Reuters Soft-pedals Human Rights Abuse by Hamas

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By Ken Shepherd (Bio | Archive)
March 7, 2008 - 18:03 ET

Employing children in military units, much less terrorist outfits, is a slam dunk case of human rights abuse. But not to Reuters, Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs notes:

Just when you think the mainstream wire services can’t possibly debase themselves any further, they release a photograph like this one, taken by Reuters Palestinian propagandist Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, with an unbelievably sick and distorted caption:

Palestinian Hamas activists take part in an anti-Israel rally organized by the Hamas movement in Gaza March 7, 2008. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA)

I'd have to disagree with Johnson on his headline ("Reuters Hits Rock Bottom") though. Reuters hit rock-bottom long ago. They just kept drilling downward.


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new definition is needed for "rally"

March 7, 2008 - 18:29 ET by upcountrywater

We also need a testing zone for first time bomb vest apparel posers.

Put the cap in here "rallier" press the button AGAIN.

Iranian uranium; Iranian ICBM's; Iranian satellites..CHANGE is comming BELIEVE in that!

 

Past pathetic... Drilling

March 7, 2008 - 18:31 ET by bigtimer

Past pathetic...

Drilling downward indeed WTH.

What more can one say.

Hypocrites all, when it serves their purpose. 

These kids from Berkley?

March 7, 2008 - 21:46 ET by jrandall

Reminds me of how Code Pink folks, decorated and used the Berkeley school kids for their hate mongering toward OUR fine military folks...different colored faces...but still, the same.

Remember how the left likes

March 7, 2008 - 23:10 ET by rbosque

Remember how the left likes to tell everyone that "our children" are dying for oil...blah blah blah...

Where are they now that actual kids are actually fighting? Where is the outrage for the Hamas "war criminals"? Where're the condemnations for rockets being lobbed at civilians???

I think the worst enemies we have are home-grown.

 

 

RB

March 7, 2008 - 23:36 ET by well99

It is different for the left.Hamas and other terrorist can use kids and developmetally disabled and thats ok.They can leave kids in cars rigged to blow up.No problem.But dont you dare put a hospital where it could endanger a fly.I will never understand these leftist.Every night I thank God for that.

Reuters is the European version of Al-Jazeera.

March 8, 2008 - 00:00 ET by R D Helm

Just as the NYT is the North American version of same.

Theme for Election '08: I want my mommy!