Reuters Suggests US Military Inquiry on Ishaqi a Whitewash
June 4th, 2006 10:59 AM
The headline reads 'US probe of Ishaqi killings no surprise for Iraqis.' You might have thought the headline and accompanying article were from Al-Jazeera. But no, it's Reuters that wrote the headline that, dripping with skepticism, suggests that the US military inquiry that cleared American soldiers from wrongdoing in connection with the killing of civilians at Ishaqi was a whitewash. That same…
Reuters Runs Democratic Talking Points: Global Warming Worse Than Terr
May 21st, 2006 4:37 AM
In April I wrote about the opening of the Democrats' Election 2008 Talking Points Tour. It kicked off with Barack Obama preaching the certainty of fossil fuels heating up our planet while conveniently neglecting to mention what is heating up Mars and Jupiter. The media has turned the tour up a notch with a twisted fascination over Al Gore, coverage excuse provided by his new movie on global…
Scientists Find Evidence of Global Warming…More Than 10,000 Years Ag
May 11th, 2006 11:04 AM
Reuters reported a startling scientific find on Wednesday that certainly brings into question the current hysteria surrounding global warming (hat tip to Drudge): “Climate shifts were probably responsible for the extinction of the mammoth and other species more than 10,000 years ago, not over-hunting by humans, according to new research published on Wednesday.” How does this fit into the global…
Wire Services Cut and Paste Bush Immigration Speech
March 28th, 2006 12:41 AM
President Bush spoke at a Naturalization Ceremony Monday and renewed his call for immigration reform. The transcript of the speech is 5 pages long. The Associated Press and Reuters published less than 8 lines from the entire speech. To add insult to injury, both news organizations used the exact same quotes from the speech. The statements used were included at the end of the speech during the…