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To: mph who wrote (216461)	8/21/2007 3:14:20 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

pols and media have been trying to sell islam as a 'religion of peace' since 9/11 amazing they don't understand the american people don't buy it

To: mph who wrote (216461)	8/21/2007 7:23:33 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793964

Simply put: the point of the whole exercise is paint Islam in a favorable light. JMO. CNN's Market in Islam is almost as big as their domestic market. Gotta keep the customer's happy. If they piss off Christians or Jews they get letters. If they piss off Muslims they get letter-bombs.

To: mph who wrote (216461)	8/22/2007 2:29:47 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793964

Biography for Christiane Amanpour imdb.com Date of Birth 12 January 1958, London, England, UK Spouse Jamie Rubin (8 August 1998 - present) 1 child Trivia News reporter for CNN. [1999] Husband James P. Rubin is the State Department spokesman. [1999] She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. Her first child, with husband James, was born [27 March 2000] She is half-Iranian Lived in Iran until her late teens/early twenties. She left her homeland because of the Iranian Revolution. Her son born was born on 27 March 2000. He was named Darius John Rubin - John after her & husband's very good friend JFK Jr. Is constantly refered to in "Gilmore Girls" (2000) as the character Rory's (Alexis Bledel) big role model. At 11, she was sent from Iran to a Catholic girl's boarding school in England. Was an accomplished equestrian who competed as a child jockey. Is the eldest of four sisters. Her parents are Mohammad and Patricia Amanpour. Her father is Iranian and her mother is British. Amanpour was permitted to interview the extremist Russian politician, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, for 60 Minutes after he specifically said he would not be interviewed by an American correspondent from the show. Fluent in Farsi and most of the time speaks Farsi in Iran. Her son's name is Daryoosh.Daryoosh is a Persian name which is a name of one of historical kings of Iran. Her son's name is Dariush which is a historical Persian name and it is the name of one of the most powerful kings of Iran's history. She was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honors List for her services to journalism.

To: mph who wrote (216461)	8/22/2007 12:55:56 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793964

Well, we certainly see which way Amanpour leans...James Rubin en.wikipedia.org From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Philip "Jamie" Rubin (born 1960 in New York City), is a former assistant to President Bill Clinton and a television news journalist and commentator. [edit] Career Rubin graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in political science in 1982, and an M.A. in International Affairs in 1984. Early in his career, he was the Assistant Director of Research at the Arms Control Association [1]. He went on to serve under President Clinton as assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Chief Spokesman for the State Department from 1997 to May 2000. Since leaving government, Rubin has been a Visiting Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics, a partner at communications consultancy, Brunswick and, in 2002 and 2003, the host of PBS' Wide Angle series, a weekly international affairs program. After serving as chief foreign policy spokesman for General Wesley Clark's presidential campaign, Rubin worked for Democratic nominee John Kerry, serving as a senior advisor for national security affairs. In October 2005, Rubin became lead news anchor on World News Tonight on Sky News. Since July 2006, when Sky News' restructured its schedule and cancelled World News Tonight amongst other programmes, Rubin has presented a series of special international affairs programmes, expanding his role as a commentator and analyst. [edit] Personal life In 1998 Rubin, who at the time was spokesman for the US State Department, married Christiane Amanpour, chief international correspondent for CNN. A son, Darius John Rubin, was born in the year 2000, at the family's home in London, England. His sister, Elizabeth Rubin is a journalist and staff writer for The New York Times Magazine. [edit] External links Official PBS Wideangle website