CNN lets Palestinian propagandist pose as "journalist"

[jimt]

There is a Palestinian side to the conflict although one would never know it from the US media.

You and I must be seeing different TV. On CNN, Fox News and PMSNBC, all I saw was the same repeated scenes of Israeli tanks and personnel carriers.

[Lion's Cub]

from the tenor of some posts in this thread several people have criticized CNN and only CNN for presenting a Palestinian viewpoint

I agree with you. Actually, I watch Fox, MSNBC, and CNN, switching back and forth among them as necessary to catch the news I am interested in. And the simple truth is that CNN is still the only 24/7 news channel, since Fox only runs 90 second "updates" from 11pm to 6am. It's true that some of CNN's programming during that time is reruns, but they seem to have the personnel to interrupt the reruns for breaking news when there's something major going on.

I might also add that there are actually times I'm reduced to watching the ABC or CBS late night coverage, if the others are all in reruns...

Some of us have no shame :)

[ml/nj]

I asked: What, exactly, has Danial Pipes said that is misleading or not true?

And you replied: Just last night he said repeatedly that he is not pro-Israel, just pro-America. LOL

This is the best you can do?

He's got a whole website full of stuff (www.danielpipes.org). Why don't you pick something from there for everyone as an example of this man's deceptive nature.

(By deceptive nature, I mean doing something like being interviewed by candlelight and flashlight, when your electricity was never cut off.)

ML/NJ

[timestax]

bttt

[Iron Lady]

Think Necho6 was only trying to show why we are really "The United States of Israel" now. Iron Lady

[neddah]

. "The point is, if instead of Jews these very same important and influential positions were filled by Moslems, don't you think it reasonable to assume that your views and interests might not be given a fair hearing?"..................I pray that the day never comes when the US has moslems in any position to influence our government in any meaningful way.Their past efforts in theocracy are evident in the terror that follows in their wake.

[newsperson999]

CNN just had the head of the Leftest peace idiots that had to be rescued today, he is still in the West bank..He said the curfew was lifted today but we didn't go out becuase we heard that a young boy buying food was shot...

[Spiff]

Doesn't your television have channel lock-out features!? I've had CNN locked out on my TV for ages. I hope, for their sake, that you don't have children living at home. It is frightening what can happen to a kid's worldview by letting them watch socialist propaganda organs like CNN.

[Dave S]

Sounds like the same jerk that KHTR here in St. Louis had on yesterday morning. Was on to talk about his supposed interview with Osama bin Laden back when Clinton was bombing the baby formula factory in Sudan. Intead he want on rant about the dastardly Israelis and the poor Palestinians. It took me all of twenty seconds to know that guy wasnt a journalist. They interviewed him for twenty minutes. The guy made the most liberal stoodge on CNN look like a gold standard of fair and balanced.

[Ben Bolt]

If you look around you will see that all countries are networked to some degree . Is your point that you dislike Isreali influence , or it is that you dont like that they and others legally seek to better themselves ? If you could clarify your point ...

[AmericanInTokyo]

Weren't there some other evil, opaque conspiratorial members of the cabal? I think you left them off. Lets see, there was that one Jewish guy who serves as a driver for the Secret Service Escort, and there were two Jewish chefs down in the White House Basement kitchen. In think there was also a Jewish gardener as well at the Old Executive Office Building.

Yeah, 'they're' all over the place! /sarc

[NorCoGOP]

You Israel-First types never get enough. There is a Palestinian side to the conflict although one would never know it from the US media.

Sure there is a Palistinian side to this story, but ask yourself: can you really believe them? Has Arafat EVER kept a promise made face-to-face with the Israelis?

The sides, as I see them, are thus:

Palistine side

Send suicide bombers, some teenaged, to kill innocent civilians, including women and children

Obfuscate, delay, and are intransigent on ANY offers from Israel, including the over-the-top Barak offer.

Arafat consistently sends messages of "victimization" in english to the Western world, but, in Arabic, calls for the slaughter and elimination of Israel altogether

Israeli side

When attacked, response by the military against specific strategic sites where known PA and terrorist activity are known to be conducted, coordinated, etc...

When their civilians are slaughtered by the suicide bombers, and they retaliate, they are the ones who receive the criticism - you hardly ever hear of criticism of the bombings except by the US and a small handful of other nations.

Israel is expected to give up land won in a war they did NOT start, but won

To me, it's simple - Israel is simply in a battle for sheer survival, not conquest.

[cricket]

"There is a Palestinian side to the conflict although one would never know it from the US media."

Tired of hearing the 'two sides' argument. . .of course there are two sides; but that does not make them equal in value. . .equal in the merit of the goals, nor equal in the consequences of their goals.

I have heard plenty on the Pali side; starts to sound like Mugabe defending his 'farm policies'. . .and sure, Mugabe has a 'side' as well; indeed. . . but history has already spoken for all these people. . .

[Weimdog]

I think it's even more simple, ARABS=EVIL ISRAEL=GOOD, next topic please.

[X-USAF]

CNN? Is that an STD?

That is very funny. Is it an AP original or did you borrow it from someone?

Either way, may I use it in the future?

[Ben Bolt]

I dont have a doubt that either of us got the point . At your leisure , feel free to reply in this text conversation . I know that you are new here , but I bet you can do it -) , And welcome to the familia !

[M. Thatcher]

Jewish journalists

What an absolutely astonishing comment.

Which is it -- are you in a time warp, or are you a Farrakhan acolyte?

[M. Thatcher]

It's a good bet that you didn't come up with this list of Jews off the top of your head. Where did you obtain this list from? And do you also have lists of Jewish ownership of newspapers or other lists of prominent Jews?

You are so right. I was amazed to find myself on one of these neo-nazi websites that list Jews in various positions. The ONLY reason I could see why anyone would list me is due to my last name.

These are people who simply despise Jews.

Joke's on them, though. My name and my colleague's name, also on the list, may "sound" Jewish -- but we're not. I would bet the same is true of this poster's "list of Jews." It's a child's game, born of colossal ignorance, in the same category of those who believed in the 1960s that JFK would take orders from the Pope.

Anyone who would create or post such a list is an absolute loser.

[M. Thatcher]

I think it important to make clear that it is not Jewishness but the Israel-first attitudes which I find objectionable. There are plenty of Christians in that category, as well. I expect you agree.

I expect he does not agree. If he wasn't targeting "Jewishness," he would not have posted his damn list. DUH.

Why are you runing interference for an obvious racist — hmmm?