News Roundup - Hour 2
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2010-10-01/news-roundup-hour-2
A White House emissary tries to salvage Mideast peace negotiations; the U.S. adds more sanctions against Iran for alleged human rights abuses; and Europe investigates a potential "Mumbai-style" terror plot. A panel of journalists joins guest host Katty Kay for analysis of the week's top international news stories.
Guests
Nadia Bilbassy
senior U.S. correspondent, MBC TV -- Middle East Broadcast Centre.
David Sanger
chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, author of "The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power."
Courtney Kube
national security producer for NBC News.
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Good Morning. Could you please ask your guests to discuss the execution of an American citizen by Israeli soldiers during the attack on the Gaza flotilla; as well as why the American media is not covering this issue (news outlets in the middle east are covering this).
http://www.truth-out.org/un-fact-finding-mission-says-israelis-executed-...
Why does public radio not identify guests and commentators by their religions, alliances, employments and the usual prejudices which listeners and others would certainly consider relevant to their comments? For example, if a participant is Jewish or Israeli or associated or affiliated by an entity with such loyalty and identity, why are we not so informed? I have noted during the past year increasing commentatory by persons of Jewish identity, but I have obtained such information only by independent search. Is NPR being taken over, like many of our other sources of media information, by Jewish interests? It certainly seems so. I am not antisemitic. However, nor am I Jewish and I have great difficulty understanding the obvious bias in the news. It seems blatantly dishonest and propagandist. I want objective and comprehensive information about issues. I do not want one sided propaganda. What are the affiliations of the participants on the current show?
Please ask your guests what they think commentary like your female guest's does. She just handed the insurgent organizations their primary objective, to create through small activities or even simply rumors of possible activities, a vague and general sense of terror. Even sitting on a forward operating base in Pashtun territory abutting Pakistan, I sat with fellow soldiers under a rain of rockets shaking our heads, finding peace in the knowledge that even though we could actually be impacted by actual imminent danger, we were responsible for maintaining composure and courage because we represented something bigger and more stable, in which we invested full confidence. You news people need to figure out your role in defeating terror, not sensationalizing it.
David Sanger just mentioned that Latin America is no longer all democracies, specifically mentioning Venezuela. It seems to me that its fair to criticize the government of Venezuela, but David is misleading the public. Hugo Chavez has been elected several times and Venezuela just held elections last week.
There was no coup attempt in Ecuador! The police never intended and never tried to take over the government. The armed forces and parts of the Police promptly came out in support of the elected President. It's not something you'd wish on your friends, but it wasn't a coup.
As Ms Kube pointed out, if Israel is not going to make a serious attempt at peace, the most likely outcome will be an end to this latest attempt. I am interested to know if Ms. Kube thinks that the Sec of State or the Pres will continue to press for an accord? Thanks.
I agree. The execution of an American citizen and 5 other peace activists is an enormous problem. How has Israel been able to get away with this for so many years?
This morning's bombings in the Nigerian capital during celebrations of the 50th anniversary of independence are being closely followed by news media around the world - dominating BBC World Service coverage, for example. Why does the story not get a mention on today's international hour? It would seem important enough not to be left only to specialized news sites such as allafrica.com and the global information giants.
In addition to exploiting weaknesses in Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Stuxnet uses stolen Microsoft certification keys for drivers provided by third party companies. The stolen keys can potentially be used to install malware files on a system disguised as legitimate driver updates. Certainly, the keys have been changed and the vulnerabilities in Explorer have been patched. However, we are not safe from new worms using similar strategies. Therefore, it is best practice to avoid legacy network adapter cards and update our drivers with direct downloads from the manufacturer site.
More details about Stuxnet and sources can be found here:
http://brainmindinstrev.blogspot.com/2010/09/stuxnet-worm-windows-intern...
melawman on October 1, 2010 @ 11:27 am wrote: “Is NPR being taken over, like many of our other sources of media information, by Jewish interests? . . . I am not antisemitic.”
Actually, you clearly are. The assertion of a “Jewish takeover of the media” is a classic anti-Semitic crack. What’s next, the claim that some of your best friends are Jewish?
By the way, as the story about the recent ship of Holocaust survivors trying to send aid to Gaza shows, you can’t assume that everyone who is Jewish automatically supports everything Israel does.
I am Jewish, and for the life of me I can’t understand why Netanyahu didn’t just agree to continue the settlement moratorium while the peace talks continues. Then again, Likud is as extreme and stupid as the PLO, Hamas, Hezbollah, etc.
The fact that many if not most Jews here and in Israel support surrendering land gained in 1967 to foster peace, and oppose the state terrorism and isolation foisted on Gaza does not mean there are not militant Zionists and their sympathizers commenting over NPR and working in alliance with the US intelligence community in behalf of elite interests, and to the detriment of all three peoples: Americans, Israelis and Palestinians. A person sensitive to the Holocaust (6million Jews and 5 million others murdered ) and supportive of a Jewish homeland (Israel) could still advocate better background descriptions of NPR commentators, be they Nigerians, Saudis, Malaysians, evangelical Christians, Shintoists or Hawaiians. People are influenced by panelists and commentators and need to know from what persuasions they speak. A person reluctant to be identified by ethnicity, affiliation or history on NPR may have something to hide, or even be a self-hater. Please be careful how you use the term anti-Semite in accusing a stranger. It can produce a backlash among the ill-informed, of which there are more each day, I'm afraid. If you could be with me in person over tea this afternoon I'm sure you'd be convinced I am not anti-Semitic, though I do have my fears and anxieties around the unfamiliar, just as anyone might.
The fact that many if not most Jews here and in Israel support surrendering land gained in 1967 to foster peace, and oppose the state terrorism and isolation foisted on Gaza does not mean there are not militant Zionists and their sympathizers commenting over NPR and working in alliance with the US intelligence community in behalf of elite interests, and to the detriment of all three peoples: Americans, Israelis and Palestinians. A person sensitive to the Holocaust (6million Jews and 5 million others murdered ) and supportive of a Jewish homeland (Israel) could still advocate better background descriptions of NPR commentators, be they Nigerians, Saudis, Malaysians, evangelical Christians, Shintoists or Hawaiians. People are influenced by panelists and commentators and need to know from what persuasions they speak. A person reluctant to be identified by ethnicity, affiliation or history on NPR may have something to hide, or even be a self-hater. Please be careful how you use the term anti-Semite in accusing a stranger. It can produce a backlash among the ill-informed, of which there are more each day, I'm afraid. If you could be with me in person over tea this afternoon I'm sure you'd be convinced I am not anti-Semitic, though I do have my fears and anxieties around the unfamiliar, just as anyone might.
Increasing shortcomings and oligarchical affiliations at NPR and PBS are not due to a Jewish conspiracy. The Oligarchy might find it advantageous to promote that idea, but I expect that Jewish administrators and staff members would be the most likely to oppose propogandistic shifts and unethical access. Historical sensitivities assure that. Maybe the thing to watch for is the separation of Daniel Schorr types from public media, for that would signal a purge.
It is astonishing to hear how matter of factly everyone on this show discusses the actions of the United States in Pakistan -- just accepting our killing of civilians in a country with which we are not at war, with no accountability, as standard operating procedure for the United States these days. And to have the operations done by the CIA, outside the military command structure and, again, any accountability.
Our imperial self-blindness, our inability to reverse-think, is on display. We are horrified by having a group unilaterally declare us the enemy and elect to use planes to attack our buildings and kill the civilians in them. But we see no similarity between that and what we are doing with drones in Pakistan (and probably Afghanistan, Yemen, and other countries yet to be revealed).