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Correcting Christiane Amanpour
Commentary ^ | Jan. 4, '09 | Noah Pollack

Posted on 01/04/2009 11:41:55 AM PST by T.L.Sink

On CNN a few moments ago, Christiane Amanpour, in the midst of an otherwise completely warped report on the Gaza war, said that over the past year only two Israelis were killed by Hamas rocket fire. Her point in the segment was to intimate that Israel is overreacting to Hamas attacks that have been largely harmless. In order to do that, she had to abstain from mentioning important facts and context, such as that Hamas' attacks in 2008 more than doubled - to 3,278 from the the 2007 number. And this figures in the six-month "lull" period, during which "only" around 100 rockets were fired. She also didn't mention that the range and deadliness of Hamas' rockets increased as well, putting around 15% of the Israeli population within range. The "disproportionality" fetishists also never get around to noting that Israel has conducted less than a thousand air strikes in response to over 7,000 Hamas rocket attacks since 2005. Amanpour's "errors" always seem to work in one direction, don't they?

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KEYWORDS: amanpour; cnn; islam; jihad; liberalmedia; propaganda; warslut
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Has anyone noticed that CNN has a number of Islamic apologists for terrorism? Amanpour has always been one (by the way, her late father's name was Mohammed) and Fareed Zakaria is another. Maybe soon they'll make Akmajinedad advisor and consultant for their Middle East news bureau.
1 posted on 01/04/2009 11:41:55 AM PST by T.L.Sink
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To: T.L.Sink

>>>Has anyone noticed that CNN has a number of Islamic apologists for terrorism?

Nope. I don’t watch that garbage.


2 posted on 01/04/2009 11:44:11 AM PST by Keith in Iowa (ESPN MNF: 3 Putzes talking about football on TV while I'm trying to watch a game.)
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To: T.L.Sink

If poorly made, poorly aimed rocket bombs were heading to the Amanpour bedroom, would they be harmless?


3 posted on 01/04/2009 11:45:44 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: T.L.Sink

According to liberal doctrine, we’re supposed to be friendly and negotiate with the terrorists and then hate Israel. It’s like the liberals have their own “gospel,” and they expect all to follow it or something.


4 posted on 01/04/2009 11:46:06 AM PST by wk4bush2004 (SARAH PALIN, 2012!!!!!!!)
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To: T.L.Sink
Has anyone noticed that CNN has a number of Islamic apologists for terrorism?

Gee, it's hard not too since almost everyone is they have on air

Amanpour has always been one

Yes, the war slut has always been a muzzie lover and not so secret Jew hater

5 posted on 01/04/2009 11:49:24 AM PST by Popman (Dont worry Barney Frank has your ass-ets covered!!!)
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I'm surprised aManpour counts any Israeli as human. Maybe they were Palestinian Israeli's.
6 posted on 01/04/2009 11:51:10 AM PST by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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Has anyone noticed that CNN has a number of Islamic apologists for terrorism?

What rock have you been living under for the past two decades? What do you expect to find while you are supporting liberal media?

7 posted on 01/04/2009 11:52:27 AM PST by ConservativeMind (What's "Price Gouging"? Should government force us to sell to the 15th highest bidder on eBay?)
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To: T.L.Sink
Let's ask the new Secretary of State.


8 posted on 01/04/2009 11:54:55 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: T.L.Sink

I was hoping Christine Amanforsure would get the personalized tour of the Iraqi shredding machine facility by Uday or Qusay.


9 posted on 01/04/2009 11:57:58 AM PST by mkjessup
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That's why I hate CNN. They never present the full truth.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

10 posted on 01/04/2009 12:07:06 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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"On CNN a few moments ago, Christiane Amanpour, in the midst of an otherwise completely warped report on the Gaza war, said that over the past year only two Israelis were killed by Hamas rocket fire."

Seems to me that if some doofus neighbor down the street daily and indiscriminately lobbed lawn darts directed at other yards than his with nefarious intent, things might develop into a situation.

11 posted on 01/04/2009 12:17:47 PM PST by freedom9
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To: T.L.Sink

War can be defined as, “When you kill one of mine to start it, I will kill ALL of yours to end it!”


12 posted on 01/04/2009 12:35:20 PM PST by dbacks (God help the USA.)
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To: T.L.Sink

The “War Whore” with her hair helmut - has never recovered from being a very priviliged Iranian under the deposed Shaw..


13 posted on 01/04/2009 12:39:41 PM PST by river rat (Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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WHAT????? Liberal media types believe that its ok to launch 7000 strikes as long as you SUCK AT IT???

I'm sorry, but if you shoot at me and miss, I'm treating you just like you shot at me and hit me. Further, my retaliation will not be aimed at exacting similar damage. It will be precisely aimed at assuring that you are TOTALLY UNABLE to shot at me again, since you obviously can't be trusted to come to that decision on your own.

MEASURED RESPONSE is just another BS euphemism created by the looney left.

14 posted on 01/04/2009 12:44:36 PM PST by politicalmerc (NObama: more arrogant than Bill Clinton, more naive than Jimmy Carter, and more liberal than LBJ.)
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I noticed too that when CNN claimed that both Israel and Hamas had broken the cease fire, they pointed out that Israel’s attacks had killed Palestinians, but Hamas’ had resulted in no Israeli deaths.

I have heard claims that Israel broke the truce first, but that was from a link on this site and the woman who was making the claim had an Arabic or Muslim surname. I don’t trust any reporters, so I take her claims with a huge grain of salt.


15 posted on 01/04/2009 12:49:42 PM PST by Jvette
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To: T.L.Sink
Another one that needs to be lined up against a wall.

Propagandists ought to face consequences.

16 posted on 01/04/2009 12:51:38 PM PST by Rome2000 (Peace is not an option)
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To: dbacks

I say that: “War is hell.” Is only half the quote. The other half is, “When we are at war it’s our job to make war YOUR hell.”


17 posted on 01/04/2009 12:53:05 PM PST by politicalmerc (NObama: more arrogant than Bill Clinton, more naive than Jimmy Carter, and more liberal than LBJ.)
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"Only two," eh, Christiane? Only a stat, to her. Bet she'd change her tune if one of those "only two" were someone dear to her.

Christiane also fails to note that those "only two" persons killed in Israel were everyday citizens going about their everyday lives. (Like the 2000 innocent people killed in the WTC.)

...while most of those killed in Gaza are murderers, or people complicit in murder. The innocents who are killed in Gaza sadly have been placed there as human targets by their own murderous fathers.

18 posted on 01/04/2009 1:09:14 PM PST by shhrubbery! (Dear media: Palin is pure as Alaska snow - it's OBAMA who was "NEVER VETTED" !)
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You have to have faith that MOST Americans do realize that Hamas, and Hezbollah are nothing but hate filled antagonists.

Remember when that Hezbollah guy held up the dead body of a baby? Come to find out these tough guys launch missiles into Israel then run and hide behind women and babies. Never mind that they have killed Israeli's. It's just so sad to see an American news station try to make this something other than it is. Israel has had to live with threats of annihilation every day for 60 years.

19 posted on 01/04/2009 1:13:24 PM PST by chardonnay ( www.ballbusters.org)
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To: goldstategop

The only thing I regularly watch on CNN is the Lou Dobbs’ show. But I occasionally channel surf to see what the “enemy” is up to.


20 posted on 01/04/2009 1:36:36 PM PST by T.L.Sink
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