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Re: [casi] the "coalition"



No worries.
dermot

At 10:38 20/03/03, you wrote:
>Dear Dermot
>My apologies, the bit i was reacting to was "you wrote" which appeared to
>indicate that I had written the piece attached. Perhaps "You wrote" is an
>automatic insert with your email program, i don't know, but as I read it, I
>got the impression that you thought I was swallowing their propaganda and
>even worse, propagating their propaganda. I was pretty annoyed as i was just
>trying to pass information on to folk as quickly as possible so that folk
>could generate responses to it (as people are) and so I thought, "God, you
>can't post anything to the casi list without someone sending you a snotty
>response".
>So I thought you had jumped to an insulting conclusion, which I now
>understand was wrong.
>Email is a shit communication media, things often come out wrong and hasty
>replies are sometimes the wrong replies.
>  I don't set out to insult anyone, nor do you as i am now assured. Apologies
>for any ill feeling and good luck.
>Richard
>Voices
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dermot Moynihan" <dermoyn@onetel.net.uk>
>To: "Voices UK" <voices@viwuk.freeserve.co.uk>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 10:26 PM
>Subject: Re: [casi] the "coalition"
>
>
> > At 21:47 18/03/03, you wrote:
> >
> > I suggest you read my mail again and not jump to insulting conclusions. I
> > was well aware that it was Sky News. Why do you think I said "This is what
> > *they* would like us to think".
> > Who the hell do you think *they* is?
> >
> > We don't need stupid nonsense like this at this time. I suggest you vent
> > your anger and disappointment on those who are the cause of it not
>somebody
> > who gives an example of propaganda at work.
> >
> > Dermot
> >
> > >As should be obvious the message below was a news story from Sky's
>website
> > >and not, as Dermot appears to think, a statement on behalf of Voices
> > >richard
> > >Voices
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Dermot Moynihan" <dermoyn@onetel.net.uk>
> > >To: "Voices UK" <voices@viwuk.freeserve.co.uk>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 9:26 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [casi] the "coalition"
> > >
> > >
> > > > At 21:03 18/03/03, you wrote:
> > > > >       http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-12271382,00.html
> > > > >
> > > > >       US UNVEILS COALITION
> > > > >
> > > > >Some 30 countries are backing America in its war against Iraq.
> > > >
> > > > This is what they would like us to believe. 30 governments would be a
>more
> > > > accurate description. A country consists of a lot more people than a
> > > > government. Their statement  dismisses all the anti-war people (the
> > > > majority) in those 30 countries.This, no doubt, is what they would
>like.
> > > >
> > > > Incidentally my own, wretched, Irish Government whilst expressing
> > > > platitudes about its neutrality allows US planes to refuel at Shannon
> > > > Airport despite Ireland's cities seeing some of their biggest marches
>ever
> > > > protesting against the war.
> > > >
> > > > Rgds
> > > > Dermot
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >


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