July 4, 2004
NEWS RELEASE
All NEWS Media
JW Advocate Analysis
www.jewwatch.com
Dear Media Representative:
We were moved to near laughter by the letter dated June 25, 2004 to Mr.
Jim Clancy at the CNN International Desk, One CNN Center, Atlanta, GA
30303 and signed by the ADL. (See on Right)
In this letter, the ADL takes upon itself
the self-declared right to critique the CNN for not challenging what we
see as a perfectly honest statement by an audience member who identified
himself as a journalist with Gulf News who said that, "Many people in the region believe that the U.S. media is – rightly or wrongly – Jewish controlled."
The ADL goes on to say to Jim Clancy at CNN, "Unfortunately, this statement went totally unchallenged by you and the
panelists," when, in fact, on the www.jewwatch.com
website the ownership of U.S. Media is seen as being securely in Jewish
hands at its link to
Who
Rules America where Jewish ownership is named in the following
lines, "In July 2001, AOL Time Warner announced that yet another
Jew, Walter Isaacson, formerly the editorial director of Time, Inc.,
will become the new chairman and CEO of CNN News Group...."
Nonetheless, the ADL's childlike letter
continues, saying, 'The myth of "Jewish controlled" media has long been a staple of anti-Semites. This anti-Semitic canard is now widely accepted in the Arab world and pervasive in the Muslim and Arab Media, along with the myth of "Jewish control" of the U.S. government.'
It is regretted by Jew Watch Advocate
Program that the ADL continues to embarrass itself and to harass others
with such untruthful, bizarre, unsubstantiated claims, even using
bullying language such as "outlandish and stereotypical
statements" and telling CNN that it should do the ADL's bidding by
saying the person honestly stating the truth about Jewish controlled
media is guilty of "anti-Semitism."
ADL so-called truths are often open to
much conjecture. In addition, since when can truth ever be seen as
anti-Semitic? To say this, is to say that pro-Semitic means lying. It
doesn't get much more anti-Semitic than that, does it? Shame on the ADL
for its letter.
Sincerely,
JW Advocate Program |
July 4, 2004
LETTER TO JIM CLANCY
ANALYZING THE ADL'S ACCUSATIONS
Jim Clancy
CNN
International Desk
One CNN Center
Atlanta, GA 30303
Dear Mr. Clancy:
We were moved to near hysterical laughter
upon reading the ADL's letter to you dated June 25, 2004, which we have
enclosed and placed on our website for all to see and analyze. (See on
Right.)
To begin with, it is extremely bizarre
for an organization representing less than 2% of the people of the
United States to attempt to tell a large NEWS agency how to handle its
NEWS coverage for the other 98% of its population.
Second, the statements by the ADL that
the Gulf News reporter was evidently in error in stating that "Many people in the region believe that the U.S. media is – rightly or wrongly – Jewish
controlled" contains no evidence to support the ADL's contention
that this is not true. In fact, evidence at
www.jewwatch.com
shows without a doubt that it IS true. In addition, the reporter never
said it was true but that it was merely a contention.
Our link to "Who Rules America"
contains the names of the many elitist Jews who own the U.S., U.K. C.I.S.,
and Canadian media, including CNN itself, where, "In July 2001, AOL
Time Warner announced that yet another Jew, Walter Isaacson, formerly
the editorial director of Time, Inc., will become the new chairman and
CEO of CNN News Group," and which you know is historically true.
Nonetheless, the ADL's childlike letter
continues, saying, 'The myth of "Jewish controlled" media has long been a staple of anti-Semites. This anti-Semitic canard is now widely accepted in the Arab world and pervasive in the Muslim and Arab Media, along with the myth of "Jewish control" of the U.S. government.'
It is regretted by Jew Watch Advocate
Program that the ADL continues to embarrass itself and to harass Jews
and gentiles alike with such untruthful, bizarre, unsubstantiated
claims, even using bullying language such as "outlandish and
stereotypical statements" and telling CNN that it should do the
ADL's bidding by saying the person honestly stating the truth about
Jewish controlled media is guilty of "anti-Semitism."
Since when can the truth ever be seen as
anti-Semitic?
Please keep in mind that the ADL
represents very few Americans, that its pronouncements and statements
are almost always open to question, and that almost no one, except
www.jewwatch.com
holds it to account for fear they might be further attacked. This is
regrettable as it stifles freedom of speech and may portray the ADL as a
type of pseudo-fascist ogre that seems to enjoy acting as though it has
power, when, in effect, if it does have any power, it is only through
the rest of society letting it get by with this type of verbal canard.
Sincerely,
JW Advocate Program
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June 25, 2004
Jim Clancy
CNN
International Desk
One CNN Center
Atlanta, GA 30303
Dear Mr. Clancy:
We were disturbed by the remark of an audience member during your roundtable discussion with members of the Iraqi press corps on the transfer of power in Iraq, which you recently moderated in Dubai Media City ("Countdown to Handover: The Arab Pulse," June 21).
In a question directed to the panelists about press freedoms, an audience member who identified himself as a journalist with the Gulf News stated that, "Many people in the region believe that the U.S. media is – rightly or wrongly – Jewish controlled." Unfortunately, this statement went totally unchallenged by you and the panelists.
The myth of "Jewish controlled" media has long been a staple of anti-Semites. This anti-Semitic canard is now widely accepted in the Arab world and pervasive in the Muslim and Arab Media, along with the myth of "Jewish control" of the U.S. government.
We hope that, in future, when confronted with such outlandish and stereotypical statements by one of your peers, you would immediately challenge the statement and make clear to your audience that this is anti-Semitism.
Sincerely,
Anti-Defamation League
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