Seattle happened in 2000 according to Geraldine K last week. A to Z of the Irish Times.

Monday November 18, 2002 00:26

by As do many many other ghosts

This is not my poem but I am printing it here for the Lady who is now in charge at the Irish Times. The lady who commented recently that Anti-Capitalist Activists are ignored by the ‘mainstream’ and that this is done at the ‘peril’ of the mainstream. This is the lady who employs Paddy Agnew as an Italian Correspondent. Paddy ignores the descent of Italian Political life into a form of soft totalitarianism. Paddy consistently repeats the bullshit about Genoa propagated by Berlusconi over a year ago. The Irish Times (suddenly concerned at the appearance of a Million people in Florence) prints an editorial that shows how little they know or care about the ground that is shifting under their feet. Lip service only. Rely on the Guardian for report on Florence. Seattle happened in 2000 according to Geraldine K last week. Guess who hasn’t been keeping track of the News.

A to Z of the Irish Times
By Dave Lordan

(Copied from Book – Clonakilty Red Pudding. Book dedicated to ‘Tom Barry’s Missing Statue’)

All strikes are wrong, particularly the ones that go on.
Bombs are good in Baghdad and Belgrade, bad in Belfast
Cheerlead every imperialist war.
Dissidents need not apply.
Editorial line, editorial line, editorial line.
Famines are caused by a shortage of food.
Good for business, good for all.
Hallelujah social partnership!!!
Ignore anti-capitalist and anti-racist events not organized by our friends.
Jail the poor.
Keep repeating the establishment line.
Letters from the organized left not printed. Letters from far right God-spouting nutters pride of place.
Middle class audience, middle class values.
NATO is a peacemaker and moral authority.
Orange marches are an expression of Protestant culture.
Prague didn’t happen, Genoa didn’t happen, Florence isn’t happening.
Queue’s in public services the fault of the staff.
Releases from PR agencies quoted verbatim as truth.
Sanctions which murder hundreds and thousands of children are ‘an understandable reaction to the threat of terrorism’.
Tell lies about the Nice Treaty.
UVF same as IRA.
Vanity mirror for the rich and politicians.
World Bank Good Good Good.
Xtreme left Bad Bad Bad.
Yes Yes men and Yes Yes women.
Zero coverage of Working Class Issues.