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4/18 http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/comment/0,10551,685169,00.html Israel is creating the terror infrustrature as we speak. \_ Uhm yeah. Once again, be careful of your sources. The Guardian will print anything. Anything Left. Anything Anti-Israel. Anything Anti-American. It doesn't have to be true or even close to true. The British have a much difference sense of what good journalism is than Americans. We don't always do it right but many in this country at least try. \_ Is the Guardian mainstream newspaper or is it supermarket tabloid? \_ In Britain there isn't a difference. That's the point. There are some on the motd who rag on the washington post as a moonie-paper and instantly dismiss anything from the wp. I'd take the WP as The One True Word long before I accepted *anything* from a British fish wrap like the Guardian. \_ The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Times are the three most well respected English newspapers, on par with The Times and The Post. The above poster is seriously confused. He can't even bother to figure out the difference between the Washington Post and the Washington Times. Either that or he is deliberately trying to mislead you. \_ Moonie this, Washington Whatever that. Who cares? \_ i think it's a big deal a fairly major newspaper is owned by the fucking moonies. why don't you? \_ "well respected" by whom? Read the damned article. It would be lucky to get a spot as an op/ed piece in any semi-self-respecting American paper. \_ http://www.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,3932025,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,3932086,00.html \_ Christ oh mighty! Where did you learn to not read? These are British awards and Net awards to a British rag. It's like the Fox Committee awarding the fox an award for Best Keeper of Chicken House. Damn! \_ You are right. The rest of the world is wrong. End of argument. Do you have a similarly low level of regard for the Pulitzer prizes? \_ Like the ones where they give awards out for stories based on lies? Yes, I do. Please try to be more aware of your surroundings. It's intellectually safer that way. \_ The pulitzer used to mean something, but these days it yet another highly political award, just like the Peace Prize. \_ American papers suck (except for San Jose Mercury News)! \_ I used to read the People's Daily World (later renamed the People's Weekly World after the Soviets fell). Now that was *quality*. \_ Seriously, everyone knows American papers suck. Read Economist instead! \_ No thanks. The People's Yearly World is good enough for me. \_ Yeah. The merc's is the only one with a Fry's section! |
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www.guardian.co.uk/israel/comment/0,10551,685169,00.html His intention was to destroy the Palestinian nation, its institutions and leadership, once and for all, leaving only bits and pieces, human wreckage that could be disposed of anywhere. Faced with the onslaught of the biggest military machine in the region and the most modern arms in the world, submerged in a sea of suffering, surrounded by bodies, the Palestinian nation straightened its back as never before. In the small refugee camp near Jenin, a group of Palestinian fighters from all the organisations gathered for a battle of defence that will be enshrined forever in the hearts of all Arabs. This is the Palestinian Massada, as an Israeli officer called it, alluding to the legendary stand of the remnants of the great Jewish rebellion against Rome in 71 AD. When the international media cannot be kept out any more and the pictures of horror are published, two possible versions may emerge: Jenin as a story of massacre, a second Sabra and Shatila; A primitive military robot, who sees everything in terms of fire power and body counts, will not understand this. But Napoleon, a military genius, said that in war, moral considerations account for three quarters, and the balance of force for the other quarter. A few dozen Israelis killed, many hundreds of Palestinians dead. No destruction in Israel, horrible destruction in the Palestinian towns. The aim was, so it was claimed, to "destroy the terror infrastructure". This definition is by itself nonsensical: the "terror infrastructure" exists in the souls of millions of Palestinians and tens of millions of Arabs, whose hearts are bursting with rage. The more fighters and suicide bombers are killed, the more fighters and suicide bombers are ready to take their place. We saw the "laboratories of explosives" - sacks of material obtainable in Israeli shops. When dozens of wounded people lie in the streets and slowly bleed to death because the army shoots at every moving ambulance, it creates terrible hatred. When the army secretly buries hundreds of bodies of men, women and children, it creates terrible hatred. When tanks destroy houses, topple electricity poles, open water pipes, leave behind thousands of homeless people and cause children to drink from puddles, it causes terrible hatred. A Palestinian child, who sees all this with his eyes, becomes the suicide bomber of tomorrow. Thus Sharon and his chief of staff, Shaul Mofaz, create the terrorist infrastructure. In the meantime, they have created the foundations of the Palestinian nation and the Palestinian state. The people saw their fighters in Jenin and believe that they are far greater heroes than the Israeli soldiers, protected inside their tanks. They saw their leader in the historic TV sequence, his face lit by a single candle in his dark, surrounded office, ready for death at any moment, and compare him with the hedonistic Israeli ministers, sitting in their offices far from the battlefront, surrounded by hordes of bodyguards. No good for Israel will come out of this adventure, as no good came out of any of Sharon's previous adventures. The concept was stupid, the implementation cruel, the results will be disastrous. It will not bring peace and security, solve no problem, but it will isolate Israel and endanger the Jews throughout the world. In the end, only one thing will be remembered: our giant military machine assaulted the small Palestinian people, and the small Palestinian people and its leader held on. In the eyes of the Palestinians, and not only theirs, it will look like a tremendous victory, the victory of a modern David against Goliath. Uri Avnery is co-founder of Israel's Gush Shalom (Peace Coalition). Born in Germany, he emigrated to Palestine in 1933 and joined the Irgun underground movement. In 1948, he was a member of an Israeli commando unit and was wounded on the Egyptian front. As a journalist and political activist, he has long been a campaigner for Palestinian rights and in 1982 crossed the frontline to meet Arafat at the height of the siege of Beirut. A supporter of the Oslo peace agreement, he is now a columnist for the Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv, where this article first appeared. |
www.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,3932025,00.html -> www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,3932025-103435,00.html Judges felt that it was a stylish and pace-setting site with a distinctive character and a sense of humour. For many it was a "must- visit" site, full of tremendous journalism. One judge remarked that it was "what a print newspaper should look like online- it talks directly to its readers and delivers so much more than a newspaper alone can". Halifax: Laing Homes Press Awards Two Guardian Unlimited journalists were given awards at the Halifax: Laing Homes Press Awards, September 9 2001. Lisa Bachelor, Money editor, won the very prestigious Consumer Personal Finance Journalist of the Year award, over all other newspaper, periodical and magazine journalists. She was also shortlisted in the online journalist of the year category. Media Brand of the Year Marketing Week/Chartered Institute of Marketing Effectiveness Awards This award was shared jointly with the Guardian newspaper. PPAi Interactive Publishing Awards Guardian Unlimited dominated the PPAi awards in 2001, winning every category nominated. Revolution Awards 2001 Guardian Unlimited: winner, Best Use of New Media by a Media Owner. This was the second year running that Guardian Unlimited has won this award. IPTop Awards for European Interactive Content Guardian Unlimited: Winner, Grand Prix Award 2000 Guardian Unlimited: Winner, Best News Content. Media Week Awards 2000 Guardian Unlimited: Winner, Online Media Owner of the Year 2000 The Judges praised Guardian Unlimited for its 'powerful core strategy based on sound business principles'. New Media Age Effectiveness Awards 2000 Guardian Unlimited: Winner, Media Consumer Site The judges said: "Over the last year it has gradually become clearer that the Guardian was one of the few media organisations to forge a rock solid online strategy. |
www.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,3932086,00.html -> www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,3932086-103437,00.html This is a selection of the awards that the Guardian has recieved recently. British Press Awards 2001 Front Page of the Year "A Declaration of War" Features Writer of the Year, Emma Brockes. What the Papers Say Awards 2001 Editor of the Year, Alan Rusbridger Journalist of the Year, Suzanne Goldenberg Highly commended, Guardian Unlimited. |