[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

PA Local Authorities Minister Saeb Erekat said the arrest of Abul Abbas, head of the Palestine Liberation Front, violates the 1995 accord with Israel that granted amnesty for all Palestinian insurgents. Erekat said the agreement was also signed by then-President Bill Clinton....

The United States has denied that Abul Abbas was granted immunity from prosecution.

What I want to know is why, in situations like this, don't journalists report what the truth actually is?

This isn't like two politicians giving their opinions on tax cuts. It is a fact that the US is not a signatory to the Oslo agreement. The US is right, Erakat is wrong. Why does the press insist on perpetuating the falsehood that there are two equally arguable sides?

[polemikos]

Why does the press insist on perpetuating the falsehood that there are two equally arguable sides?

The press subsists on controversy, not truth.

[DianaN]

Erekat is a lying cockroach; I hope he gets his some day.
Diana