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2012-10-18 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Raider 2012-10-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 TW ... Sorry dear - I'll try harder next time. Some big thug was beating the stuffing out of me. I assume it was one of Clooney's old girlfriends. But you'll be happy to know that I didn't crack :-)

Posted by Raider 2012-10-18 00:29|| 2012-10-18 00:29|| Front Page Top

#2 And Raider...why linking to Al-Jizz? They're about as credible as the New York Times?

Posted by gromky 2012-10-18 04:09|| 2012-10-18 04:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Raider, I have great faith in your ability to learn...even while being beat up by a girl. ;-) In the meantime, we've cold packs and analgesics in the first aid kit behind the bar in the O Club, and if you need anything stitched up, Barbara Skolaut can handle it when she gets in -- as I recall she's an EMT, among so many other things.

gromky, it's important to know what the enemy is telling himself and his friends, the choice of lies being information of a sort. No one needs to get down in the weeds and the ditchwater of the Kos Kiddies, but that's why so much of Rantburg's news comes from local sources in the ugly parts of the world.

Posted by trailing wife 2012-10-18 08:16|| 2012-10-18 08:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Gromky ... in the old days Al Jazeera was a mouthpiece for jihadists. They have since moved on ... that news site now employs independent journalists from all over the world. They are rapidly gaining ground as one of the world's prominent news sources. Like it or not - things change and evolve. A lot of people from around the world read Al Jazeera now.

Posted by Raider 2012-10-18 12:45|| 2012-10-18 12:45|| Front Page Top

#5 So basically what you are saying, Raider, is that Al Jiz and the NYT have switched roles. Not surprising, I guess. Things change. Rooters was once all about the news.

Posted by SteveS 2012-10-18 15:01|| 2012-10-18 15:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Steve ... I bumped into some old friends from London recently. They told me that Al Jiz is widely watched over there as a primary news source - and it's considered as very good coverage. It's a big change from the old days. I couldn't tell you how many US readers there are. Somebody in the ME ploughed a lot of money into Al Jazeera ... a lot.

Posted by Raider 2012-10-18 17:35|| 2012-10-18 17:35|| Front Page Top

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