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Sun Tzu · 09-12-2003, 09:36 PM

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Originally posted by filtherton
Here's another perspective on the cheering palestinians:
http://www.labournet.net/world/0109/cnn1.html

Celebrating Palestinians: CNN scene was actually staged
Report by Rania Masri
Published: 27/09/01

Labournet Germany confirms this account, adding that Der Spiegel refers to the earlier false claims, which were retracted, that the footage shown on 11 September was actually recycled from 1991.

Though we now know CNN manipulated this footage, other commentators opposed to the war do address the fact that the terrorist attacks did have some public support. See e.g. Black Tuesday: The View From Islamabad - GD.

Hello,

The following information came to me via the Buddhist Peace Fellowship listserve. I think it is of interest to you. I visited both links and can confirm the substance of the message below: the full video clearly shows the same group from 9/11; they are a small group of about six or seven children, one woman, and two or three young men being urged to act cheerful in front of a camera. The cameraman can be seen handing out treats.

Many people are passing by in the background without giving any notice to the event, which is obviously not some sort of rally. You have to wait all the way to the end of the video to see the whole footage.

It is quite stunning that such footage would be utilized by TV channels and mainstream print media across the US, and beyond. The consequences of using this footage are clear (not implying that these consequences were planned) : further dehumanization of Palestinians and Arabs and furthering xenophobia in the US.

Rania Masri

Indy Media:

“Celebrating Palestinians”: Scene WAS ACTUALLY staged (english)

by Juergen 3:02am Tue Sep 25 ‘01 (Modified on 3:54am Tue Sep 25 ‘01)

A few days ago a Brazilian student, Marcio, claimed CNN was showing old scenes of celebrating Palestinians, claiming they were celebrating the WTC disaster. Well, the scenes were not old, but were manipulated!

In a recent statement CNN insisted that the famous footage was shot on the day of the WTC blast. Meanwhile, German reporters of the prestigious “Panorama” TV magazine investigated how the scenes were shot. What they found out was amazing. On German TV they aired, supposedly for the first time, parts of the entire 4-minute footage not previously shown.

It became clear that a person was animating a couple of children to cheer in front of the camera. The woman cheering was offered a candy to act cheerful. She later said she was shocked that her pictures were shown in the context of the terrorist attacks. She had no idea what they were for. A total view of the scene shows a street largely full of at best apathic people doing business as usual. Only a handful of people standing in front of the camera are celebrating.

You can see the video online on http://www.ndrtv.de/panorama/sendung/index.html.
Yowsa! That's kooky!

The link doesnt work. I have it on VHS as I taped straight for 2 days with the time and date showing. I sent a copy to CNN asking for an explanation with 6 follow ups- they stated they never recieved it initially. I stated it was sent certified and gave the persons name via accpetance. I got the run around, sent letters, called, and finally gave up realizing that it really doesnt matter whatever person or persons of power allowed this to happen either did it intentionally or just dont care. IMO that acts like this are nothing more than a slap to the face and are insulting to the American public.

Mooooooooooo