Spanish TV station on. They're still playing the Taliban (tsk tsk) and translating into Spanish. I don't speak spanish so I am not incited by the subliminal messages to go jihad a bunch of people. But then they show what I take to be americans visiting mexico to buy "ciproxolina". Haven't seen that on gringo tube.
On Sat, 13 Oct 2001, David Honig wrote:
Spanish TV station on. They're still playing the Taliban (tsk tsk) and
No, "tsk tsk" to the "free" united states for censoring the Taliban. If we are so fucking "right" then we should not be afraid of their "propaganda". -- Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they should give serious consideration towards setting a better example: Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate... This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers, associates, or others. Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the first place... --------------------------------------------------------------------
DH wrote:
Spanish TV station on. They're still playing the Taliban (tsk tsk) and translating into Spanish. I don't speak spanish so I am not incited by the subliminal messages to go jihad a bunch of people.
But then they show what I take to be americans visiting mexico to buy "ciproxolina". Haven't seen that on gringo tube.
Yup. I've been spending considerable time in and around Tijuana recently--tourism numbers are way down, but the Cipro-inspired border crossing thing is real. There is also a considerable degree of freaking out at present among Mexican citizens themselves over the threat of anthrax (newscasts are talking about "Anthrax Psychosis" spreading throughout Mexico.) In addition to the contrasting coverage of Al-Qaeda video releases (US is censoring them, MX isn't...yet), networks like Univision and Telemundo are covering a number of other angles to the broader story we're not seeing from US-owned media. For instance, reports (like the url below) on the effect of 9-11 on illegal drug trafficking. Bottom line: heroin & coke prices are spiking due to heightened security along narcotrafficking corridors into the US. Don't hold your breath waiting for CNN to cover that news, amigo. <http://noticias.univision.com/content/es008145E4.html#loc1> XJ
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