Statement by Ted Turner

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Sep 20 17:57:29 PDT 2001


Ken Hanly wrote:


>Business executive and CNN founder Ted Turner argued against a military
>solution yesterday at the United Nations as he delivered a $31 million check
>to cover part of the United States' U.N. dues. "We should not, I don't
>think, go around and indiscriminately start bombing countries that we
>suspect the terrorists are in because there are terrorists everywhere, here
>in the United States," he said. "What were [Oklahoma City bombers] Terry
>Nichols and Timothy McVeigh but terrorists?"
>
>from article in Washington Post Sept 20, 2001

I remember watching Turner years ago on Nightline. He said something good, can't remember what, about the Cuban revolution. Ted Koppel, alarmed, asked Turner if he was defending the Cuban revolution. Turner said yes.

Doug



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