Counterbalance for Thu. 29 June
THE BUZZ OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA
COMMENTLINES
On media and politics:
In Bush Seeks to Use Media Leaks to His Advantage, the Washington Post says that Bush and the GOP are using for political advantage the swelling outrage over recent media leaks that disclose national secrets:
"[President Bush's] comments at a Republican fundraiser in a St. Louis suburb yesterday, combined with new moves by GOP congressional leaders, showed how both are working to fan public anger and reap gains from the controversy during a midterm election year in which polls show they are running against stiff headwinds.
Democrats, for their part, denounced Republicans for trying to divert attention from issues such as the Iraq war and high gasoline prices, and some terrorism experts said the White House is exaggerating the damage."
Here again, liberals fall victim to their own talking points when they blame the Bush administration for not being tough on terror and then do everything possible to prevent Bush from pursuing terrorists.
On politics:
Columnist Burt Prelutsky says when millions celebrated the death of terrorist mastermind Zarqawi, one group of Americans was absent from the party. It's not easy being a liberal these days.
In the war on terror:
The liberal justices of Supreme Court swing a decision for the terrorists. Reading the opening salvo in the Washington Post provides us with some food for thought:
"The Supreme Court today delivered a stunning rebuke to the Bush administration over its plans to try Guantanamo detainees before military commissions, ruling that the commissions violate U.S. law and the Geneva Conventions governing the treatment of war prisoners."
The ruling is not so much a defeat for the Bush administration as it is a loss for America in the war on terror. Why must EVERYTHING done by Bush in the interest of homeland security always be seen by the mainstream media through a political lens if in fact the media is not liberally biased?
If we are to take the decision at face value and assume that plain-clothes terrorist combatants deserve consideration under the Geneva Convention, then we must also conclude that the Marines currently charged with killing civilians in Haditha acted correctly and should be released immediately. If non-uniformed combatants in a war zone are no longer regarded as spies and plain-clothes constitutes a uniform for soldiers, then everyone dressed as a civilian within a war zone can be deemed a combatant.
It will be interesting to see if the Democrats get behind the decision and call for a 'Terrorist Bill of Rights.' With a press that always sees such things through the political prism, such a mistake would surely mark the downfall of those Democrats.
NEWS REFERENCES
NEWS AND POLITICS
Bush Seeks to Use Media Leaks to His Advantage
Attack on Newspapers Continues as Some Democrats Accuse White House of Trying to Divert Attention
(washingtonpost.com) -- President Bush rallied Republicans with another attack on the media last night, in remarks that highlighted efforts at the White House and on Capitol Hill to gain momentum from recent disclosures about classified programs to fight terrorism.
POLITICS
Why it's not easy being a liberal
By Burt Prelutsky
(townhall.com) -- It was inevitable that while most of the civilized people of the world, including millions of Iraqis, celebrated the death of Zarqawi, there was one significant group that pooh-poohed the happy occasion. I refer to those notorious party-poopers, American liberals.
THE WAR ON TERROR
Supreme Court Rejects Guantanamo War Crimes Trials
In 5-3 Decision Justices Rebuke Bush's Anti-Terror Policy
(washingtonpost.com) -- The Supreme Court today delivered a stunning rebuke to the Bush administration over its plans to try Guantanamo detainees before military commissions, ruling that the commissions violate U.S. law and the Geneva Conventions governing the treatment of war prisoners.
Tags: Counterbalance, Media, Journalism, Daily, Middle East, Islam, Bush, United States, Iraq, War, Military, terrorism, Middle East, Operation Iraqi Freedom, coalition, Democrats, Republicans, Al Qaeda, al-Qaida, Supreme Court
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COMMENTLINES
On media and politics:
In Bush Seeks to Use Media Leaks to His Advantage, the Washington Post says that Bush and the GOP are using for political advantage the swelling outrage over recent media leaks that disclose national secrets:
"[President Bush's] comments at a Republican fundraiser in a St. Louis suburb yesterday, combined with new moves by GOP congressional leaders, showed how both are working to fan public anger and reap gains from the controversy during a midterm election year in which polls show they are running against stiff headwinds.
Democrats, for their part, denounced Republicans for trying to divert attention from issues such as the Iraq war and high gasoline prices, and some terrorism experts said the White House is exaggerating the damage."
Here again, liberals fall victim to their own talking points when they blame the Bush administration for not being tough on terror and then do everything possible to prevent Bush from pursuing terrorists.
On politics:
Columnist Burt Prelutsky says when millions celebrated the death of terrorist mastermind Zarqawi, one group of Americans was absent from the party. It's not easy being a liberal these days.
In the war on terror:
The liberal justices of Supreme Court swing a decision for the terrorists. Reading the opening salvo in the Washington Post provides us with some food for thought:
"The Supreme Court today delivered a stunning rebuke to the Bush administration over its plans to try Guantanamo detainees before military commissions, ruling that the commissions violate U.S. law and the Geneva Conventions governing the treatment of war prisoners."
The ruling is not so much a defeat for the Bush administration as it is a loss for America in the war on terror. Why must EVERYTHING done by Bush in the interest of homeland security always be seen by the mainstream media through a political lens if in fact the media is not liberally biased?
If we are to take the decision at face value and assume that plain-clothes terrorist combatants deserve consideration under the Geneva Convention, then we must also conclude that the Marines currently charged with killing civilians in Haditha acted correctly and should be released immediately. If non-uniformed combatants in a war zone are no longer regarded as spies and plain-clothes constitutes a uniform for soldiers, then everyone dressed as a civilian within a war zone can be deemed a combatant.
It will be interesting to see if the Democrats get behind the decision and call for a 'Terrorist Bill of Rights.' With a press that always sees such things through the political prism, such a mistake would surely mark the downfall of those Democrats.
NEWS REFERENCES
NEWS AND POLITICS
Bush Seeks to Use Media Leaks to His Advantage
Attack on Newspapers Continues as Some Democrats Accuse White House of Trying to Divert Attention
(washingtonpost.com) -- President Bush rallied Republicans with another attack on the media last night, in remarks that highlighted efforts at the White House and on Capitol Hill to gain momentum from recent disclosures about classified programs to fight terrorism.
POLITICS
Why it's not easy being a liberal
By Burt Prelutsky
(townhall.com) -- It was inevitable that while most of the civilized people of the world, including millions of Iraqis, celebrated the death of Zarqawi, there was one significant group that pooh-poohed the happy occasion. I refer to those notorious party-poopers, American liberals.
THE WAR ON TERROR
Supreme Court Rejects Guantanamo War Crimes Trials
In 5-3 Decision Justices Rebuke Bush's Anti-Terror Policy
(washingtonpost.com) -- The Supreme Court today delivered a stunning rebuke to the Bush administration over its plans to try Guantanamo detainees before military commissions, ruling that the commissions violate U.S. law and the Geneva Conventions governing the treatment of war prisoners.
Tags: Counterbalance, Media, Journalism, Daily, Middle East, Islam, Bush, United States, Iraq, War, Military, terrorism, Middle East, Operation Iraqi Freedom, coalition, Democrats, Republicans, Al Qaeda, al-Qaida, Supreme Court
Global Tags: Washington DC, News and Politics, News, Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Life, Culture, Tension
posted by Steven Moyer at 4:38 PM
2 Comments:
The types of chemicals found don't really fall into the WMD category even if they did the find doesn't prove anything because they were well beyond the age where they have any effective military use, these were pre Gulf war 1 weapons.
If your name is st0ne but some folks call you Mary, you are still named st0ne. Besides, the media and the government agree, they call the weapons in question WMDs.
The fact remains, no matter what the age, WMDs have been found in Iraq. Folks who dropped the L-bomb on the administration should think about making an apology.
The old weapons could be used to make chemical IEDs ... and like many other improvised weapons made from artillery rounds, the weapons kill even when not used as directed.
Also, you posted your comment on the wrong article.
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