| William M. Klein 2005-04-23, 3:55 am |
| From many years (not currently) TV news stations (in the UK) were NOT allowed to
broadcast Jerry Adams voice.
Interestingly enough, this did NOT stop news programs in the US from doing so.
It never seemed to me that "censorship" in the UK impacted the US coverage of
the "Irish problem". However, this may (or may not) have to do with the
historical emigration issues of both Catholic and Protestant people from Ireland
to the US.
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Bill Klein
wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
"James J. Gavan" <jgavandeletethis@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:tIg8e.1040562$6l.172392@pd7tw2no...
> Richard wrote:
>
> Well from my days in Albion, I'm not immediately aware of a 'domestic
> censorship' in UK but I think there is a kernel of truth in your statement.
> You and I were both still there in Mau Mau times in Kenya. Like me you
> probably recall that there was some brutalizing by British troops. (Same goes
> for Palestine/Israel back in '47). But very *recently*, a documentary,
> (possibly from ITV), was shown on either PBS or a Canadian channel. There was
> much *MORE* brutalizing in Kenya than I was aware of.
>
> Having said that, surely censorship stopped at Dover. No independent NZ
> reporters located in British Isles ? What about the American wire services.
> You can bet anybody from Boston with a sprig of shamrock would ensure it got
> coverage.
>
> As regards the Northerners and Southerners living in peace in N.Z. that's
> EXACTLY how it should be - leave your troubles at 'home'.
>
> Contrary to that we have Tamils from N. Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan communities.
> The Tamils are known to be collecting money locally to be sent back home for
> what the Sri Lankans refer to as 'terrorism' - very likely they are justified
> in using that word. (Would you believe - yet another problem created by
> Britain from the glorious days of 'Empire' !)
>
> Similarly, but it dates back to about 1830 and what was then called Upper
> Canada, we have our Ulster Orangemen. Their history, activities, no idea, but
> there are lodges, primarily in Ontario I think, still active as I write.
>
> Jimmy
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