Russia Today accuses U.S. TV of gagging Georgia war victims

L. Coyote

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Sat Aug-16-08 08:37 PM
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Russia Today accuses U.S. TV of gagging Georgia war victims

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0BoMl-5_5U

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News August 16, 2008, Biased broadcast? Russia Today broadcast accuses U.S. TV of gagging victims' stories.

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CitizenPatriot

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Sat Aug-16-08 09:08 PM
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1. I tried to submit this to digg

and it said "something blew up"

can anyone else try please?

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jimlup

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Sat Aug-16-08 10:11 PM
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2. In fairness to Fox I don't think she was cut off

Edited on Sat Aug-16-08 10:12 PM by jimlup

Though the comment about "gray areas" was clearly designed by the interviewer to try and salvage their standard propaganda. Better that the viewer accept gray areas rather than understand the blatant Georgian genocide. Sort of similar to the same that happens whenever a civilian victim of a US attack leaks through to the media.

In the original Fox news report I could hear odd discussions going on in the background as if they suddenly realized they had lost control of what the interviewer was saying and needed to go to commercial to salvage their propaganda feed. Nevertheless, it appears to be a legit commercial from what is obvious to the viewer.

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Oerdin

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Sat Aug-16-08 11:28 PM
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3. The truth is...

He told her they had 30 seconds and to go ahead and talk and then the woman sat there for half of it not saying anything. After wasting half of her time she then complained they cut her off. I'm no fan of Fox, quite the contrary, but claiming they were trying to censor her is just BS.

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eagertolearn

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Sat Aug-16-08 11:57 PM
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5. Yes I thought they didn't let her know when she could start speaking again.

But it definetely seemed to me that they didn't want them to say what they were saying. Was it live because it seems like they would of cut that part out.

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liberaltrucker

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Sat Aug-16-08 11:51 PM
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4. ***BULLSHIT ALERT***

Edited on Sat Aug-16-08 11:56 PM by liberaltrucker

Notice the crawl at the beginning of the video "German Chancellor Gerhardt Schroeder"?

Hey, Ruskies, Angela Merkel is the German Chancellor.

While I support your reasons for rescuing ethnic Russians, at
least get the propaganda right. President Bush would be happy to help.
He's VERY good at propaganda.

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