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To: liz44040
Yes, will we ever hear about the 44 minutes, or the black box from the Egyptian air crash?
12,191 posted on 01/18/2004 4:22:56 PM PST by Oorang (Don't tread on me)
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To: Oorang; All
Egypt and Black Box.

5 pm radio news, sweet young gal with an accent has explained that the recovered box is badly damaged and ___ of Egypt says he is so sad that we may never now what was on the recorder.

I am shocked, aren't you? After all they boxes are designed to withstand an airliner crashing and even burning. (sarcastically said)

Ruth
12,193 posted on 01/18/2004 4:28:14 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny (Hugs and Prayers for your health and safety, love, granny)
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To: Oorang
The Egyptian government isn't going to release ANYTHING that is going to remotely make them look bad. Ain't gonna happen. Go to www.metimes.com and take a look at the censorship policy the government has for them.

According to the Middle East Times, an English language newspaper distributed in Egypt:

Reasons for censorship:

We are generally not allowed to do the following things:

Report on human rights abuses

Criticize the military

Point out the ill-treatment of Egyptians in "friendly" Arab countries, especially in Saudi Arabia.

Discuss modern, unorthodox interpretations of Islam.

Report on discrimination against Coptic Christians.

However, the censor is very arbitrary -- sometimes these things go through, sometimes they don't.


12,202 posted on 01/18/2004 4:36:33 PM PST by StillProud2BeFree
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