I'll never again call pigeons "flying rats."
Thanks Mr Cowell, for decades of good reporting out of Africa.
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It seems that independence from colonialism has been the death kneel of Africa.
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@Lee Zehrer
You gleaned that from this story???
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@Lee Zehrer You should share that insight with Boris Johnson. Resuscitating the British Empire may offer a useful distraction from the Brexit crisis.
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When will more people realize how dangerous it can be to work as a journalist? In the era of trumpf. many Americans think we’re a bunch of hacks pushing “fake news.’’ As your story shows, the risks can be tremendous.
Hey, I used to work for Reuters, too (in NYC). Reuters and its use of pigeons will always be linked iinextricably in my mind.
Have you ever seen the movie “A Dispatch from Reuters”? It stars Edward G. Robbins, and it was released in 1940. The pigeons, of course, play a big role,
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Edward G. Robinson, I'm sure you meant.
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Fantastic story, kudos to the pigeons. When I look out of my window I will think of them kindly.
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