[Peace-discuss] Ebadi talk to Nobel audience.

[C. G. Estabrook]

A devastating juxtaposition -- text-book example of news spin. --CGE


On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Morton K.Brussel wrote:

> Introductory accounts (AFP, Reuters, AP) of Nobel Peace prize winner's
> talk. Can you guess which is which?
> 
> MKB
> 
> 
> Ebadi accuses US of international law, human rights violations 47
> minutes ago. AFP Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi, who was
> awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, seized the opportunity to
> accuse the United States of using the September 11 attacks to justify
> violating international law and human rights.
> 
> Iran's Ebadi Collects Nobel, Swipes at West Top Stories - Reuters By
> Inger Sethov OSLO (Reuters) - Iran's Shirin Ebadi became the first
> Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize Wednesday and sent a
> bold anti-war message to the West, accusing it of hiding behind the
> September 11 attacks to violate human rights.
> 
> Iranian Activist Accepts Nobel Prize 1 hour, 52 minutes ago. AP
> Iranian democracy activist Shirin Ebadi received the 2003 Nobel Peace
> Prize on Wednesday, saying it would inspire Iranians and women around
> the Muslim world to seek their rights and denouncing leaders who use
> Islam as a pretext for dictatorship.
> 
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