Friday, January 02, 2009
Typical American news coverage. The AP headline reads, "Israel destroys Hamas
homes, flattens Gaza mosque." But the photo is, "A rocket fired by
Palestinian militants from the northern Gaza Strip flies towards an
Israeli target." That would seem to be balanced, but a "picture is
worth a thousand words." & the deadly arithmetic is 100 to 1. Rice
insists on a "durable ceasefire." a doublespeak precondition that
allows the killing to go on. Doubtful the Bush administration could
influence the Israeli government much anyway: Why would the Israelis
show any less contempt toward Bush than the rest of the world at this
point?
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson
homes, flattens Gaza mosque." But the photo is, "A rocket fired by
Palestinian militants from the northern Gaza Strip flies towards an
Israeli target." That would seem to be balanced, but a "picture is
worth a thousand words." & the deadly arithmetic is 100 to 1. Rice
insists on a "durable ceasefire." a doublespeak precondition that
allows the killing to go on. Doubtful the Bush administration could
influence the Israeli government much anyway: Why would the Israelis
show any less contempt toward Bush than the rest of the world at this
point?
