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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (63232)	12/28/2002 12:16:52 AM
From: Rollcast...	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Friedman and his ilk (very sad hack piece) Dr. Hassan Al-Ahdal/ Al-Madinah arabnews.com Our newspapers tend to fill their pages with translated articles taken from the foreign press. In most cases, the contents contradict our Muslim nation’s stands and carry views and ideas contrary to our customs, traditions and values. It is obvious the papers do not draw any line of distinction between the foreign writers known for their hostility and enmity toward Islam and the Arabs and others who express moderate positions. They do not differentiate between a fair writer and an arrogant one, whose articles are full of hatred and enmity. Mostly, the articles are translated in full without any commentary. This gives readers the impression that they are going through an American or other Western newspaper, and not one printed in Arabic. There are many Western newspapers which publish articles containing fair and just views which do not agree with their governments’ official position. Unfortunately, these seldom find their way into our own papers. This is because editors here are mostly drawn to famous names that reflect the official American position which dominates the media over there. I do not object to our papers carrying what the foreign press writes about us. On the contrary, I am a strong supporter of our information centers and other research institutions monitoring and recording every word written or said about us in the foreign media. This opens our eyes to many things and show us the shortcomings in our political and social life. What I do not like is for translated articles to be published without a comment or reply. This saves the reader from falling under the overwhelming influence of the Western media, especially when reading the attacks on Muslims and Arabs presented in a distorted way. Anyone reading the American and European papers must by now have been fully aware of the hatred and enmity against Arabs held by writers like Thomas Friedman of the New York Times and many others. Friedman openly boasts his anti-Arab views and his open support for Israel. His diatribe against the Arabs far exceeds that of others like him. This is a man who gained popularity by frequently visiting Arab countries where he lands as a guest attending our intellectual, cultural and other forums. In the presence of his hosts, as well as in his articles appearing in our newspapers, he continues to demean and ridicule us. When are we going to put an end to this ridiculous state of affairs? Arab News From the Local Press 28 December 2002

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (63232)	12/28/2002 12:26:51 AM
From: Bilow	Respond to of 281500

Hi Nadine Carroll; Re: "And however you spin it, "the Navy to have the vessels ready to sail to the seas around Iraq within 96 hours after a certain date," is an order for an increase of readiness, not a decrease." (1) The difference between 4 days and 7 days is not significant. (2) Ships which are back from a deployment only redeploy in the event of an emergency, there is no change in policy here. (3) If the Administration already planned to attack Iraq, they wouldn't be telegraphing their readiness. Instead, what they're doing is making their intentions look more warlike than they actually are. (4) If the administration really did know that they were going to war on a particular date, they wouldn't need the difference between 4-day availability and 7~10 day. They'd just call up the carriers 3~6 days earlier. Nor would they have to talk to the press about it. (5) None of this is "news", it's just more "talk-talk" generated by the administration to make it look like they're going to war. Maintaining readiness after a deployment has always been the DoD policy, it's just now that people are noticing it: The Constellation, less than a week from completing a regular six-month deployment, returned home to begin repairs to a rudder and engine; her crew and air wing directed to maintain C-2 readiness through the postdeployment stand-down. hnn.navy.mil Roosevelt group to start training early, Navy confirms Pilot Online, December 10, 2002 ... Traditionally, Navy combat units are at their peak of combat readiness at the completion of overseas deployments. Because of this, it has been routine to designate them as ``ready surge units.'' Surge units are kept at a high state of combat readiness for a period of time after their return from deployment to enable the Navy to respond quickly. Upon its return, the [George Washington] battle group will be the Atlantic Fleet's surge group until it enters the shipyard, Brady said. ... pilotonline.com -- Carl P.S. Bonus link: smaplab.ri.uah.edu