GAZA BOMBING AMERICA'S FAULT, SAYS NYT AND WASHINGTON POST

Little Green Footballs ^ | 10/17/2003 | agitate

[Agitate]

NYT, WaPo: Gaza Bombing America's Fault

From LittleGreenFootballs.com/weblog

Both the Washington Post and the New York Times have articles about yesterday’s attack that killed three Americans in Gaza, blaming it on Israel’s crackdown on smuggling tunnels in Rafah and the “one-sided” US support of Israel. (Hat tip: davesax.) They both sympathetically quote the same 17-year old Palestinian, with the lovely name of “Jihad Amari,” who was among the savages who stoned American rescue workers at the scene of the bombing.

The WaPo:

However, as Israel has demolished homes, assassinated suspected terrorists and established checkpoints and closures in the Palestinian territories in response to Palestinian suicide bombings, Palestinians -- particularly in the Gaza Strip, where sentiments are more strident and radical -- have grown increasingly angry with the U.S. government for offering no criticism of Israel.

American policy "is one-sided in favor of Israel and against us," said Jihad Amari, 17, a high school student who was among the crowd of young Palestinians who threw rocks and stones at the U.S. investigators at the scene of the blast.

NYT:

The area is a metaphor for the desperation of the Gaza Strip, where nearly a million Palestinians are bottled up in poverty by Israeli checkpoints and barriers thrown around Jewish settlements. Anger has crested to new heights in the last week in the wake of an Israeli crackdown in Rafah, a refugee camp on the Egyptian border south of Gaza City where hundreds of families have been left homeless after their houses were destroyed by Israeli troops searching for gun-smuggling tunnels.

At the site of the bombing, feelings ran high. Before the crowd began stoning foreigners, Jihad Salim, a young man in a white T-shirt, said many Palestinians would feel little sympathy for the United States. "America has to pay for its foreign policy, which is against Muslims," he said.

Refresh my memory. These were the same people who danced in the streets, ululated, and passed out sweets to celebrate the 9/11 atrocities, right? The same people who’ve been murdering Americans in Israel for years, in university cafeterias, on buses, in cars? The same people who name their children Jihad?

But according to our mainstream media, it’s US policies that make them want to kill us. It’s our own fault for supporting Israel. Never mind that this diplomatic convoy was on the way to interview young Palestinians—just like 17-year old Jihad—for scholarships to study in the US, on the US taxpayer’s dime. We deserved it because we won’t do anything to stop Israel from destroying the smuggling tunnels that bring in the explosives they use to blow us up.

This kind of twisted reporting, giving equal weight and value to the opinions of murderers, is why an increasing number of people are turning their back on mainstream media.

[Agitate]

The above is an entry from LittleGreenFootballs.com/weblog with appropriate comments made by the blog's webmaster.

The media bias against Israel and the United States, by American "news" organizations is sickening, and is getting no better.

What are we doing, what can we do to actively let these organizations know we are not too dumb to recognize their propaganda?

[BenLurkin]

So, is crime is the result of law enforcement apprehending crimnals?

[gunnedah]

Between Americas press,Bill and Hillary Clinton,Ted Kennedy and Madeline Albright there seems to be a consentrated effort to overthrow and demoralize America. This whole damn crowd is selling America out and trying to destroy us it seems. This is almost like a dream and unbelievable.

[mylife]

I guess that the fact that the Americans who where killed had commited no crime toward the pali's other than to try to give some of them a college education and hope for the future is lost on the Times and the Post.

[been_lurking]

American policy "is one-sided in favor of Israel and against us," said Jihad Amari, 17, a high school student who was among the crowd of young Palestinians who threw rocks and stones.

Looks like the WaPO called on their most respected international policy expert for a quote.

[ChewedGum]

I'm thinking the Yankee fans should be really careful when they go to World Series Games, because there might be some Florida fans who understand that the Yankee fans are "one-sided in favor of New York and against us."

Their favortism may cause them to get bombed or something and it would be their own dang fault!

</sarcasm>

Gum

[Agitate]

American policy "is one-sided in favor of Israel and against us," said Jihad Amari, 17, a high school student who was among the crowd of young Palestinians who threw rocks and stones.
Looks like the WaPO called on their most respected international policy expert for a quote.

ROFL...Anything they can present as a "poor oppressed 'palestinian'" works for them, forget that he is a rock throwing vandal his parents have lovingly named JIHAD.

I guess that the fact that the Americans who where killed had commited no crime toward the pali's other than to try to give some of them a college education and hope for the future is lost on the Times and the Post.

I think the concept of objective news is lost on the times and the post and others. There is no objective news, just left-wing, socialist secular propaganda, except for Fox.

BTW, why are we giving money to pals for education in our country? I'm sure there's an american someplace that can use a scholarship! And the Demo's are yelling about money going to Iraq that could be spent here...how about the money going to our enemies?!?

[APRPEH]

if committing crimes against the arabians was the standard they used for begetting terrorist acts then the "terrorists" would be killing their own leaders and those of the arabian states.

[Tijeras_Slim]

They both sympathetically quote the same 17-year old Palestinian

Yousef Packer?

[Agitate]

Between Americas press,Bill and Hillary Clinton,Ted Kennedy and Madeline Albright there seems to be a consentrated effort to overthrow and demoralize America. This whole damn crowd is selling America out and trying to destroy us it seems. This is almost like a dream and unbelievable.

I agree, it's a very bad dream. They seem to want to sell us out to the UN and the socialist, secular, anti-Jewish Euroweenies, who are angry at Americans for not wanting to be like Europe.

It's hard to maintain Christ-like thoughts when I see what these people are doing.

[zx2dragon]

ping

[mylife]

"BTW, why are we giving money to pals for education in our country? I'm sure there's an american someplace that can use a scholarship! And the Demo's are yelling about money going to Iraq that could be spent here...how about the money going to our enemies?!? "

Ya that American is me...I spent 6 yrs in the USN Sub fleet and didnt even get the GI Bill.

[Cicero]

It's especially disgusting since the NY Times has always been run by a Jewish family and Jewish editors who seem willing to sacrifice Israel to their bizarre ideologies.

They are American America-haters and Jewish Jew-haters. They love the murderers and hate the victims.

As I said, disgusting.

[Wolverine]

The PRESS WILL NOT SHOW YOU THIS>>>>>WHY..??

This video should be sent to everyone you know.

 How to throw rocks: A basic primer

An interesting 10 min video about terrorism:

Allow to load fully in the cache, then replay for continuity.

Right click link to save.

[lasereye]

The area is a metaphor for the desperation of the Gaza Strip, where nearly a million Palestinians are bottled up in poverty by Israeli checkpoints and barriers thrown around Jewish settlements.

Yeah, they're "bottled up in poverty" because the Israelis throw up barriers around their settlements and have checkpoints. The U.S. is being one-sided by not demanding they remove the barriers immediately so the Palestinian poverty can escape.

[MontanaBeth]

Wow Wolverine what a powerful video! I'm sending to everyone in my address book, even though alot of them will get angry to receive, what they will consider "hate" mail. They would rather keep their heads buried and listen to mainstream media. Maybe a move further out for my family is needed.