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To: sylvester80 who wrote (49641)	6/23/2004 7:18:52 AM
From: Crimson Ghost	Respond to of 89467

Nader: US should disengage from Israel By MENACHEM PRITZKER Advertisement No diplomatic plan can be acceptable unless it allows for the right of return for Palestinian refugees and a full Israeli withdrawal to 1967 borders, a spokesman for US Presidential candidate Ralph Nader told the Jerusalem Post. Nader, an independent presidential candidate, also disagrees with Israel's construction of the security fence, its targeted killings of terrorist leaders, and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza disengagement plan, his spokesman said. "Too often the United States walks lockstep with the Israelis; it needs to think for itself," Nader's spokesman added. On Saturday, Nader called on the Bush Administration to stop backing Israel's policies regarding the Palestinians. In a statement to the Emirate al-Khalij newspaper, Nader said that Israeli officials "control" the White House, and coerce American leaders to supply them with billions of dollars in arms and support. US election experts believe that the 70-year-old Nader will only play a "spoilers" role in the election. In the 2000 US Presidential election, Nader is thought to have 'spoiled' Democratic candidate Al Gore's chances of winning the presidency.

To: sylvester80 who wrote (49641)	6/23/2004 8:43:35 AM
From: bacchus_ii	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

APPEALS BOARD UPHOLDS R RATING FOR 'FAHRENHEIT'... Tue Jun 22, 4:37 PM ET By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer news.yahoo.com LOS ANGELES - Michael Moore (news) and his distributors lost their appeal Tuesday to lower the R rating for "Fahrenheit 9/11," his scathing assault on President Bush (news - web sites)'s actions before and after the Sept. 11 attacks. Canadian Press Slideshow: Michael Moore Lions Gate Films and IFC Films, the movie's distributors, said an appeals board for the Motion Picture Association of America rejected their request to reduce the rating to PG-13. The R rating prohibits those 17 and younger from seeing "Fahrenheit 9/11" without an adult. The movie, which won the top honor at last month's Cannes Film Festival (news - web sites), was rated R for "violent and disturbing images and for language." The movie's images include an Iraqi man tossing a dead baby into a truckload of bodies, Iraqis burned by napalm and a public beheading in Saudi Arabia. Tom Ortenberg, president of Lions Gate Films, had argued to the appeals board that 15- and 16-year-olds should be free to see the film on their own because they could end up in military service in Iraq (news - web sites) in the next few years. "I hope the R rating doesn't have a large impact on the box office," Ortenberg said. "I've spoken with many parents, including some on the appeals board, who absolutely said they are going to take their children to see the film. We'll just have to hope the teenagers we're encouraging to see this picture find their way in through parents or adult guardians." IFC Entertainment President Jonathan Sehring disagreed with the MPAA's ruling, adding: "But we do respect the process and appreciate that the MPAA listened with open minds to our appeal." "As anyone who has read a paper, watched TV, surfed the web or chatted by a water cooler this week can attest, the interest in `Fahrenheit 9/11' has grown to mammoth proportions," Sehring went on. "It is a shame that `Fahrenheit 9/11' will become inaccessible to a segment of the American population to whom this film has a great deal of relevance." "Fahrenheit 9/11" opens in limited release in New York on Wednesday and nationwide in about 850 theaters Friday.