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To: LindyBill who wrote (99308)	2/8/2005 12:29:10 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793761

TKS - NO TAPE [02/08 10:39 AM] The bad news from Sisyphus: Mr. Adams informed me that the WEF has decided, at this time, not to release the video of "Will Democracy Survive the Media?" I followed up with specific questions concerning who else has contacted him, about the session summary, and whether the decision can be revisited if the session participants request the video be released. I sent him those questions with my brief notes in an email so he could, as they say in the legislature, revise and extend his remarks. I have asked his permission that his reply be publicly available. The one question/answer that I think I should summarize here, now, is whether he was contacted by anyone requesting that he NOT release the tape. He was very clear that no one had contacted him requesting the tape not be released. Yes, I am disappointed. The rock rolled down the hill. The plan now is to get Eason Jordan, David Gergen and Rep. Frank on the record requesting that portion of the tape be released. UPDATE: I am withholding much of my initial reactions until Mr. Adams has had a chance to reply to my email. That's not an open ended time frame. But ... I do want to point out the irony of the WEF not releasing this particular video. From the summary: "... an informal consensus was reached that a healthy media makes for a robust democracy and one cannot survive without the other." The media did not demonstrate "health" in its non-coverage of this session and the controversy this past week. It is not a sign of the media's or democracy's "health" that the media meekly sits back, allowing the WEF to withhold video of a discussion that created this much controversy on such an important issue. This is the antithesis of robust. This is the antithesis of informed citizenry. And I plan to remind CNN especially of this everytime I hear some complaint about someone not releasing something (i.e., VP Cheney's Energy meetings for those on the left that found no interest in this). (sigh) We know the score. Jordan said something he shouldn't have, making a charge for which he has no evidence. In order to spare him and CNN embarrassment and the consequences, that videotape has to stay locked up tighter than the nuclear football. The folks at Davos and CNN have the same interest: Getting this story to go away. Sweeping it under the rug. Without a more widespread hue and cry to get that tape released, this story will go away. And we've seen how much help we're going to get from the non-blog media.

To: LindyBill who wrote (99308)	2/8/2005 12:35:39 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793761

Of course, that's the rub. For Hamas. If they do break the truce, it will be obvious to the Euros beyond dispute that they are at fault. I really think there is going to be an end to their patience if the Pals kept up the infatida. It will never be obvious to the Euros that Hamas is at fault. It never was before, why should that change now? Hamas is always ready to announce some 'Israeli provocation' that they are responding to (the last one was that poor 10 year old girl killed by celebratory fire); that's good enough for the Euro crowd. If there is a difference it is not because of the Euro judgement on Hamas or Israel. It is because they realize they must deal with Bush for 4 more years.