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To: LLLefty who wrote (26038)	4/19/2002 7:21:52 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Here is a NYT piece on a country I am clueless about. April 19, 2002 The Bloodiest War By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Yet now, amazingly, there is a ray of hope in Sudan, along with a couple of lessons for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The government of Sudan is stepping away from its terrorist past, and both the government and the rebels seem exhausted by a civil war that neither can win. The Bush administration is handling this country just right, and its special envoy for peace in Sudan, former Senator John Danforth, has achieved a cease-fire in part of the country and inspired growing talk that 2002 may be the year of the peace. nytimes.com

To: LLLefty who wrote (26038)	4/19/2002 3:09:17 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

The Brits tend to practice a form of personal journalism in which it's vital that the reporter inject himself or herself into the story whether or not they are present. Accuracy and honesty take second place to a gripping first person account. The Independent's Fisk is the runaway champion--to the point that he's a parody of himself. Yes, Fisk has been a self-parody for some time now. Did you see Mark Steyn rip him to pieces in a column entitled "Hate Me Crimes", after Fisk's little misadventure in Pakistan last fall? The Independent has also been busy with the 'flaming headline supported by not much at all' school of journalism. Headline: "Fresh Evidence of Jenin Massacre" Body of Article: 1 (one) British pathologist examining 2 (two) bullet holes in 1 (one) corpse. That was it. That was the "fresh evidence". The difference from the sober reporting of the Economist is just night and day.