Spain's El Pais (its national newspaper equivalent to the NY Times) apologizes to New Yorkers and to US citizens for their use of 9/11 images in their online ad campaign. Below is my translation to their editorial apology.:

"El PAIS asks forgiveness for the use of images of the attack against the Twin Towers of New York, which happened the 11 of September of 2001, in a campaign to increase circulation of online subscribers to ELPAIS.es. This lamentable campaign, made through electronic mail, gleaned two photographs of New York, one with the Twin Towers and another one of its smoldering remains, with the subtitle "A lot happens in one day. Imagíne what can happen in three months ". The promotion began Monday, 13 of September, and was sent to more than 50,000 adressees before it was cancelled on Wednesday, 15th of September." more...

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Yesterday, after I wrote the Little Nut Brown/Ronnie post and received wonderful emails of support, I decided do my daily internet walkabout. I went to visit one of my favorite sites by a gifted Spanish writer I respect very much. Barcepundit has had several Insta-lanches in the past year due to his incredibly insightful breaking news, and I always start my day there or at NetWar04.

As his page loaded I saw an all too familiar image in an ad I was unfamiliar with. The image seemed inocuous at first, then I read the ad text and BAM! I got the full impact of the ad campaign by the trigger of one word - "ENJOY"! The online ad is designed to increase subscriptions to this Spanish news website which is the equivalent to the NY Times.

It is without question the most offensive, opportunistic, sadistic and immoral ad I have ever seen. I waited more than 24hrs before posting, to see if there would be a detraction or an apology to New Yorkers or US citizens, but none has been forthcoming.
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I was one of those children that always loved to stay up and listen to adults discuss the news of the day. Since we didn't have a tv set (my parents were against owning one) my sole entertainment were the political discussions my parents, grandparents and our elderly Jewish neighbors had from time to time.

It was from them that I learned about the Geopolitical factors that led to WWII. But of all the historical stories they told me, there was one that I just couldn't believe. Who could believe that Muslims would join hands with Nazi's in an unholy alliance to eradicate Jews from the world?

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This is a response to a post from distinguished journalist, Juan Hervada, which can be found at NetWar04. His commentary is a must read, if you want to understand how Europeans and the various groups within Islam view us. He writes in various languages including English, however, a simple translation at Babel Fish will help you understand everything he writes.

Hi JH,

These are a number of the reasons why Bush was pulling ahead in the polls prior to the convention, and Kerry was floundering. more...

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Yesterday, the stats of convention related madness went through the roof. Yesterday alone: close to 1,000 arrests were made, 16 police officers were hospitalized or treated for injuries, 23 civilians were attacked by protestors (some of them RNC delegates) and were treated at nearby hospitals. ThereÂ’s more, but at this point IÂ’m just sick of reporting it and IÂ’ll let you read it and see pictures from the NY Daily News, NY Newsday (see photos), and NY Times. Please keep in mind that these papers are very liberal and are minimizing the true effects of whatÂ’s going on.
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