There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty
more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that
their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want
and that they grow up in peace. kofin annan
Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. You cannot subjugate a nation forcibly unless you wipe out every man, woman, and child. Unless you wish to use such drastic measures, you must find a way of settling your disputes without resort to arms. Albert Einstein, in a speech to the New History Society (14 December 1930), reprinted in "Militant Pacifism" in Cosmic Religion (1931). Also found in The New Quotable Einstein by Alice Calaprice, p. 158.
The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes from within the souls of men when they realize their relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells Wakan-Tanka, and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us. This is the real peace, and the others are but reflections of this. The second peace is that which is made between two individuals, and the third is that which is made between two nations. But above all you should understand that there can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of men.
Black Elk in The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux (1953).
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PBS and Iran's "Nuclear Weapons"
NewsHour botches basic fact about Iran dispute
10/24/12
In an October 22 discussion of the foreign policy presidential debate, the PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown stated that "Iran's nuclear weapons program has been a particular flash point."
A few weeks earlier (10/5/12) on the NewsHour, Ray Suarez said that Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez had
Some governments claim otherwise, but journalists are supposed to convey the evidence that is available--not to make claims that are unsupported by the facts. If there was one clear lesson from the Iraq War, it was that reporters need to carefully distinguish between what is known for certain and what some government leaders claim.
There have been questions about the NewsHour's Iran reporting before (FAIR Blog, 1/10/12). On January 9 the broadcast reported that Iran's denial that it is pursuing a nuclear weapon was "disputed by the U.S. and its allies." The show turned to a clip from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to bolster that point -- but edited out the part of his statement in which he said, "Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No." A NewsHour editor agreed (FAIR Blog, 1/1712) that "it would have been better had we not lopped off the first part of the Panetta quote."
Unfortunately, these recent examples suggest that the show is still being careless about how it reports the facts about Iran.
ACTION:
Tell the PBS NewsHour to correct its assertions that Iran has a nuclear weapons program.
CONTACT:
PBS NewsHour
onlineda2@newshour.org
koch....problems koch...ptoblems
........................keep fighting the good fight, with your min as weapons!!............................................
......................kosmicdebris.....................
Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. You cannot subjugate a nation forcibly unless you wipe out every man, woman, and child. Unless you wish to use such drastic measures, you must find a way of settling your disputes without resort to arms. Albert Einstein, in a speech to the New History Society (14 December 1930), reprinted in "Militant Pacifism" in Cosmic Religion (1931). Also found in The New Quotable Einstein by Alice Calaprice, p. 158.
The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes from within the souls of men when they realize their relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells Wakan-Tanka, and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us. This is the real peace, and the others are but reflections of this. The second peace is that which is made between two individuals, and the third is that which is made between two nations. But above all you should understand that there can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of men.
Black Elk in The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux (1953).
Better than a thousand hollow words
Is one word that brings peace.
Is one word that brings peace.
Better than a thousand hollow verses
Is one verse that brings peace. ~ Gautama Buddha
Is one verse that brings peace. ~ Gautama Buddha
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PBS and Iran's "Nuclear Weapons"
NewsHour botches basic fact about Iran dispute
10/24/12
In an October 22 discussion of the foreign policy presidential debate, the PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown stated that "Iran's nuclear weapons program has been a particular flash point."
A few weeks earlier (10/5/12) on the NewsHour, Ray Suarez said that Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez had
continued to thwart
American efforts on a range of international issues, such as
Washington's attempt to convince Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
to halt his country's pursuit of nuclear weapons.
As most people following this story should know,
there is no intelligence that shows Iran has a nuclear weapons program.
The country has long denied the accusation, and regular inspections by
the International Atomic Energy Agency have failed to turn up evidence
that Iran's enriched uranium is being diverted for use in a weapon (Extra!, 1/12).Some governments claim otherwise, but journalists are supposed to convey the evidence that is available--not to make claims that are unsupported by the facts. If there was one clear lesson from the Iraq War, it was that reporters need to carefully distinguish between what is known for certain and what some government leaders claim.
There have been questions about the NewsHour's Iran reporting before (FAIR Blog, 1/10/12). On January 9 the broadcast reported that Iran's denial that it is pursuing a nuclear weapon was "disputed by the U.S. and its allies." The show turned to a clip from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to bolster that point -- but edited out the part of his statement in which he said, "Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No." A NewsHour editor agreed (FAIR Blog, 1/1712) that "it would have been better had we not lopped off the first part of the Panetta quote."
Unfortunately, these recent examples suggest that the show is still being careless about how it reports the facts about Iran.
ACTION:
Tell the PBS NewsHour to correct its assertions that Iran has a nuclear weapons program.
CONTACT:
PBS NewsHour
onlineda2@newshour.org
koch....problems koch...ptoblems
........................keep fighting the good fight, with your min as weapons!!............................................
......................kosmicdebris.....................
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