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July 18, 2005

Arthur's Email

Greyhawk

Dear friends

As always - there's plenty more going on in Iraq than terrorism:

Chrenkoff

Opinion Journal

Winds of Change

As Al Qaeda goes on the offensive, more than ever we need a good news
offensive of our own.

Thanks for helping to put forward the other side of the story.

Arthur

Greyhawk here: Arthur (who lives in Austrailia) has quite a few links to stories of progress on the drafting of the new Iraqi constitution - perhaps the most significant global news story of the next several weeks. American media has other issues right now, so thanks to Arthur for keeping an eye on the ball.

I can't help but notice the near complete lack of reports from American sources Arthur has in this roundup of good news. One of the very few examples is this press release from the International Visitor's Council of Philadelphia - about which no news agency saw fit to report.

The IVC of Philadelphia announced today that it is participating in the U.S. Department of State's "Partners for Peace" project with Mosul, Iraq.

Through IVC, officials from Iraq's third largest city will visit Philadelphia to learn about democratic governance. Committees in both countries will work to improve humanitarian conditions in Mosul.

"The IVC of Philadelphia is eager to partner with Mosul's leaders and citizens to support their transition to a democratic society," said Nancy Gilboy, President of the IVC of Philadelphia. "We've spent 51 years administering democracy-building programs and the past eleven years working with the former Soviet Union. That experience means we can hit the ground running with Mosul. We have humanitarian aid waiting to be shipped and a committee of Iraqi-Americans and generous citizen diplomats ready to help. For years, citizens in the Philadelphia area have shared their professional expertise and opened their offices and homes to guests from emerging democracies. We now look forward to engaging them with this important Mosul partnership."

I'm not sure why the word hasn't gotten out about this approach (/sarcasm) - seems like something others could emulate to great advantage of all concerned.

There are, in fact, a number of such press releases in Arthur's collection, virtually all of which are ignored by the press.

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July 18, 2005

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