Counterbalance: Fri. 9 June
THE BUZZ OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA
Iraqi children chant "No to Zarqawi" and "No to Terrorism" during a small demonstration in Baghdad's poor neighborhood of Sadr City. Iraqi and US authorities have vowed to hunt down insurgency leaders after capturing a "treasure trove" of intelligence in the attack that killed Al-Qaeda militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
COMMENTLINES
On US politics:
Andrew Cline asks what does the Democrat's muted reaction to Zarqawi's death tell us about them?
What will the American people make of this effort to downplay such a significant victory?
When the the Jersey Girls respond to Ann Coulter's attack with a political press release saying, "there was no joy in watching men that we loved burn alive," the question has to be asked, "What person describes the death of a loved one in such detail?"
On Zarqawi:
Daniel Henninger says the killing of Zarqawi is a powerful moral victory, and not in the political sense of how the phrase "moral victory" is often used to put spin on a loss.
Some Democrats are calling the Zarqawi killing a stunt (probably the same ones who think the Apollo moon landing was filmed on a TV stage).
Is the mainstream media downplaying Zarqawi's death?
All quiet in Baghdad the day after.
On terrorism:
If you find you are asking yourself if it is wrong to wish the Canadian terrorists might have succeeded, you should know the right answer to the question.
NEWSBYTES
US POLITICS
Withdrawn Democrats
By Andrew Cline
(www.spectator.org) -- What to do with the news that a terrorist master responsible for the murder of untold numbers of American servicemen and women has been killed? Well, for many Democrats, that was a question that actually required thought before being answered.
Spinning Their Way to Defeat
(www.americanthinker.com) -- The first reaction that most Americans had to news that the Jordanian born terrorist Abu Musab al Zarqawi was killed in a precision bombing raid by the United States Air Force yesterday was one of elation mixed with a grim satisfaction that a huge obstacle to bringing peace and security to Iraq was permanently removed. It was one of those moments that has occurred so rarely in this war; a triumph of good over evil and a clear cut victory for the United States for which all Americans should be thankful.
Doubting Coulter -- At First
By Mark Gauvreau Judge
(www.spectator.org) -- I was ready to give up on Ann Coulter. Even as a fan and a strong conservative, I found her questioning of the 9/11 widows in Godless hysterical and heartless. I thought it sad that such a brilliant mind had become unhinged. Saying that the Jersey Girls, the four women who lost husbands at 9/11, were "enjoying" their husbands' deaths? Ann -- time for rehab.
Jersey girls prove Coulter’s point
(www.americanthinker.com) -- The reaction to Ann Coulter’s Jersey Girls reference in her new book, Godless, The Church of Liberalism, proves the point she was making. You cannot be critical of, or in any way respond to the leftist message that comes from someone classified as victim.
IRAQ/ZARQAWI
Zarqawi And the Meaning of Moral Victory
By Daniel Henninger
(WSJ) -- The life of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi did not represent the word of God. This is false, a simple, dull lie. Whatever claims have been made through history in God's name, there is no imaginable sense in which the nations that emerged from World War II would grant legitimacy to al Qaeda's claims for God's blessing.
Democrats call Zarqawi killing a stunt
By Amy Fagan
(www.washingtontimes.com) -- Some Democrats, breaking ranks from their leadership, today said the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab Zarqawi in Iraq was a stunt to divert attention from an unpopular and hopeless war.
Surprise: Old media downplay Zarqawi's death
By David Limbaugh
(www.townhall.com) -- Before you assume liberals are acting in good faith in casually dismissing the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as "symbolic," don't forget their endless carping about our failure to capture Osama bin Laden.
Baghdad experiences a quiet day after Friday vehicle ban
BAGHDAD (AFP) -- Baghdad experienced a rare quiet day in the wake of the announcement of Al-Qaeda in Iraq's leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death, after officials imposed a curfew for most of the day.
TERRORISM
Self-Loathing and the Denial of Terrorism
By James Lileks
(NNS) -- You're an enlightened world citizen. Your T-shirt says "9/11 was an inside job." You're pretty sure we're living in a fascist state, that President Bush taps the Dixie Chicks' phones, Christian abortion clinic bombers outnumber jihadis, and the war on "terror" is a distraction from the real threats: carbon emissions and Pat Robertson. Then you learn that 17 people were arrested in a terrorist bomb plot. How do you process the information? Let's take it step by step.
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COMMENTLINES
On US politics:
Andrew Cline asks what does the Democrat's muted reaction to Zarqawi's death tell us about them?
What will the American people make of this effort to downplay such a significant victory?
When the the Jersey Girls respond to Ann Coulter's attack with a political press release saying, "there was no joy in watching men that we loved burn alive," the question has to be asked, "What person describes the death of a loved one in such detail?"
On Zarqawi:
Daniel Henninger says the killing of Zarqawi is a powerful moral victory, and not in the political sense of how the phrase "moral victory" is often used to put spin on a loss.
Some Democrats are calling the Zarqawi killing a stunt (probably the same ones who think the Apollo moon landing was filmed on a TV stage).
Is the mainstream media downplaying Zarqawi's death?
All quiet in Baghdad the day after.
On terrorism:
If you find you are asking yourself if it is wrong to wish the Canadian terrorists might have succeeded, you should know the right answer to the question.
NEWSBYTES
US POLITICS
Withdrawn Democrats
By Andrew Cline
(www.spectator.org) -- What to do with the news that a terrorist master responsible for the murder of untold numbers of American servicemen and women has been killed? Well, for many Democrats, that was a question that actually required thought before being answered.
Spinning Their Way to Defeat
(www.americanthinker.com) -- The first reaction that most Americans had to news that the Jordanian born terrorist Abu Musab al Zarqawi was killed in a precision bombing raid by the United States Air Force yesterday was one of elation mixed with a grim satisfaction that a huge obstacle to bringing peace and security to Iraq was permanently removed. It was one of those moments that has occurred so rarely in this war; a triumph of good over evil and a clear cut victory for the United States for which all Americans should be thankful.
Doubting Coulter -- At First
By Mark Gauvreau Judge
(www.spectator.org) -- I was ready to give up on Ann Coulter. Even as a fan and a strong conservative, I found her questioning of the 9/11 widows in Godless hysterical and heartless. I thought it sad that such a brilliant mind had become unhinged. Saying that the Jersey Girls, the four women who lost husbands at 9/11, were "enjoying" their husbands' deaths? Ann -- time for rehab.
Jersey girls prove Coulter’s point
(www.americanthinker.com) -- The reaction to Ann Coulter’s Jersey Girls reference in her new book, Godless, The Church of Liberalism, proves the point she was making. You cannot be critical of, or in any way respond to the leftist message that comes from someone classified as victim.
IRAQ/ZARQAWI
Zarqawi And the Meaning of Moral Victory
By Daniel Henninger
(WSJ) -- The life of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi did not represent the word of God. This is false, a simple, dull lie. Whatever claims have been made through history in God's name, there is no imaginable sense in which the nations that emerged from World War II would grant legitimacy to al Qaeda's claims for God's blessing.
Democrats call Zarqawi killing a stunt
By Amy Fagan
(www.washingtontimes.com) -- Some Democrats, breaking ranks from their leadership, today said the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab Zarqawi in Iraq was a stunt to divert attention from an unpopular and hopeless war.
Surprise: Old media downplay Zarqawi's death
By David Limbaugh
(www.townhall.com) -- Before you assume liberals are acting in good faith in casually dismissing the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as "symbolic," don't forget their endless carping about our failure to capture Osama bin Laden.
Baghdad experiences a quiet day after Friday vehicle ban
BAGHDAD (AFP) -- Baghdad experienced a rare quiet day in the wake of the announcement of Al-Qaeda in Iraq's leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death, after officials imposed a curfew for most of the day.
TERRORISM
Self-Loathing and the Denial of Terrorism
By James Lileks
(NNS) -- You're an enlightened world citizen. Your T-shirt says "9/11 was an inside job." You're pretty sure we're living in a fascist state, that President Bush taps the Dixie Chicks' phones, Christian abortion clinic bombers outnumber jihadis, and the war on "terror" is a distraction from the real threats: carbon emissions and Pat Robertson. Then you learn that 17 people were arrested in a terrorist bomb plot. How do you process the information? Let's take it step by step.
Tags: Counterbalance, Media, Journalism, Daily, terrorism, Middle East, Islam, Bush, UN, U.N., United Nations, United States, Iraq, War, Military, terrorism, Middle East, Operation Iraqi Freedom, coalition, border wall, Immigration, Mexico, illegal, Aliens, Ann Coulter, Democrats, Republicans, Al-Zarqawi, Zarqawi, Al Qaeda, al-Qaida
Global Tags: Washington DC, News and Politics, News, Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Life, Culture, Tension
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