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January 26, 2005

What's missing?

Across the 'net and other news media we see headlines like this:

Insurgents attack political offices, polling stations

BAGHDAD, Iraq-- Insurgents staged attacks against U.S. forces, schools to be used as polling stations and political party offices on Wednesday, as they pressed a bloody campaign to undermine Iraq's weekend elections.

Let's even ignore for a moment the sheer mendacity of Media that use the word "insurgents" without scare quotes, let alone using the much more appropriate word terrorist.
On Tuesday, a video showed an American kidnapped in November pleading for his life as the hostage-takers pointed a rifle at his head.

In the video, a bearded Roy Hallums, 56, said he had been taken by a "resistance group" because "I have worked with American forces." He appealed to Arab leaders, including Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, to save his life.

Hostage-takers?? WTF?? Well, let me tell you, in light of all this :::ahem::: insurgency and hostage taking I'm happy to report the ever vigilant, morally superior Human Rights Watch is on the job. I mean, I know I've looked over the top headlines on their website; indeed, the whole front page -- yes I have found absolutely ZERO headlines, articles or reports about the failings of insurgents and hostage takers in respecting the human rights of the infide ... er, people ... they are attacking -- but that must mean they are just poised with an extensive report condemning the insurgents....

Right? Right?

Posted by Darleen at January 26, 2005 06:23 AM

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