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From: janw@inmet.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 11:53:00 EST
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Apparently some people make the unspoken assumption: "If a  paper
is  right-wing,  it  should  be suppressed".  Actually, La Prensa
*cannot* be right-wing; due to censorship, its published  content
is  much  the same as in the other papers. People buy it just for
that faint *flavor* of independence.  Inadequate as it is, it  is
the  *only*  outlet  for  unofficial, non-servile information and
views.  The authorities don't kill it outright, probably, for the
same reason - it serves as a safety valve.

		Jan Wasilewsky