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To: tejek who wrote (155385)	11/28/2002 7:55:06 AM
From: Yousef	Respond to of 1572503

Ted, Re: "I also think that some of what Honestreporting calls bias may in fact be the truth........a truth so unfamiliar to the average American reader and so contrary to conventional wisdom that it appears to be a lie intended to be manipulative." You really believe your own "crap" ... I guess the "average American" just didn't fall for these "truths" in the last election. <ggg> How about some more of your "truths" on the 2004 election ??!! <ggg> Make It So, Yousef

To: tejek who wrote (155385)	11/28/2002 9:50:07 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572503

However, I don't place the importance on that bias that they or you seem to do Any unbiased look at the media will reflect a persistent liberal leaning that it undeniable. You're not placing "importance" on it is, frankly, hard to understand. As a liberal, a "free press" is no doubt important to you, yet a press that consistently distorts the truth is acceptable? This is called propaganda. And the NY Times is perhaps the worst example of it in this nation today -- certainly in the print media. The Times is extremist, and it is no coincidence that the city of NY one of the most extreme Left regions of the nation. That they elected an extremist liberal carpetbagger a couple years ago. We can argue about which caused the other, but there is a definite correlation between the liberal NY Times and the general political content of the region. In the same way, I think journalists see much of the real truth of what goes on in the Middle East, and its a different truth than we have been fed for many years. So that when they present their vision of the truth to us, it is so contrary to what has been understood to date and seemingly carries the taint of anti Americanism, our reaction is negative and we treat their truth as an unsavory, liberal bias. Okay, so journalists "see" what the rest of us don't, and therefore can abandon their responsibility for unbiased reporting in favor of building an anti-palestinian sentiment. Is that why Reuters refuses to use the term "terrorists" to suicide bombers? These people are no better at analyzing complex situations than are the rest of us. It isn't just about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict -- prior to the election, the Times was almost daily lying in is presentations concerning politics. Were they "righting" wrongs then? No, they were attempting to influence the outcome of the election. While FOX news and Limbaugh are being battered in the media right now, the fact is that they remain two of the best sources in the media for honest information. Like I have said to you before, your ignorance of the Israeli/Palestinian history does you a disservice Over the last week or two I've made a concerted effort to read up on the history of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. And while I now understand more about how the conflict evolved, it hasn't changed my perspective on who is right and wrong, today, one iota. Why? Because the Palestinians are targeting and killing innocents and babies and the Israelis aren't. Period. When this activity stops, totally, forever, then the Palestinians can begin to rebuild. Until then, I think the Israelis ought to retaliate with vengence in an effort to stop Palestinian violence. Only then, can any negotiations take place.