[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: Philippe Karsenty won!

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
Philippe Karsenty won!
http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1211555481.shtml


   In [1]Pajamas Media, he describes his battle for freedom of thought
   and expression:

     Today a French court ruled that I did not defame France 2 when I
     said that its news report was a staged hoax. Because I refused to
     be brainwashed, I was sued for defamation.

     Our victory today was a victory for freedom â the freedom to think
     and to speak oneâs mind; the freedom to question what one is told;
     and the freedom to disbelieve the solemn pronouncements of others
     when the individual concludes that his reasoning is correct and
     that the state and the state-run media â and all of the
     institutions they represent â are wrong.

     The al-Dura lie is an assault on our ability to think, to
     criticize, to evaluate, and finally to reject information â
     especially the right to reject information on which we base our
     most cherished assumptions. One of Europeâs most cherished
     assumptions is that Israel is a vicious Nazi-like entity that
     deliberately murders Palestinian Arab children. Moreover, polls
     conducted in Europe have identified Israel as the greatest threat
     to world peace, greater than Iran and North Korea, Pakistan and
     Syria. The al-Dura hoax is one of the pillars on which these
     assumptions rely.

     It is ironic that I, a private individual, had to lecture one of
     Franceâs most influential TV stations in order to demonstrate that
     a child cannot move; lift his head, arm, and leg; stare at the
     camera; and still be considered âdeadâ a good 10 seconds after the
     newscaster tells us âthe child is dead.â One need only look at
     France 2âs own footage to realize that the âdeathâ scene was faked.

     My only objective was to correct this error. However, on the part
     of the French media, it turned into a titanic battle against
     critical thinking and freedom of thought and expression...

   [2]Richard Landes and [3]Fausta have more.

   As expected, Charles Enderlin of France 2 is sticking to his story,
   and most of the media is ignoring Karsenty.

References

   1. http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/french-court-vindicates-al-dura-hoax-critic/
   2. http://www.theaugeanstables.com/
   3. http://faustasblog.com/2008/05/france-enderlin-sticks-to-his-al-dura.html