19,
August 2006 Media
bias reporting Israeli assault on Lebanon
The
corporate owned US media, the traditional watchdogs of our policy makers, have
once again failed the American people. In a startling new development two
producers of Fox News in Amman, Jordon, resigned in protest of the network’s
coverage of the Lebanon assault by Israel. In their resignation letter
Serene Sabbagh and Jomana Karadsheh wrote, “"we
can no longer work with a news organization that claims to be fair and balanced
when you are so far from that." Likewise, CNN reports of the Middle
East displayed their obvious bias making a complete mockery of their claim to
be “the most trusted news source.” The
Israeli military unleashed its US made military weapons on a virtual
defenseless population and by doing so enraged the people of Lebanon who now
stand in solidarity with Hezbollah. The corrupt, autocratic regimes of Jordon,
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan who, under US pressure initially condemned the
actions of Hezbollah, now remain silent fearing internal rebellions within
their own nations.
Silencing critics of Israeli’s racial policies will ensure that
Israel will continue its policies of land theft and oppression and thereby
engender more hatred. Thus, the spiral of violence will continue unabated. The
only hope for Israeli’s long term survival is to accelerate an honest land
settlement with the Palestinians so both people can live in peace and harmony.
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