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Spin and Propaganda are common means of representing events in the natural world. When used, the publisher makes no attempt to produce a balanced view of the matter at hand but seeks to expose the viewer to selected characteristics only. It is commonly user in advertising and marketing and is perfectly legal so long as the material is not considered 'false'. However sometimes propaganda campaigns are based on false information as was the case with the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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- 12 May, 2012Joe Karam recently complained to TV3 about the name of a dog that was due to be shown in a comedy programme on that channel. The dog's name was to be Lundybainwatson, allegedly because these are three well known criminal cases. Karam had the following to say:
- 7 May, 2012A date has been set down for a settlement conference between Karam, Parker and other parties directly involved in the legal action taken against Justice for Robin Bain Group and counterspin.Karam is keen to have a settlement conference and has initiated this event which is to be on 2 July 2012 in the High Court in Auckland and will be presided over in front of an associate judge.
- 3 May, 2012On May 28 and 29 Joe Karam vs Parker and Anor is scheduled for a two day hearing. This hearing is to settle a second strike out attempt from Karam against Parker and Anor's statement of defence. Karam is trying to strike out the respondents right to defend his claim on the basis of truth and qualified privilege and remove their ability to mitigate damages. On Parker and Anor's part they have put in a preliminary questions application to resolve problems with the meanings applied by Karam to the comments they and their associates made on Facebook, counterspin and Trademe.
- 28 April, 2012According to information released recently the bill for David Bain's defence including High Court Appeals, the Privy Council Appeal and the retrial of 2009 was $3,333,495. The original trial and appeal cost $250,389, $141,181 for the trial and $101,208 for the Appeal.It has previously been reported that the Privy Council Appeal cost $455,737. Of that Joe Karam drew $28,440 in fees and $24,080 as an assistant on the Bain defence team. Joe Karam is a layman and does not have any legal qualifications.
- 13 March, 2012Martin Van Beynen, who was in Perth for the event gives his account of the speech given by David Bain. Contrary to Joe Karam's portrayal, Van Beynen contends that the original investigation 1994 was a "textbook investigation" which parallels our assessment and that of the Police
- 10 March, 2012David Bain has attended an International Justice Conference being held in Perth over the weekend 10 - 11 March, during which he made a speech. The full speech David gave at the conferenceExtracts from the speech
