Counterbalance: Tue. 20 June
THE BUZZ OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA
COMMENTLINES
On Iraq:
On the news that two American soldiers were tortured at the hands of insurgents, where is Amnesty International? A look at the AI site (at the time this post was written) the lead entry on the site is one criticizing US rendition policies. The Washington Post, giving us a tit-for-tat morally equivalent account of the war, goes a step further and compares the incident to the deaths of three detainees on 9 May for which the US military said it had charged three American soldiers.
When you hear the media talk about how this incident will affect Bush's poll numbers, try to recall a time when you watched a football game where the sportscasters announced the game framed only in how the crowd responds to each individual play: "Oh the crowd hated that touchdown ... the crowd loved that field-goal."
Richard Miniter & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross say it does no one any service to pretend that Zarqawi was a minor figure or one that he is easily replaced. His death alone will not end any of the three insurgencies now besetting allied forces in Iraq, but his demise is still a milestone.
On nuclear proliferation:
Frank J. Gaffney Jr. addresses two questions: First, why would Kim Jong-Il be willing to risk fresh isolation and possible sanctions that have been threatened by the United States and Japan in the wake of a missile launch that will, if past practice is any guide probably transit Japanese airspace and fly a trajectory towards U.S. territory? Second, we must recognize that negotiating with the North Koreans -- either multilaterally or bilaterally is a loser, just as it is with the Iranians. Pyongyang’s next missile test must be met not with intensified negotiations and more inducements to play ball with our diplomats.
A US foreign policy based in moral equivalency hasn't worked in the past and will not work in the future.
But don't tell that to former Secretary of State under president Clinton, Madeleine Albright, criticized the US while outside the country Monday for encouraging Iran and North Korea to push ahead with their nuclear programs. I guess she forgot that the US under Clinton provided North Korea with nuclear capability.
On illegal aliens:
Peter Kirsanow says immigrants who become US citizens should at least be able to vote in English.
NEWSBYTES
IRAQ
Two Missing U.S. Soldiers Found Dead in Iraq
BAGHDAD, July 20 (washingtonpost.com) -- Two U.S. soldiers missing since an attack on a checkpoint last week have been found dead near a power plant in Yusifiyah, south of Baghdad, according to U.S. officials, and Iraqi officials say the soldiers had been tortured.
Making Victory Rhyme with Defeat
The media myths of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
by Richard Miniter & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
(weeklystandard.com) -- FROM NEWSWEEK to the New York Daily News, nearly every major media outlet has fallen for at least one of the three major myths concerning Abu Musab al-Zarqawi: that he was an "American creation"; that he was not a unique warlord but was easily replaceable; or that American soldiers allegedly committed atrocities against a dying Zarqawi. These myths should be destroyed before they take root.
NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION
Pyongyang Goes Ballistic
Doing what works for the other evil ones.
By Frank J. Gaffney Jr.
(NRO) -- At any moment, the North Korean regime of Kim Jong-Il — one of the most despotic and dangerous on the planet — will demonstrate that it has acquired the means to deliver nuclear weapons and other payloads over very long distances. It is likely that one of the intended targets for such weapons is the United States of America.
Albright: Iraq Invasion Encouraged Others
MOSCOW (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright criticized the U.S. invasion of Iraq, saying Monday it had encouraged Iran and North Korea to push ahead with their nuclear programs.
ILLEGAL ALIENS
The English Franchise
Amending bilingual voting.
By Peter Kirsanow
(NRO) -- The Senate is in the midst of hearings concerning reauthorization of the temporary provisions of the Voting Rights Act. The House version of the bill that would reauthorize such provisions for another 25 years is named the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. It’s difficult for any politician to oppose, or even propose amending, a piece of legislation with a name like that, regardless of its merits, without being vulnerable to considerable demagoguery. This is especially the case in an election year.
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COMMENTLINES
On Iraq:
On the news that two American soldiers were tortured at the hands of insurgents, where is Amnesty International? A look at the AI site (at the time this post was written) the lead entry on the site is one criticizing US rendition policies. The Washington Post, giving us a tit-for-tat morally equivalent account of the war, goes a step further and compares the incident to the deaths of three detainees on 9 May for which the US military said it had charged three American soldiers.
When you hear the media talk about how this incident will affect Bush's poll numbers, try to recall a time when you watched a football game where the sportscasters announced the game framed only in how the crowd responds to each individual play: "Oh the crowd hated that touchdown ... the crowd loved that field-goal."
Richard Miniter & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross say it does no one any service to pretend that Zarqawi was a minor figure or one that he is easily replaced. His death alone will not end any of the three insurgencies now besetting allied forces in Iraq, but his demise is still a milestone.
On nuclear proliferation:
Frank J. Gaffney Jr. addresses two questions: First, why would Kim Jong-Il be willing to risk fresh isolation and possible sanctions that have been threatened by the United States and Japan in the wake of a missile launch that will, if past practice is any guide probably transit Japanese airspace and fly a trajectory towards U.S. territory? Second, we must recognize that negotiating with the North Koreans -- either multilaterally or bilaterally is a loser, just as it is with the Iranians. Pyongyang’s next missile test must be met not with intensified negotiations and more inducements to play ball with our diplomats.
A US foreign policy based in moral equivalency hasn't worked in the past and will not work in the future.
But don't tell that to former Secretary of State under president Clinton, Madeleine Albright, criticized the US while outside the country Monday for encouraging Iran and North Korea to push ahead with their nuclear programs. I guess she forgot that the US under Clinton provided North Korea with nuclear capability.
On illegal aliens:
Peter Kirsanow says immigrants who become US citizens should at least be able to vote in English.
NEWSBYTES
IRAQ
Two Missing U.S. Soldiers Found Dead in Iraq
BAGHDAD, July 20 (washingtonpost.com) -- Two U.S. soldiers missing since an attack on a checkpoint last week have been found dead near a power plant in Yusifiyah, south of Baghdad, according to U.S. officials, and Iraqi officials say the soldiers had been tortured.
Making Victory Rhyme with Defeat
The media myths of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
by Richard Miniter & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
(weeklystandard.com) -- FROM NEWSWEEK to the New York Daily News, nearly every major media outlet has fallen for at least one of the three major myths concerning Abu Musab al-Zarqawi: that he was an "American creation"; that he was not a unique warlord but was easily replaceable; or that American soldiers allegedly committed atrocities against a dying Zarqawi. These myths should be destroyed before they take root.
NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION
Pyongyang Goes Ballistic
Doing what works for the other evil ones.
By Frank J. Gaffney Jr.
(NRO) -- At any moment, the North Korean regime of Kim Jong-Il — one of the most despotic and dangerous on the planet — will demonstrate that it has acquired the means to deliver nuclear weapons and other payloads over very long distances. It is likely that one of the intended targets for such weapons is the United States of America.
Albright: Iraq Invasion Encouraged Others
MOSCOW (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright criticized the U.S. invasion of Iraq, saying Monday it had encouraged Iran and North Korea to push ahead with their nuclear programs.
ILLEGAL ALIENS
The English Franchise
Amending bilingual voting.
By Peter Kirsanow
(NRO) -- The Senate is in the midst of hearings concerning reauthorization of the temporary provisions of the Voting Rights Act. The House version of the bill that would reauthorize such provisions for another 25 years is named the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. It’s difficult for any politician to oppose, or even propose amending, a piece of legislation with a name like that, regardless of its merits, without being vulnerable to considerable demagoguery. This is especially the case in an election year.
Tags: Counterbalance, Media, Journalism, Daily, Democrats, Republicans, Middle East, Islam, Bush, United States, Iraq, War, Military, terrorism, Middle East, Operation Iraqi Freedom, coalition, Democrats, Republicans, Al Qaeda, al-Qaida, illegal, Aliens, border wall, Immigration,
Global Tags: Washington DC, News and Politics, News, Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Life, Culture, Tension
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