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Straight talking journalist talks........well straight.

Postby slimmouse » Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:45 am

<br> A quick link to an interview with Robert Fisk that Ive just found. Why cant they all talk like this guy ? <br><br> A few of his thoughts, and then a link ;<br><br> On mainstream American journalism;<br> <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>“In American journalism if you criticize, you are un-american.”</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <br><br> On Iraq (1), and the potential for civil war there (2);<br>1. <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>“Most of Iraq is out of control...I have never seen a country so out of control"</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br><br>2. <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>"The insurgents primary struggle is to be able to say who will be in power after the Americans leave."</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> He added, <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em><!--EZCODE UNDERLINE START--><span style="text-decoration:underline">“there will never be a civil war.</span><!--EZCODE UNDERLINE END--> It’s trivial… I have not met an Iraqi who used the term ‘civil war.’ “</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <br><br> On Iranian "interference";<br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>“the Iranians coming over the border is a total myth.”</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <br><br> All sounds about right to me <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :| --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/indifferent.gif ALT=":|"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> . Full article;<br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=3689">www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/...sp?ID=3689</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br> <p></p><i></i>
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That's why they call getting reamed...

Postby banned » Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:31 pm

...in print being "Fisked."<br><br>Last I heard Fisk had been denied entry into the US to give a talk. Regrettably I missed him when he was in Palo Alto last spring. Anyone know if he's now officially persona non grata in the US of A? <p></p><i></i>
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