[Qcwa] Contest boycotts?

Thu, 3 Apr 2003 14:27:37 -0800

I just got back from Europe last night ... and the media there is so
incredibly biased that I'm sure they're responsible for a good bit of
the animosity we now experience.   I even found myself walking away from
a discussion with my cousin - someone who I speak with frequently - but
his views are now so tainted that he can't have a conversation with me
without accusing me of supporting a "murderous" administration.  Sooo
... I'm not surprised to get home and hear these reports.   It's sad
that we have sacrificed so many, demonstrated our enormous generosity
and shown no empire intent in the last 100 years - only for many (but
not all!) Europeans to give us this treatment ... they have no honor.

w6BOB

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Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 10:53 PM
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If you read the wire services as I do, you know that the anti-American
resentment is growing very quickly amongst the Eueropean young.  Nothing
the
USA can do about it -- other than finish off Saddam as quickly as
possible --
and then show the world the banned weapons he has in in arsinal.

As  to the Ukranian who refuses to QSO Americans and Brits?  Thats his
problem -- and I can't wait for the day he puts in for DXCC to the
"AMERICAN
Radio Relay League."  (Emphasis mine.)

de
Bill P. / WA6ITF

In a message dated 3/30/03 9:13:54 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:

<< John:

    Hate to bust the media bubble over there, but that is happening to
 Americans in France, Germany and Belgium too.  We've had more than a
few
 attacked over here.  Isn't talked about much, and it's not just words.
The
 days of sitting on the sidelines seem to be mostly over on this issue.

 73, Bob K2PI

 -----Original Message-----
 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
 Behalf Of W2AGN
 Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 11:44 PM
 To: [email protected]; [email protected]
 Subject: Re: [Qcwa] Contest boycotts?

 It is odd the during the height of the Cold War, US and USSR stationed
 continued to QSO. As you say, Ham Radio was apolitical.

 As for the Ukrainian Ham boycotting the US, I have seen similar things
from
 this side. I support the War in Iraq, but I was saddened to see a ham
friend
 in France harassed off one of the Ham reflectors for the actions of his
 government. He was truly vilified, and I was embarrassed. (He had made
no
 comments concerning Iraq, politics, etc., he was just attacked because
he
 was French).

 I for one, am noting the calls of all stations that engage in these
 practices, Russian, Ukrainian, Frence, AND US.  If in the future all
their
 CQs are met with silence, maybe they will get the hint.

   >>
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