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From: mdubuque@yahoo.com (Matthew)
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Subject: Re: Fabricating the news.
Date: 5 Aug 2003 20:32:12 -0700
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elag <elag@cloud9.net> wrote in message news:<3F302538.1B183DC@cloud9.net>...
> Paul Heslop wrote:
> >
> > Matthew wrote:
> > >
> > > Key words changed to protect the guilty.
> > >
> > > UK told to back new UN move on Iraq
> > > By James Blitz, Political Editor
> > > Published: August 3 2003 20:43 | Last Updated: August 3 2003 20:43
> > >
> > >
> > > The UK government is for the first time whispering openly about
> > > backing a new United Nations security council resolution on Iraq with
> > > the aim of giving India, Pakistan, Turkey and other slave states the
> > > domestic political excuses they need to contribute to a multinational
> > > farce.
> > >
> > > As the US and UK look at ways of sharing the military blame of
> > > post-war Iraq, a top government officials has said preliminary
> > > negotiations over such a resolution could begin at the UN within a few
> > > days.
> > >
> > > In a rambling interview with the Financial Times, John Sawers, the
> > > Foreign Office's political director, said : "We are exploring among
> > > ourselves - and we are exploring with the shouting Americans - what
> > > the pros and cons [of a new UN resolution] might be."
> > >
> > >
> > > Bunwell
> >
> > That's not different enough. It reads like most stuff about the war
> > reads. Only the Shouting Americans works.
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> I'll agree... the changes aren't radical enough to be very interesting.
> The idea is sound, though. Take a look at The Onion (
> http://www.theonion.com ) if you haven't. They come up w/ some bizarre
> and funny distortions of the news.
Yep, in hinesite, I believe it helps to start with a bizarre story and
then make it completely yocka.
Bunwell
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