We now wait to learn how those people died in the bombed
building in Qana as some reports indicate that the
building didn’t collapse until some eight hours after it
was hit. But the rush to judgment has now become news, and
news becomes fact, and if we later find out that Hezbollah
either wouldn’t let those people leave the building or are
otherwise responsible for killing them, it won’t matter.
It won’t matter to the U.S. media, the U.N., the EU, or
most of the rest of the world. Israel has been condemned
and judged guilty by those who either wish for her demise
and/or continue to preach appeasement in the face of
genocidal fanatics.
Wrong Again
And Another Thing . . .
The Mark Levin blog
07/30 10:06 PM
Did we not learn from Katrina that the Big Media get big stories wrong? As best as I can tell, the U.S. media are repeating most of the information about the bombing of Qana that is being reported by the Arab media, including Hezbollah TV.
I am convinced that the Big Media are not only hostile to Israel’s right to defend itself, just as they are hostile to our efforts in Iraq, but they are incapable of reporting accurately and comprehensively about the war on terrorism. I’ve yet to see any U.S. reporter or cameraman embedded with Hezbollah reporting about their tactics, brutality, and whereabouts, and sending pictures of all of it to the rest of the world. Of course, Hezbollah has no intention of giving them such access. So, as in the case of Qana, they run to the scene of the devastation, provide no context or perspective for what occurred (or de-emphasis it), while repeatedly pointing to Israel as the culprit.
Hezbollah uses children and women as shields. They lob rockets and missiles into Israeli population centers. Conversely, the Israelis drop fliers on town they are about to attack, urging civilians to leave (and in Gaza, Israel actually has called ahead to private homes urging the occupants to leave). Yet, Israel is blamed for Hezbollah’s terrorist tactics.
Where are the video and photos of the enemy? What we get are endless reruns of old footage of Hezbollah terrorists marching in some city because the Big Media have no access to the enemy, just the ambulances and bombed out buildings resulting from Israel’s effort to defend itself against Hezbollah’s war of aggression. Now, the victim is portrayed as the perpetrator. And, of course, the world demands that Israel stand down — handing a victory to the terrorists. But the world has held this view since this latest battle started, first pressuring Israel to show “restraint,” then accusing Israel of a “disproportionate response,” and next demanding an immediate “cease-fire.” Keep in mind, Israel has yet to unleash its military power against Hezbollah for fear that world opinion turning against her (as if it wouldn’t anyway).
Meanwhile, Iran and Syria have blood on their hands — having trained, funded, armed, and provided logistical support to the terrorists — and we hear precious little about their culpability. In fact, some demand that the U.S. negotiate with them. The point is that people and countries behind this carnage (and not just in Israel, but throughout the world) escape any responsibility. They will not have their cities attacked (at least not yet). They will not have to stand down. They will not have to answer for their conduct before the U.N. or any other body (a pointless exercise anyway).
And the Lebanese government and U.N. escape all responsibility for failing to honor their agreement in 2000 to disarm Hezbollah and send the Lebanese military into what had been the buffer zone in southern Lebanon in exchange for Israel’s troops leaving. President Bush says that Israel must be careful not to weaken Lebanon’s democracy. With all due respect, what is he talking about? Lebanon’s army sits idle, refusing to stop Hezbollah, because some of the army is loyal to Hezbollah. Lebanon’s parliament does nothing, because the speaker and a significant minority of its members are allied with Hezbollah. Syria continues to send weapons to Hezbollah through Lebanese territory, as Iran sends Hezbollah reinforcements, homicide bombers, and armaments. Lebanon isn’t a democracy. The place is in anarchy. The terrorists and their masters have free reign.
We now wait to learn how those people died in the bombed building in Qana as some reports indicate that the building didn’t collapse until some eight hours after it was hit. But the rush to judgment has now become news, and news becomes fact, and if we later find out that Hezbollah either wouldn’t let those people leave the building or are otherwise responsible for killing them, it won’t matter. It won’t matter to the U.S. media, the U.N., the EU, or most of the rest of the world. Israel has been condemned and judged guilty by those who either wish for her demise and/or continue to preach appeasement in the face of genocidal fanatics.
(Oh, and by the way, you’d think the Big Media would alert the American people to the dangers we, in our country, face from Hezbollah. Their cells have committed numerous crimes here, in Mexico, and in Canada, all for the purpose of raising funds in pursuit of their terrorist objectives. Isn’t that relevant news?)
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