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| Time to hold state-run Arab media to account |
| 2015-12-04 |
| [CNN] In the days following the Gay Paree attacks, some news outlets seemed intent on helping ISIS' propaganda efforts. "Terrorism is an American product," blared one headline. Another recycled the tired, false-flag conspiracy theory that certain foreign intelligence agencies had carried out the attack in order to give Western countries carte blanche to invade the Arab world -- or whatever else they want to do -- in the name of fighting terrorism. It was reminiscent of the talk that was heard after 9/11. Sadly, these headlines didn't come from ISIS or its offshoots. Instead, they came from the state-run media outlets of Egypt, ostensibly an ally in the U.S. effort to fight terror. And they were by no means the only examples. Just a quick survey of major opinion pieces in the Egyptian state-controlled media encapsulates a point of view that Egyptians are frequently bombarded with, with headlines including: "The Racism of the West and Terrorism," "Terrorism and the Super Powers," "The Western Deceit." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Time to hold state-run Obama media to account. Seriously going to edit his speeches as to not mention his no massacre occurs outside USA while he was in Paris, no mention of fish swimming about Miami? Is the strategy to make Hillary! seem cognoscente? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2015-12-04 10:39 |
| #2 Time to cut money to nations that use their state media to trash the USA. Time to prevent licenses to folks like Aljazeera that want to broadcast into the USA but frequently trash the USA. Because of the 1st Amendment I'll let the market deal with domestic haters like CBS and MSNBC but there is no reason we should tolerate foreigners talking crap. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-12-04 10:13 |
| #1 Time to recognize that affirmative action is a precursor to Sharia? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-12-04 04:26 |