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To: Yaacov who wrote (17725)	7/28/2001 9:42:34 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 17770

"Laughs" And "Chuckles" in State Department Transcripts: Where Did the KLA Get Its Weapons From? by Michel Chossudovsky July 27, 2001 Official transcripts of US State Department briefings reproduce "verbatim" the "questions" (Q) by journalists and the answers of the State Department spokesperson. Words are always transcribed phonetically, "Yes" is recorded as "yeah", grammatical and speech errors are also recorded, non-verbal "noises" such as "laughs," "chuckles," "applause" as well as "mm-hmm," "wow" and "huh" are also transcribed. "Laughs" and "chuckles" are usually associated with a Question (Q) from an individual journalist or an answer by the State Department official, whereas "laughter" is from the floor. The "chuckles" and "laughs" often come after an embarrassing question, or when the State Department spokesperson says "Yeah, I don't know" or "I don't want to get into that." "Chuckles" is often a way of skirting the question. It also means, "You know the answer, why are you asking…" A few months before the onslaught of the NATO bombings of Yugoslavia, the State Department held a "Special Briefing" on Kosovo (November 1998). James Pardew, Washington's "mediator" now in charge of "disarming" NLA-KLA terrorists in Macedonia, had been appointed in 1998 "Special Representative for Kosovo Implementation" by the Clinton Adminstration. Joined by Julia Taft, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, Pardew answers questions on a central issue of the Kosovar crisis: Q: Where are the arms coming from? I mean, the Yugoslav forces' arms are coming from Yugoslavia. Where is the KLA getting their arms? MR. PARDEW: I can't answer that. I don't know the answer to that. Q: Don't have any suspicions? MR. PARDEW: No, not that I'm going into here. (Chuckles.) Q: (Chuckles.) MR. PARDEW: Okay – MS. TAFT: He's guns, I'm butter. Any other – other questions? (Laughs.) (Laughter.)"1 Ambassador James Pardew was sent by Washington to Macedonia in July 2001 with a mandate to "disarm" the NLA-KLA terrorists and implement a US-EU brokered "cease-fire." "No laughing matter": recent developments in Macedonia confirm that Washington rather than disarming the terrorists is in fact equipping them with brand new weapons "Made in America." antiwar.com

To: Yaacov who wrote (17725)	7/31/2001 6:24:01 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17770

FARRAKHAN Coming to a Mosque near you!! Free tickets are still available... DON'T DELAY!! Farrakhan wins battle to visit UK July 31, 2001 Posted: 5:58 AM EDT (0958 GMT) *LONDON, England -- U.S. black political leader Louis Farrakhan has won his battle for the right to visit the UK.* The Nation of Islam leader had been banned for 15 years by successive home secretaries (interior ministers) because of fears that anti-Semitic remarks he made in the past could stir up racial tension and spark public disorder. Mr Justice Turner ruled at London's High Court that the ban must be quashed and said he would give his full reasons at a later date. [...] cnn.com