By Manfred Philip
Via UFS-News@Listserv.cuny.edu
I wish the NY Times did a better job when it reports on items related to higher education in NY City. This article [unpublished] was just an example of hot-headline journalism, devoid of deeper content.
By Howard Monath
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[10:47 P.M. Update: “The fires are still burning in Bangkok, things are pretty brazen; a lot of the crowds seem to support the Reds who slip in and out with impunity, This is civil war, people who are on different sides live in the same block. The elderly and children have gone to the Temples which have been declared sanctuaries by the Thai government, but at night the Red Shirt fighters use the temples has havens.”]
Central World. Picture by Howard Monath
By Howard Monath
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Scientists Find Giant Plumes of Oil Forming Under the Gulf – New York Times
From Front Page of Huffington Post
Scientists are finding enormous oil plumes in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, including one as large as 10 miles long, 3 miles wide and 300 feet thick in spots. The discovery is fresh evidence that the leak from the broken undersea well could be substantially worse than estimates that the government and BP have given. — Full story, NY Times, here. Huffington Post story here.
From MSNBC: BANGKOK – Thailand’s army designated a riot-wracked neighborhood in central Bangkok as a “live firing zone” Saturday, as streets in the Asian metropolis became battlegrounds and authorities struggled to contain Red Shirt demonstrators demanding the prime minister’s resignation.
Full story here.
By Howard Monatha
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Howard Monath Amazing, according to this story, the Red Shirt general, Seh Deang who was shot in the head by a sniper was set up.. A second after a video camera started rolling, and the camera light clearly illuminated his face, he was shot in the forehead by a sniper from one of the nearby towers.
about an hour ago
By Howard Monath
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NY Times Headline, May 15, 8;13 A.M.:Thai Army Cites ‘Live Fire Zone’ as Clashes Continue
Lead: BANGKOK — The Thai military declared a neighborhood of Bangkok a “live-fire zone” on Saturday and said it was calling in reinforcements as fighting spread to several areas in the city and the death toll in a three-day offensive against anti-government protesters rose to 17. Full NYT story here.
Howard Monath I’m alive…yeah snipers were shooting at us, crawling around on the ground not knowing from what building the bullets are coming from..and then realizing that I’m wearing an ORANGE HAT, AND I’M HALF A FOOT TALLER THAN THE PEOPLE AROUND ME!…it’s terrifying. I’m bailing for a while, it’s complete chaos, no street lights….tear gas; this is civil war
9 hours ago
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Howard Monath [Responding to WSJ report below] MAN THE BARRICADES! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING TO HAPPEN TOMORROW? YOUR INTREPID REPORTER WILL BE THERE, WISH ME LUCK.
Thai Premier Rescinds Offer for Early Election: Spokesman – WSJ.com, online.wsj.com, Thailand’s prime minister said he would no longer offer antigovernment protesters a compromise, including an early election, reducing chances that a negotiated settlement to the two-month political standoff would be found.
Yesterday at 1:25pm
Monath, bivouacked with the Red Shirts
By Howard Monath
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Picture by Howard Monath
The Red Shirts just announced that they will only disband if the deputy prime minister agrees to face criminal charges relating to the April 10th death of 20 civilians…like that’s ever going to happen. this does not bode well for a peaceful resolution.
12:17 p.m. EST
WORD Editor on the Road – Slow Postings Last Several Days
May 28th, 2010In Lawrence, Kansas, Visiting Family
Just the typical car fire in a Lawrence, KS, Walmart parking lot.
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Tags: car fires, KU ticket scandal, Rutgers University, Rutgers University athletic scandal, University of Kansas, Walmart
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