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2003-03-04 Middle East

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Posted by Bulldog 2003-03-04 07:59 am|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A funny thing about this article: you can't tell for sure where the charges against Arafat have been filed. The last paragraphs imply that it's in Belgium, but the first paragraphs say nothing specific about that.

I'm no journalist, but whatever happened to the old idea of making "who,what,why,when, and how" as clear as possible in the first paragraph of the story? Oddly enough, the article is from the BBC -- supposedly a real professional outfit.

Posted by Patrick Phillips 2003-03-04 04:56:27|| 2003-03-04 04:56:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Patrick, I was wondering about that myself, but the charges must have been filed in France: "...Mr Arafat did not have immunity of a head of state under French laws as there was no internationally recognised Palestinian state.".

Posted by Bulldog 2003-03-04 05:15:26|| 2003-03-04 05:15:26|| Front Page Top

#3 "Oddly enough, the article is from the BBC -- supposedly a real professional outfit."

The operative word here is "supposedly".

Posted by Pink & Fluffy 2003-03-04 14:09:58|| 2003-03-04 14:09:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Oops. I missed that, Bulldog. Thanks for the clarification.

But I still think the article was written early in the morning by someone with little experience and probably a severe hangover.

Posted by Patrick Phillips 2003-03-04 14:49:14|| 2003-03-04 14:49:14|| Front Page Top

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