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Bert, I had not added a comment on your letter to FoxNews, although I really should have. I (too) agree with Muhamad when he said it was well done. I am sure Fox didn't blink twice, since there are millions who already know how (un)fair their coverage really is. I'm sure they get much mail on a daily basis. Your addition is one of many necessary letters. The point needs to be drilled into Fox to shape up or prepare to lose intelligent viewers such as yourself. FoxNews is a fairly new project from old man Murdoch I believe it was only set up in 1996 or so. It's phrases like "fair and balanced" always make me snicker. I think someone once said that - repeat something enough times and even you will believe it. Important to note: FoxNews was the first network to announce Bush as the newly elected president during the voting dispute with Gore. Murdoch had hired John Ellis as an election analyst.. who is in fact Bush's cousin. Anai Rhoads - - - - Bert Gedin Wrote: Dear CASI folks, "Should I have said that?", I asked myself, after my recent 'Monstrous' e-letter. Muhamad seems to think so, and I can sympathise with his sentiments re. war etc. Many people's idea of a 'dictator' could be a Roman Caesar or even a wolf leading a flock of sheep. Yet, 'democracy' frequently has elements of dictatorship, too. We could argue, endlessly, about what constitutes good rule. Surely, it would enable everyone to flourish in an atmosphere, not of cruelty & brutality, but of human goodness. Sorry about my naive, Utopian views. Anai feels I should have known about Fox News Channel's policies. I said it somewhat 'tongue-in-cheek', even though I now know a bit more, including what she says about the Fox agenda. The excellent FAIR Reports(Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) describe Fox as "The most Biased Name in News". Still, no-one should believe that only Fox is dreadful. The 'free' media tend, mostly, to fall into one of these groups: 1) conservative 2) reactionary 3) ultra-conservative. With, perhaps, some honourable exceptions, which shine, like beacons, in the darkness. Greetings, Bert G. (Birmingham, U.K.). -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk