ABC's 'The Blotter' Exposed Secret US Plans for Covert Black Ops in Ir
Update at bottom with video link- 18:10 EST:Why should a country go to the effort of spying on America when all they have to do is follow the US media? USA Today reported a database of phone calls and the New York Times publically exposed the SWIFT banking transaction database; both were used to combat terrorism. Now on the May 22 edition of ABC News’ the Blotter, Brian Ross and Richard Esposito…
More Media Bury Head(lines) in the Sand on Muslim Poll
We reported yesterday about the evolving headline for an AP story on a poll showing a quarter of American Muslim males think that terrorism is sometimes justifiable.Well now Ace of Spades took it a step further, taking a wider look at how other news agencies are similarly downplaying the alarming statistic with headlines that spin the results positively.It's worth the read, although I have…
AP and Yahoo’s Continually Evolving Suicide Bombings Headline
Charles Johnson over at Little Green Footballs has identified a rather interesting phenomenon at Yahoo this morning.As the website reported on the results of a just-released Pew Research Center survey of Muslim Americans, the headline continued to change:One hour and 52 minutes ago, the headline was:Most U.S. Muslims reject suicide bombings.Thirty-five minutes ago, the same story was re-released:…
Media Ignore Fort Dix Six’s Ties to Mosques in New Jersey and Philad
If the six men charged with planning to attack Fort Dix a few weeks ago all had ties to mosques in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia, would this be newsworthy?Well, America’s press outlets didn’t seem to think so, for with little exception, this bit of information went largely unreported.In fact, according to Google news and LexisNexis searches, the only major outlet to report both mosques…
He's Back: Mullah Mouse Returns to Palestinian TV
Little Green Footballs has more on the infamous "Mullah Mouse" TV program geared towards Palestinian children and running on Hamas TV. The Islamic supremacist character was back on the air Friday as LGF's Charles Johnson notes:The monstrous clone of Mickey Mouse used by Hamas to teach children violence, hatred, and Islamic supremacism was back on the air yesterday. Hamas issued a statement with…
Glenn Beck Tells How CNN Censored Reports on Mullah Mouse
The big story of the week has been "Mullah Mouse," the hate-spewing Palestinian children's character whose show on Hamas television encouraged kids to kill non-Muslims to help establish world Islamic domination.You would think that CNN would have wanted to get in on some of that news. It's controversial. The visuals are great and it's eminently topical.The network did finally cover the…