Posted on 08/02/2006 7:18:25 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
As Hezbollah wins support throughout the Middle East in the aftermath of the Israeli airstrike that killed at least 57 Lebanese civilians over the weekend, an alternative view of the attack is emerging in blogs -- that the incident was actually staged by Hezbollah.
This "story" is a useful companion to last week's post about watching the war as it unfolds on the Web. The Qana conspiracy theory not only underscores how the Internet can misinform (an old story), it also reveals a popular demand for online content that attempts to explain away news reports that Israel (and by proxy, its closest ally and arms supplier, the United States) was responsible for the deaths of dozens of women and children in a Hezbollah stronghold.
At a time when American and Israeli public opinion of the war diverge radically from the world opinion elsewhere, the emergence of a right-wing equivalent of the Sept. 11 conspiracy theories is worth noting.........."
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.washingtonpost.com ...
Morley provides the Washington Post spin on this.
The by-line was enough to stop my reading.
It must be hurting them or they wouldn't have risen to the bait.
I just saw on television that Human Rights Watch stated that 28 people were killed in Qana, not the 50+.
Pathetic. The MSM is going to continue to crumble, and we will throw the first shovels of dirt on the turds.
as usual, it is our enemies who are truly noble.
I almost went blind, my eyes were rolling so bad.
The Compost wants to fight - Let's give 'em one!
My question to Mr. Morley: What is it about the photos that you unquestioningly accept the Hezbollah storyline?
Morley offers no refutation of the "conspiracy theory", simply alleging that people who question the veracity of the MSM (and, hence, Hezbollah) are kooks.
Dupe? Or collaborator?
This Morley guy, like most of them at the Post, were most likely disappointed that the children killed at Qana were not Jewish.
I saw that, too!! Some more spin from the Hezbullies, beefing up the numbers and the MSM falls for it as usual! Also, that building didn't collapse for another 7 or 8 hours after it was hit. Did it take that long for the terrorists (call 'em what they are!) to give their "die for the Jihad" pep talk, all the while herding (or forcing) women and children into a basement or where ever? There's something really rotten here!
Right, he can't get the latest facts on the story which were available and he has the gall to be dismissive of other opinion and analysis on the story.
After shooting down several straw man theories, and the evidence of a staged bombing piles up, they will have to retreat to the "faked but accurate" line.
I just heard that too. So, why is the other number still being touted? Could it be that our media is uncurious...or....???
susie
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