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Moore Please: Ahmadinejad Likes Leftist Moviemaker
September 28th, 2006 8:44 PM
Michael Moore, darling of the American left, is also a big hit in Islamic fundamentalist quarters. We already knew that Osama likes him, now, we learn that Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is also a big fan. Following his infamous speech to the United Nations, Ahmadinejad held a few receptions for Iranians and Iranian-Americans as well as the media. His translator while he was in this…
Maher and Whitford: Thanks to Bush, Attacks on U.S. 'True' to Many and
September 23rd, 2006 2:06 AM
Assessing the anti-U.S. rants at the UN from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, on Friday night's Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, Maher and actor Bradley Whitford contended President Bush's policies have legitimized the criticism of an arrogant U.S. abusing its power. Maher proposed: “Even though these guys are bad in a lot of ways, it is…
BBC Story Alleging Israeli Assistance to Kurds Assumes Reactions of Ot
September 22nd, 2006 10:33 AM
Non-persons Against Ahmadinejad
September 21st, 2006 10:43 AM
If 35,000 people were to show up and rally against a speech President Bush right across the street from him, that would surely be news. Thousands of people, led by a few political figures such as Jesse Jackson, Noam Chomsky, and others protesting a world leader they consider to be a threat should be news if only because of the proximity.Change the scenario to include thousands of demonstrators…
Fear: Why the Media Won't Tell You What Ahmadinejad Said
September 20th, 2006 5:53 PM
A striking bit of journalistic malpractice seems to have affected
the mainstream media web sites this morning, as news site after news
site failed to provide their readers with the transcript of Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speech last night to the United Nations.
As of noon at ABC News, it is as if Ahmadinejad never spoke, as
their was no reference to his address in front of the…
CNN’s John Roberts: 'Some' Fault Bush For 'Increasingly Islamophobic
September 20th, 2006 12:56 PM
On Monday night, CNN’s John Roberts previewed the United Nations appearances of President Bush and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a manner that seemed to offer moral equivalence between Bush and the avowed Holocaust denier. Roberts, who filed the September 18 report for "Anderson Cooper 360," was introduced by an announcer tease that set a tone of comparative moral ambiguity:ANNOUNCER…
ABC: At UN, W 'Harsh', Ahmadinejad 'Potent', GMA Flirts With Fauxtogra
September 20th, 2006 10:07 AM
