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Politics : Bush Administration's Media Manipulation--MediaGate? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: steve harris who wrote (8160)	8/15/2006 8:53:33 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 9838

Is Hamas targeting Fox News for terror? The American Thinker ^ \| 8/15/2006 \| James Lewis The terrorists know this is above all a PR war, so when a Fox News reporter and a cameraman are kidnapped by unidentified gunment in Hamastan—- previously known as Gaza—- you have to wonder why. Bibi Netanyahu remarked a week ago that the BBC was reporting the Israeli side pretty well, until they moved their offices to Beirut. The reason is obvious: When in Hezbolistan, do like the Hezbos do. Chances are that Fox News has been trying to telephone (and more)Hamas all day to get their people released. They might be freed with an “understanding” that Fox will now be nicer to terrorists. Because that’s what terrorists do—- they scare the daylights out of people, or kill them to set an example. Obviously we want the Fox reporter and camera man to be released unharmed and unintimidated. But for the war as a whole, it is vital for the news to become much, much more fair and balanced. Millions of lives depend upon whether a handful of media people tell the truth—- which has been a rarity so far. Fox News has made a big effort to bring more truthful reporting to a thoroughly corrupt field of journalism, and it has done very well as a result in the marketplace. We need all the balance we can get. It is entirely possible, therefore, that Hamas has deliberately targeted Fox for terror. If you want to see a journalist scared of a terrorist, just watch Mike Wallace’s Sixty Minutes interview with Ahmadinejad. Mahmoud just bulldozed Wallace when he started to ask the wrong questions. So—- if we see Fox News churning out puff-pieces on the nice Hamas or Hezbo social services organization, we’ll know how to read them. The other “news” channels may also start flattering Hamas just to stay safe. So keep an eye on Fair and Balanced in the coming weeks.

To: steve harris who wrote (8160)	8/15/2006 12:57:39 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 9838

Many British Muslims Put Islam First CBS News ^ cbsnews.com NRO: Survey Shows Many Are More Loyal To Fellow Muslims Outside U.K. The recent homegrown plot in Britain to blow up transatlantic flights will intensify the fear that the country's 1.6 million Muslims are rejecting political tolerance and free speech for a violent, radicalized version of Islam. There is a real concern that British Muslims do pose a threat to that country and its traditional values. So how prevalent are such radical views among British Muslims? Some answers are provided by the most comprehensive survey to date of Muslim opinion in Britain. The results from NOP Research, broadcast by Channel 4-TV on August 7, are startling. Forty-five percent say 9/11 was a conspiracy by the American and Israeli governments. This figure is more than twice as high as those who say it was not a conspiracy. Tragically, almost one in four British Muslims believe that last year's 7/7 attacks on London were justified because of British support for the U.S.-led war on terror.

To: steve harris who wrote (8160)	8/15/2006 2:46:29 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 9838

Afghan Man Captured Swimming Across Border team4news.com An Afghan man remained in federal custody in the Valley Monday after being caught illegally entering the country. U.S. Border Patrol officials told Action 4 News that the 30-year-old man was captured around 3:00 p.m. Friday about 1 mile east of the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge. As he swam across the Rio Grande, he was quickly apprehended by agents without incident, authorities said. Because it is an ongoing investigation, Border Patrol refused to say much about the man other than that he was being detained and questioned by its agency and the FBI on charges of entering the country illegally. The reason for the FBI interrogation is because the Afghanistan man comes from an area that is considered to be a country of special interest -- those countries with possible terrorist ties. But on a larger-scale, the man from Afghanistan is considered to be an illegal immigrant from a country "Other Than Mexico", which the Border Patrol calls an OTM. Already this year, agents have apprehended nearly 100,000 illegal immigrants in the Rio Grande Valley sector, of those, about half or 49,000 are OTMs. The big question is how are these OTMs getting into Mexico and crossing the U.S. borders, especially if they come from countries where they don't speak Spanish. One theory, suggests these illegal immigrants that don't speak Spanish hide in large cities, like Mexico City, for about year and there take up the language and culture, trying to blend in. Border Patrol agents said that during their questioning of the OTMs they're able to learn how these people are getting through Mexico and in the process agents are learning how to better protect the border. Border patrol agents are conducting a background check on the Afghan man, but no word yet if he has any ties to any terrorist groups.