Comments on: Comparative Reporting

By: Israellycool » Blog Archive » Yes, The Kid Was Killed by a Palestinian Arab Mortar

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:38:49 +0000

[...] I posted a large number of articles about a child killed in Gaza and compared how these “news” [...]

By: Ami Isseroff

Ami Isseroff — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:28:10 +0000

PCHR, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, reports that the boy was killed by Palestinian mortar fire.

http://www.zionism-israel.com/log/archives/00000526.html. Haaretz had noted the possibility that the kid had been killed by mortar fire, but their headline and lede said Israel did it.

By: jusa

jusa — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:47:27 +0000

I wonder how many people coached the “Palestinian medics” or “sources” as to exactly what to say. I wonder if their stories changed a half a dozen times until reporters got there. I wonder if they even bothered to interview the medics or “sources” and just went straight to the script.
Fool me once, shame on me, do it everyday for 30 years, get lost.

By: busywolf

busywolf — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:12:59 +0000

The fact that good ol’ Beeb plus Sky news chose not to report might indicate that they know who killed the boy: not the IDF.
I am glad to notice that the IDF does no longer offer apologies every time “Palestinian sources” claim a child was killed.
I don’t know what to make of AP’s version though:
“It was not immediately clear whether he was killed by Israeli forces firing into Gaza, or by a misfired mortar launched by Palestinian militants.”
The editor must have been asleep … or on drugs … or drunk … or brain dead …

By: Jorge_Banner

Jorge_Banner — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:14:10 +0000

Let me give you an example of how this game is played by the leftard media:

A biker was riding by the zoo when he saw a little girl leaning into the lion’s cage. Suddenly the lion grabbed her by the cuff of her
jacket and tried to pull her inside to slaughter her under the very eyes of her screaming parents.

The biker jumped off his Harley, ran to the cage, and hit the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. Whimpering from the pain, the lion jumped back and let go of the girl. The biker then took her to her terrified parents, who thanked him profusely.

A reporter saw the whole scene, and addressing the biker, said, “Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I’ve ever seen a man do in my whole life.”

“Why, it was nothing, really,” said the biker. “The lion was behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt right.”

“I noticed a patch on your jacket,” said the journalist.

“Yeah, I ride with an Israeli motorcycle club,” the biker replied.

“Well, I’ll make sure this won’t go unnoticed. I’m a journalist with the LA Times, you know, and tomorrow’s papers will have this on the front page.”

The following morning the biker bought the paper to see if it indeed had brought out the news of his actions. On the front page was the headline:

ISRAELI GANG MEMBER ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH

For the leftard media, we can do no good, so F#@K THEM!