[Media-watch] the nature of this crisis

[Chris Haydon]

Perhaps the voices have not 'died' but are biding
time till Hutton reports.
Life goes on in the meanwhile.

Key for me is -

What politically and realistically can people aim at ?
Is Charles Kennedy able to create something of a stronger
third Party out of the persisting and massive lack of trust
that has surrounded Blair ?
One fears not ...

Isn't that the crisis ?

Chris Haydon
Community TV Trust


YvonneMarshall wrote:

>  Dear List-Members,
>
> There is no attachment with this, it's just another rant.
>
> Where is the indignation that spurred the establishment of Media-Watch ?
>
> Where is the calmly-expressed anger of the majority who opposed the UK
> govt's stance on Iraq's invasion ?
>
> Where are the careful, patient analyses of the outpourings of the Hutton
> Inquiry ?
>
> Was Media-Watch not established to provide a forum for people with
> legitimate concerns about the predictable abuse of mass-media when 'war'
> became inevitable ?
>
> Why have the voices dimmed and died ?
>
> Did you concern yourself with media-watch ?
>
> What were your feelings when you did ?
>
> What has changed between then and now ?
>
> Is your life richer for having witnessed the travails of the New Labour
> Project ?
>
> Who would you choose to play Lord Hutton in the soon-to-be-trailed
> dramatisation of events ?
>
> Who authorised the strategy designed to release Dr David Kelly's name to
> the media ? Was it ;
>
> A:  Pam Teare
> B.  Geoff Hoone
> C. Kevin Tebbit
>
> How many Iraqi CIVILIANS are now deceased *as a result of the 'Coalition'
> Action against Iraq ?
> Is it :
>
> A:   7,000
> B:   15,000
> C:   37,000
>
> (*You can easily find sources which confirm any of these figures - go
> online and do the donkey-work yourself.)
>
> Purely personal note - I could, like many other folk, concentrate my time
> and energy on the fantastically simple, straightforward pursuit of money.
> I CHOOSE to get involved with projects like Media-Watch because I honestly
> believe that there are many many intelligent, well-qualified, influential
> people out there (even in a wee place like Scotland) who are utterly
> scunnered about what's happening and want to make a difference. If you are
> one of those people, or know someone who is, please show them this message
> and ask them to help, in whatever way they can, to broaden debate and
> start asking the questions that have to be asked (e.g. anything even
> vaguely 9/11-related)
>
> Scotland is sending young men and women to die in the Middle East.
> Scottish people are entitled to ask why.
>
> The 'war' they are fighting has not yet been justified.
>
> If you can help raise these questions, even in your own household, please
> do.
>
> Thank you for your attention,
>
> Ian, X
>
>
>
>
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