brazilian victory overshadowed by bickering journalists
save us from the flames! more email
correspondence regarding brazil.
this first from dave borden of drcnet,
in response to my letter posted
earlier:
Mr. Faris:
Thanks for writing and sharing your concerns. Do I guess correctly that your e-mail was prompted at least in part by the Narco News article posted today? If not, my apologies. If so, you should know that Al Giordano hates us, actually posted attacks on us for running an article that corrected his incorrect Venezuela article last month. This despite our having been instrumental in Narco News becoming known shortly after their formation.
Unfortunately, what's going on with RELARD is more than just whining and bickering. It is an important organization, and if it splits apart or implodes, that will be a bad thing for drug policy reform in Brazil and elsewhere. It is also an important story when one of the luminaries of drug policy and harm reduction is accused of corruption in his country's major media. If Mesquita has been exonerated -- and all of us here will certainly be happy if that is indeed the case -- that will also be an important story, especially if it is true that a newspaper with an axe to grind trumped up the charges.
In the meantime, I urge you not to rely on Narco News for accurate news reporting or for rational perspectives on other organizations or activists. There is not a single individual in our movement who loves to attack other people and fight with them more than Al Giordano, and despite his having received a recent matching grant, the list of people and organizations willing to work with him has grown quite short.
- Dave Borden, DRCNet
and then my reply:
dave,
i'll investigate your side of the story a bit more...however, you haven't addressed my central concern, that you downplay a victory with talk of dissent and corruption...are these not two separate stories?
and regarding the accusations of corruption...these were accusations of nepotism, were they not? and they have been resolved. http://www.agenciaaids.com.br/noticias-resultado.asp?Codigo=552
so then...you and al are pretty tied...you are both slinging it. and this, of course, is what always happens to progressives, and it's why it isn't really news to see that it is happening again, in brazil, in latin america, in the united states, wherever. better to focus on creating a climate for victory than downplaying a win with a story that would make rush limbaugh smile...
peace in chaos,
chas
Q: ?
A: shake your hips!
http://homepage.mac.com/chasbaudelaire/iblog/B1541229392/index.html
get outta the box.
i cc'd this to narconews , and i'll keep you informed...
Mr. Faris:
Thanks for writing and sharing your concerns. Do I guess correctly that your e-mail was prompted at least in part by the Narco News article posted today? If not, my apologies. If so, you should know that Al Giordano hates us, actually posted attacks on us for running an article that corrected his incorrect Venezuela article last month. This despite our having been instrumental in Narco News becoming known shortly after their formation.
Unfortunately, what's going on with RELARD is more than just whining and bickering. It is an important organization, and if it splits apart or implodes, that will be a bad thing for drug policy reform in Brazil and elsewhere. It is also an important story when one of the luminaries of drug policy and harm reduction is accused of corruption in his country's major media. If Mesquita has been exonerated -- and all of us here will certainly be happy if that is indeed the case -- that will also be an important story, especially if it is true that a newspaper with an axe to grind trumped up the charges.
In the meantime, I urge you not to rely on Narco News for accurate news reporting or for rational perspectives on other organizations or activists. There is not a single individual in our movement who loves to attack other people and fight with them more than Al Giordano, and despite his having received a recent matching grant, the list of people and organizations willing to work with him has grown quite short.
- Dave Borden, DRCNet
and then my reply:
dave,
i'll investigate your side of the story a bit more...however, you haven't addressed my central concern, that you downplay a victory with talk of dissent and corruption...are these not two separate stories?
and regarding the accusations of corruption...these were accusations of nepotism, were they not? and they have been resolved. http://www.agenciaaids.com.br/noticias-resultado.asp?Codigo=552
so then...you and al are pretty tied...you are both slinging it. and this, of course, is what always happens to progressives, and it's why it isn't really news to see that it is happening again, in brazil, in latin america, in the united states, wherever. better to focus on creating a climate for victory than downplaying a win with a story that would make rush limbaugh smile...
peace in chaos,
chas
Q: ?
A: shake your hips!
http://homepage.mac.com/chasbaudelaire/iblog/B1541229392/index.html
get outta the box.
i cc'd this to narconews , and i'll keep you informed...
Posted: Sun - February 22, 2004 at 07:29 PM
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