Re: Is the CBC being biased in its Iraq war reporting?

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From: Bunch Of Fun
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 18:57

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One person's "terrorist" is another's Freedom Fighter. Depends on which 
side you support.

If the CBC wants to be a neutral reporting body then they are correct in 
calling them "militants".



sooke@shaw.ca wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:07:30 GMT, Rebecca Postlewaite
> <becky@eurotrash.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>1.  Is the CBC being biased in their Iraq war reporting?
> 
> 
> 
> They refuse to call suicide bombers "terrorists"
> 
> These killers of little children are called "militants"
> 
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> 
> 
> -Larry Lloyd
> 
> 
> While in England recently at a fairly large conference, U.S.
> Secretary of State Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of
> Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of "empire
> building" by President George Bush.  Secretary Powell answered the
> Archbishop's question by saying,
> 
> "Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young
> men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our
> borders.  The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is
> enough to bury those that did not return."
> 
> It suddenly became very quiet in the room.

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