Levin@twi.com,
> > > RickDavis@turner.com
ACTION ITEM: In polite but firm letters denounce the act and demand an
explanation and corrective action.
CNN showed Palestinians cheering the death and
destruction of 11 September. The scenes were
repeated throughout the day and around the world to sow hatred against
the
"callous" Palestinians.
Now it turns out that it used footage from 1991 and just
claimed that it was today's footage. A contributor to
CounterPunch (edited by Alexander Cockburn)
reports that he and his colleagues had compared this tape with one from
1991
showing Palestinian cheering, and found them to be identical. Here are
excerpts from that letter by Marcio A. V. Carvalho at State University
of
Campinas, Brazil:
> > > "All around the world we are subjected to 3
> > > or 4 huge news distributors, and one of them - as
> > > you well know - is CNN. Very well, I guess
> > > all of you have been seeing (just as I've
> > been)
> > > images from this company. In particular, one
> > > set of images called my attencion: the
> > > Palestinians celebrating the bombing, out on
> > > the streets, eating some cake and making
> > funny
> > > faces for the camera.
> > >
> > > Well, THOSE IMAGES WERE SHOT BACK
> > > IN 1991! Those are images of Palestinians
> > > celebrating the invasion of Kuwait! It's
> > simply
> > > unacceptable that a super-power of
> > > communications as CNN uses images which do
> > > not correspond to the reality in talking
> > about so
> > > serious an issue.
> > >
> > > A teacher of mine, here in Brazil, has
> > > videotapes recorded in 1991, with the very
> > > same images; he's been sending emails to
> > > CNN, Globo (the major TV network in Brazil)
> > > and newspapers, denouncing what I myself
> > > classify as a crime against the public
> > opinion.
> > > If anyone of you has access to this kind of
> > >files,
> > > search for it. In the meanwhile, I'll try to
> > 'put
> > > my hands' on a copy of this tape.
> > >
> > > But now, think for a moment about the impact
> > > of such images. Your people are hurt,
> > > emotionally fragile, and this kind of
> > broadcast
> > > have very high possibility of causing waves
> > of
> > > anger and rage against Palestinians. It's
> > simply
> > > irresponsible to show images such as those."
> > >
> > > Marcio A. V. Carvalho State University of
> > > Campinas - Brazil.
> > >
> > > > > >
> > > Contact CNN at: public.information@turner.com,
> > > community@cnn.com, Mike.Hanna@turner.com,
> > > Eason.Jordan@turner.com, Gerald.Levin@twi.com,
> > > RickDavis@turner.com
ACTION ITEM: In polite but firm letters denounce the act and demand an
explanation and corrective action.
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