Comments on: Sunsets and Footnotes. My Vacation. http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2008/08/13/sunsets-and-footnotes-my-vacation/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:20:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John Peter Maher http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2008/08/13/sunsets-and-footnotes-my-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-5501 John Peter Maher Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:42:03 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2008/08/13/sunsets-and-footnotes-my-vacation/#comment-5501 "Imperial" Russian bear bugaboo: Phyllis Chesler departs from her healthy cynicism about the media by accepting their spin on Georgia-Russia conflict. Just this evening the usually anti-Russian Deutsche Welle "European Journal" aired a piece on Georgia's devastation of Southg Ossetia. Lag-time: The program was put together well before the events of the present week. Lag-time in reporting, is crucially important, as with the "Srebrenica Massacre" story which was never seen nor heard of until two months after "it" allegedly happened. See also: http://www.mywire.com/pubs/DeutscheWelleGermany/2008/08/08/7177274?extId=10029 “Imperial” Russian bear bugaboo: Phyllis Chesler departs from her healthy cynicism about the media by accepting their spin on Georgia-Russia conflict. Just this evening the usually anti-Russian Deutsche Welle “European Journal” aired a piece on Georgia’s devastation of Southg Ossetia. Lag-time: The program was put together well before the events of the present week. Lag-time in reporting, is crucially important, as with the “Srebrenica Massacre” story which was never seen nor heard of until two months after “it” allegedly happened.

See also:
http://www.mywire.com/pubs/DeutscheWelleGermany/2008/08/08/7177274?extId=10029

]]> By: BL http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2008/08/13/sunsets-and-footnotes-my-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-5492 BL Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:01:55 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2008/08/13/sunsets-and-footnotes-my-vacation/#comment-5492 Fern, You're right. But the only stars I can see in the city are on the streets, so I'll stay in and footnote. With your wonderful help, of course! Fern,
You’re right. But the only stars I can see in the city are on the streets, so I’ll stay in and footnote. With your wonderful help, of course!

]]> By: Fern Sidman http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2008/08/13/sunsets-and-footnotes-my-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-5491 Fern Sidman Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:36:16 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2008/08/13/sunsets-and-footnotes-my-vacation/#comment-5491 What's it gonna be? Is this a question? The choice is clear, Phyllis. Sky gazing, defintely sky gazing. Your most descriptive writing transports the reader to a more idyllic place, sans horribly tragic new events and makes one feel that they too are watching the glorious clouds in a panoply of colors. What’s it gonna be? Is this a question? The choice is clear, Phyllis. Sky gazing, defintely sky gazing. Your most descriptive writing transports the reader to a more idyllic place, sans horribly tragic new events and makes one feel that they too are watching the glorious clouds in a panoply of colors.

]]> By: John Peter Maher http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2008/08/13/sunsets-and-footnotes-my-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-5489 John Peter Maher Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:34:50 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2008/08/13/sunsets-and-footnotes-my-vacation/#comment-5489 "...imperial Russia set Georgia on fire..." No. NATO/US are out to "contain", break up Russia and steal Caucasus oil. ... This is the second Battle opf Stalingrad. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/why-russia-invaded-georgi_b_118344.html “…imperial Russia set Georgia on fire…”

No.
NATO/US are out to “contain”, break up Russia and steal Caucasus oil. …

This is the second Battle opf Stalingrad.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/why-russia-invaded-georgi_b_118344.html

]]> By: John Peter Maher http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2008/08/13/sunsets-and-footnotes-my-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-5488 John Peter Maher Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:26:53 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2008/08/13/sunsets-and-footnotes-my-vacation/#comment-5488 President George W Bush " "... the United States supports _________'s territorial integrity and we call for an immediate ceasefire..." Just like Yugoslavia aand Iraq... President George W Bush ” “… the United States supports _________’s territorial integrity and we call for an immediate ceasefire…”
Just like Yugoslavia aand Iraq…

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