The Real Threat in Iraq

Accuracy in Media ^ | 04/15/04 | Notra Trulock

[rocksblues]

The liberal media jumped on the horrific massacre of U.S. civilians in Fallujah to cast doubt on official assessments of the continuing threat in Iraq. The New York Times' John Burns wrote on April 1 that the attacks undermined the U.S. military claims that "Islamic militants, including foreigners, rather than Iraqi supporters of Saddam Hussein, are increasingly behind terrorist attacks." Burns is a highly respected foreign correspondent who criticized the performance of the media in covering up Saddam Hussein's atrocities before the Iraqi war. But his recent report on the Fallujah massacre seems a distortion of what American officials are saying in Baghdad.

Notra Trulock is Associate Editor of the AIM Report and can be reached at editor@aim.org.

[CedarDave]

The liberal media jumped on the horrific massacre of U.S. civilians in Fallujah to cast doubt on official assessments of the continuing threat in Iraq.

What kind of crap is this? Is he refering to the alleged killing of 600 Iraqis (as reported by a hospital doctor)? The doctor used the number 600, but a close reading of the report showed the total of dead was 600, with women, childern and the elderly among them. A specific breakdown was not made available by the Iraqi doctor (wonder why!).

[rocksblues]

I think he was referring to the 4 unfortunate US citizens who were hacked to death and dragged through the streets on AL Jazerra!

[steelwheels]

The liberal media jumped on the horrific massacre of U.S. civilians in Fallujah

Well is wasn't just liberals, conservative talk show hosts went crazy with this story for example Tony Snow and Mike Savage.

[rocksblues]

Maybe you both should click on the excerpted link.

[CedarDave]

True enough -- The link took so long to come up (it "timed out" the first time I clicked it), that I got frustrated and put in a comment on just the paragraph shown. Chalk up one more problem to not having whole articles at the ready on FR for us to comment on. Sigh.

[Getsmart64]

Only read the second paragraph of the article. Is the whole article based on terrorists entering Iraq to fight Amricans???? If so, this is why we went into Iraq....

[rocksblues]

I like your tag line!

[rocksblues]

Better there than here!

[OrioleFan]

The real threat in Iraq - John Kerry's UN policy.

[CedarDave]

Thank you. Unfortunately, it becomes more true every day that goes by without the Pubbies launching a counterattack.