Israel/Palestine
CNN's 'Exclusive:' Nic Robertson's Forum for Hezbollah Propagandist
July 19th, 2006 12:29 PM
Last night (Tuesday) on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, senior international correspondent Nic Robertson touted his “exclusive” exchange with a Hezbollah propagandist who led Robertson on a tour of a bombed-out block of southern Beirut. Hezbollah claimed to show that Israeli bombs had struck civilian areas of the city, not the terrorist group’s headquarters.The Hezbollah “press officer,” Hussein…
International Federation of Journalists Condemns Israel’s Attack on
July 17th, 2006 10:08 AM
This one is truly delicious (grateful hat tip to Little Green Footballs): The International Federation of Journalists condemned Israel for attacking the headquarters of Lebanese broadcaster Al-Manar. For those that are unfamiliar, this is the television station and website run by Hezbollah, the terrorist group that started this recent conflagration against Israel. As reported by the Islamic…
'Today': Israel Used 'Pretext' to Attack Hezbollah
July 14th, 2006 8:26 AM
Israel might be defending itself on two fronts this morning, but that might not be enough. The Today show was attacking on at least three. And in a brief-but-telling moment, Andrea Mitchell gave away the blame-Israel game with a spontaneous shake of the head.Here's the gist of Today's reporting:Israel's offensive against Hezbollah is based on a 'pretext.'The Bush administration has dropped the…