Posted on 07/25/2006 4:33:13 AM PDT by Bloodclot
But "everybody" knows that Hezbollah/Hamas/Fatah/Islime Jihad would never, ever, ever, "control" the media or "designate" who could go where, and that Hezbollah/Hamas/Fatah/Islime Jihad are just "innocent" shepherds/farmers/cobblers/witch doctors/assassins/murdering heathen gutter trash who just love the whole world and want to sing in harmony with a coke and, well (sniff) gosh darn it, they love all those kitties/puppies/bunnies/fuzzy duckies and if we could all just put aside our prejudices and just take each others hands and sing kumbaya and have a group hug everything would be just hunky-damn-dorey!
(sarcasm off)
I saw the original Nic Robertson "report" mentioned in this article. You had to be dumber than a box of rocks to think that this was anything but Hezbollah propaganda. I think that CNN puts more weight in getting access to the area (including getting pictures and interviews) than being the tool of Hezbollah propagandists. But Robertson was clearly a willing participant anyway.
But this is no excuse for CNN. A very good FNC reporter (Greg Palkot) also got the Hezbellah tour and got lots of good videotape of the damage. But unlike Robinson, he made full disclosure of the circumstances of the tour. He was not a willing participant in spreading Hezbollah propaganda. And he certainly sounded skeptical. He wasn't soaking it all in like Nic Robertson.
He further pointed out that he had no way to confirm what the Hezbollah handlers were telling him. He mentioned that Israelis believed that the bombed area was Hezbollah headquarters and that the Hezbellah handlers were not seriously denying it.
Been there done that, CNN is a propaganda otutfit. They pulled the same nonsense during the Balkan wars.
"CNN showing its true colors - again."
The Chicken Noodle Network is irrelevant.
Absolutely too far out.
At best, "Commonwealth" status, same as Puerto Rico. Same effect, but better deal all around.
High volume. Articles on Israel can also be found by clicking on the Topic or Keyword Israel. also
2006israelwar or WOT
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Still. :')
Hugh Hewitt was running long stretches of the audio from that story and God forgive me, but it was just pure comedy.
I have to say that the Anderson Cooper "Reporter's Journal" piece last night went on at length to show the Hizbollah propaganda machine and the complicity of the press corp in Leb. Cooper went about turning the camera on the cameras to show the absolute duplicity the press is involved with to "get the story" and assist Hexbollah on the international stage.
I agree. I would add that this thing can end right now if Hezbellah (1) returns the soldiers to Israel and (2) disarms. Unless and until they do, every bad thing that happens in this war is their fault and their moral responsiblity.
Dying-socialist-"mainstream"-newsroom BUMP!
This makes me ill.
Bump.
How dare Israel attack on organization whose sole purpose is the destruction of Israel. The nerve.
Decisions, decisions.
Nic Robertson is a fairly decent reporter. Why does CNN keep that hellacious b!tch Christiane Amanpour on. I leave CNN whenever the b!tch comes on. I can't stand her voice and her lame ass retarded shtick.
As far as I'm concerned CNN has been pretty good on this war and has moved to the center.
But I'll change channels whenever that heinous lying b!tch Christiane Amanpor comes on
That is exactly how the Muslim mind looks at this war. No one is allowed to fight back against Islamic terrorists. They object to targeted assassinations and object to "collective punishment". These weasels will cry peace and ceasefire when it suits them. They are the worst yellow bellied cowards when it comes to war. Same as the Muhammad they worship. This is how the pervy prophet made war
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