Comments on: John Burns http://www.radioopensource.org/john-burns/ Christopher Lydon in conversation on arts, ideas and politics Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:23:24 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: buddha48 http://www.radioopensource.org/john-burns/comment-page-1/#comment-94030 buddha48 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:56:18 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/john-burns/#comment-94030 I recently had the astounding, utterly unexpectable pleasure of encountering John Burns in a bookstore in downtown Denver, where he was simply looking at the books in the current events section. I approached him, told him how much I admired him and valued his reporting. He responded humbly and graciously, and I left him to enjoy his privacy. What an extraordinariy courageous and talented individual. I still thrill from the memory of meeting him. I recently had the astounding, utterly unexpectable pleasure of encountering John Burns in a bookstore in downtown Denver, where he was simply looking at the books in the current events section. I approached him, told him how much I admired him and valued his reporting. He responded humbly and graciously, and I left him to enjoy his privacy. What an extraordinariy courageous and talented individual. I still thrill from the memory of meeting him.

]]> By: zeke http://www.radioopensource.org/john-burns/comment-page-1/#comment-1819 zeke Fri, 09 Sep 2005 16:48:28 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/john-burns/#comment-1819 Apologies for asking this here, but I don't know if there is a "general" email box. I wondered if there will be an MP3 feed posted for this show? It looks very interesting and I'd like to catch up on it. Thanks. Apologies for asking this here, but I don’t know if there is a “general” email box. I wondered if there will be an MP3 feed posted for this show? It looks very interesting and I’d like to catch up on it. Thanks.

]]> By: Potter http://www.radioopensource.org/john-burns/comment-page-1/#comment-1808 Potter Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:56:41 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/john-burns/#comment-1808 John Burns did not disappoint. He is wise enough to take breaks. Not only does he write intelligently and with wisdom at times when he interjects his opinion, but he is an articulate speaker. This seems to be coming in a straight flow enhanced by his years of experience and eyes that are wide open. The image of subterranean cracks rising to the surface of Iraq will stay with me. When a pot cracks, there is nothing you can really do to fix it so that it is usable. I am afraid all the repairing and glaziing over will not hide these cracks. John Burns did say in one of his recent reports that civil war is here already. They may repair with the gold of oil, but still the question will be does this make a good, strong pot? Is oil enough to hold things together? Do these people really want to stay together as one country? John Burns did not disappoint. He is wise enough to take breaks. Not only does he write intelligently and with wisdom at times when he interjects his opinion, but he is an articulate speaker. This seems to be coming in a straight flow enhanced by his years of experience and eyes that are wide open.

The image of subterranean cracks rising to the surface of Iraq will stay with me. When a pot cracks, there is nothing you can really do to fix it so that it is usable. I am afraid all the repairing and glaziing over will not hide these cracks. John Burns did say in one of his recent reports that civil war is here already. They may repair with the gold of oil, but still the question will be does this make a good, strong pot? Is oil enough to hold things together? Do these people really want to stay together as one country?

]]> By: fconte http://www.radioopensource.org/john-burns/comment-page-1/#comment-1797 fconte Fri, 09 Sep 2005 00:00:38 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/john-burns/#comment-1797 Thie was a very informative program one of the better efforts at Radio Open Source to illuminate an issue. In fact it was an excellent exposition of what's really going on in Iraq beyond the ranting and raving that's dominated recent shows. . I may not agree with all of Mr. Burns's analysis but I think he's a termperd reporter with ears to the ground. His greatest strength is that he listens to the Iraqi people and knows enough about the entire context that is the puzzle of Iraq going back to the first gulf war. Let's have more him in the future. Thie was a very informative program one of the better efforts at Radio Open Source to illuminate an issue. In fact it was an excellent exposition of what’s really going on in Iraq beyond the ranting and raving that’s dominated recent shows. .

I may not agree with all of Mr. Burns’s analysis but I think he’s a termperd reporter with ears to the ground. His greatest strength is that he listens to the Iraqi people and knows enough about the entire context that is the puzzle of Iraq going back to the first gulf war.

Let’s have more him in the future.

]]> By: Potter http://www.radioopensource.org/john-burns/comment-page-1/#comment-1796 Potter Thu, 08 Sep 2005 21:08:46 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/john-burns/#comment-1796 Oh Goody!-- John Burns you are simply extraordinary. And I love that wild man look! Yes, I am a JB groupie. Oh Goody!– John Burns you are simply extraordinary. And I love that wild man look!
Yes, I am a JB groupie.

]]> By: loki http://www.radioopensource.org/john-burns/comment-page-1/#comment-1794 loki Thu, 08 Sep 2005 20:07:26 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/john-burns/#comment-1794 Why not send Dick Cheney to Bagdhad-permanently. With his epertise in Oil and Halibuirton he might be able to get the country going again. Why not send Dick Cheney to Bagdhad-permanently. With his epertise in Oil and Halibuirton he might be able to get the country going again.

]]> By: Nikos http://www.radioopensource.org/john-burns/comment-page-1/#comment-1793 Nikos Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:27:44 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/john-burns/#comment-1793 I’ve recently read postulations that the Bush administration has deliberately encouraged the weakness of the proposed federal constitution. The purported motivation is that it’s preferable to have two mini-client oil-selling partners (one Shia, the other Kurd) instead of a single strong Iraqi government that might make multi-national corporate oil exploitation more difficult, and more regulated. Could Chris please ask John his opinion of this? Has he heard, sniffed, or seen any signs of such tampering? I’ve recently read postulations that the Bush administration has deliberately encouraged the weakness of the proposed federal constitution. The purported motivation is that it’s preferable to have two mini-client oil-selling partners (one Shia, the other Kurd) instead of a single strong Iraqi government that might make multi-national corporate oil exploitation more difficult, and more regulated. Could Chris please ask John his opinion of this? Has he heard, sniffed, or seen any signs of such tampering?

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