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From the first result: Fences, patrols can’t stem tide of eager Mexicans
From the second: The most important thing Texans will remember about last week’s unusual senate race is how an upstart Texas school teacher poked his finger in the eye of the political establishment and almost got away with it. Would-be insurgents, especially Hispanics, are pouring over the lessons of Victor Morales’ campaign. PNS correspondent Carlos Hamann is a freelance reporter based in El Paso.
From the third:Hi — This is only tangentially related to the original post, which i enjoyed. But as a reporter in Baghdad, I’m quite frustrated. As it stands now, there will be no transcripts of the trial made in any language (i.e. no stenographer). As it stands now, there will be be no television or radio coverage of the entire proceedings. As it stands now, there will not be profesional simultaneous translation (the press will have to provide their own translators). And, as it stands now, tape-recorders are banned from the courtroom, so there will not be a complete, incontrivertible record of all that is said and done.
Is this common for a trial of this stature? What will the absence of a complete record mean to the “historic” nature of this trial? Certainly seems a loss to future, scholars, at least, and also increases the likelihood, as hard as we try to get it right, that some errors and distortions will creep into the press coverage. Isn’t it a concern that the iraqi people will not be able to see this trial, unvarnished and direct, on television?
If anyone has any information or thoughts on these issues, i’d appreciate any feedback, either here or too my email.
Thanks
Dan
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‘m also a reporter in Baghdad set to cover Saddam’s trial in three days, and I’d like the panel of experts here to comment on Dan’s question. Many thanks, Carlos Hamann
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From the fourth: BAGHDAD, March 1, 2008 (AFP) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due in Iraq on Sunday at the start of an historic first
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