Posted on 05/22/2004 10:50:50 PM PDT by SpyderTim
"In 1995 at -- appropriately -- Abu Ghraib prison, nine Iraqi businessmen were surgically "relieved" of their right hands. While TV news producer Don North was in Iraq last year, he was shown videotapes made by Saddam's men of the amputations and determined that he would find these men and help them. He found seven of them and made his own documentary of their story including medical help. That help came in the form of state-of-the-art electronic hands, with fingers, that respond to trained muscular movements. The $50,000 hands were donated by Otto Bock, a German-American prosthetic company. The seven men were flown (with some difficulty) to Houston, where Dr. Joe Agris had to first repair the botched amputations and then give the men new hands. North has been trying for two months to distribute his documentary in the U.S., but not one broadcast or cable network will take it. Apparently, they're far too busy airing images of a few American soldiers humiliating terrorist captives at Abu Ghraib prison. Nevertheless, Dr. Agris will go to Iraq, where he hopes to help other such victims of Saddam's brutal regime."
Why doesn't Fox Broadcast show it? I mean they show everything else.
Here's a link to a story in the San Diego newspaper:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/iraq/20040520-0129-iraqiamputees.html
Nothing happening here folks, move along please.
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And those who performed the amputations were forced to put panties on their heads and roll over like a dog. Oh the shame...
Fox did show it...I think I saw it on Shepard Smith's 7 o'clock news, ummm....Wed. or Thurs.
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Yes, FOX did show some cuts from the documentary, and in fact, mentioned the documentary itself..
I don't recall whether they mentioned when it would be shown, or whether FOX was showing it..
That's Fox News, Fox Broadcast is the over the air channel that shows crap like when X attacks...
When do we get to see pictures of Abu Ghraib when Saddam was in charge?
BTTT. Does someone have O'Reilly's ear to ask him to interview this doctor?
The way that story is written, all the good the Americans have done is wiped out. I hate the AP!!!
You are right...I hardly ever watch Fox broadcast[except for the Simpsons]...only Fox News so my abbreviation referred to the news channel.
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The Chicago Tribune put the story on the front page yesterday. It barely even mentioned the documentary.
I'm a newbu to this group, and never been on any group so I'm not sure how it works. Any help would be appreciated. Where can I get the don north video?
Fox showed the whole documentary? I don't think so, they may have had a news blurb about it.
Fox News is becoming "mainstream", they don't touch any stories the mainstream media doesn't cover. They fill their shows with the same guests as everyone else - Seymour Hersch, Carl Bernstein, et al. I hardly watch them anymore.
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