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Must the world stage mock explosions on day infants being burnt!

©Muhammad Haque | 01.07.2006 07:20 | Anti-militarism

The BBC's female news [cue] reader somberly read the lines saying that they had staged mock explosions to commemorate the 90 year old events at the battle of the Somme!

The BBC's female news [cue] reader somberly read the lines saying that they had staged mock explosions to commemorate the 90 year old events at the battle of the Somme!

What does that phrase mean! Mock explosions!
On the day that countless infants are being burn and
slaughtered, women being raped, elders
being starved and humiliated!

What are the lessons of the
past battles on a day like this?

©Muhammad Haque
- e-mail: aadhikaronline@yahoo.co.uk
- Homepage: http://aadhikardailyonline@yahoo.co.uk

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Sorry excuse for reportage

01.07.2006 09:03

I didn't pay a lot of attention to the coverage, but what I saw was along the usual "debt of gratitude" line that may be true for WW2 but WW1 is to people who merely listene in 1st year History something that should be regarded as a sickening and pointles slaughter.

And yes, I agree, why weren't the covering the current war in more detail. But, if their Somme coverage is anything to go by, it's no sad loss to world of journalism.

The Plant

CORRECTION: Home page

01.07.2006 09:52



Correction

'burn' should read 'burnt' and the

homepage address for this is

 http://uk.geocities.com/aadhikardailyonline/today.html

Muhammad Haque
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