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To: maceng2 who wrote (43038)	9/10/2002 1:51:48 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Did you catch this, PB? BBC slammed for 'anti-Jewish' broadcast By DOUGLAS DAVIS London, England The Board of Deputies, the representative body of British Jewry, last week complained to the BBC over the "violently anti-Israel and anti-Jewish language" contained in poetry broadcast on the BBC Radio program, Poetry Proms. The poems were broadcast during the intervals of the evening Proms, the annual season of summer promenade concerts, on August 13 and 20. The poems were also posted on the BBC Proms Web site. In the poems, written by Jean Breeze and Michael Rosen, the actions of Israelis were likened to those of the Nazis, and victims of the Holocaust are asked why they "have not learnt their lesson?" The BBC has told the Board of Deputies it will not be possible to give a response to the complaint before the end of September, some six weeks after the broadcasts. Neville Nagler, director-general of the board, expressed surprise that the BBC commissioned such poetry and broadcast it "at such an inappropriate time." He added that the long delay in responding to the complaint indicates that "the BBC does not take seriously complaints from the British Jewish community." "This is deeply concerning at a time when anti-Jewish rhetoric is increasing," he said. jpost.com

To: maceng2 who wrote (43038)	9/10/2002 8:14:41 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

I just love reading stuff like this... ananova.com Glad to hear the UK was doing so well. I missed it somehow? There is an "overhang" in the semis and telecoms biz?? Really, sounds as if it's short term....just an "overhang" an all that. Hope to see Nortel in Devon UK rehiring soon. news.bbc.co.uk Referring to previous message... So there was just a slight hiccup in 1929 and an untimely death in 1928 stopped the whole of the USA economy in it's tracks. I wonder how many farmers had to "keep up with the Jones" in buying new technology just to stay in business while tractors replaced horses (for example). When things turned down bad they were treated with understanding of course NOT. People in any kind of debt were treated like vermin. Right now (2002 folks) there is a constant 24 hrs a day advertising on TV for loans. loans. loans. loans. loans. loans. loans. loans. loans. Every channel non stop. I keep my budget in check. When I get inundated with visa card applications I send them back filled up with the paperwork unsigned, along with nuts, bolts, and any rubbish to increase the postage charged by return post. The Royal Mail needs the business. They are bankcrupt. So our banking and economic system is working? Excuse me it is not. It's shows all the evidence of falling apart. So we have 30% increase in property values just this year in the UK. Everyone pays rent or a mortgage. Those costs will get moved into the general economy one way or another. Its called inflation by any other name. Deflation? That will only occur if it hurts the majority of the population too imho. i.e when nobody can afford squat. Well done Milton Friedman on your work. I don't think you would have been awarded any Noble prize in economics unless the present economic authorities would have been pleased with your conclusions. I also mean I'm also impressed with your work too. I expect you (MF) are right about the diminishing return for investment on any attempt at full employment, and thankyou for appreciating Keynes in his work for pulling duff economies like the 20's UK out of the crapper. The quasi "Kensians" were not Keynes. Don't worry about me folks. I'm OK jack. Just don't tell me that our financial system is OK without expecting a reply or two. (Paul O'Neill) He dismissed concerns that the strength in housing and auto spending to date could bode ill for the economy going forward, as there may be little scope for further expansion in these areas. "It's just a garbage concept to me," he said. Paul O'Neil is a clueless idiot. If he says "garbage concept", I have a right to say "A clueless idiot numbskull of the first order" imho. That twat should read some history. Opps, sorry, I must go and watch TV for any important updates with respect to the prospects of war with Iraq... amongst the adverts for loans of course -lol-