Ramsey Clark: Much More Than an Anti-War Activist
November 29th, 2005 9:06 AM
The media is buzzing about Ramsey Clark going to Iraq to serve on the defense team of Saddam Hussein. Every article called Clark “the former US Attorney General” and played up his role in the administration of an American President. Reuters called Clark a “U.S. civil rights lawyer”. The BBC called Clark “an outspoken critic of the trial” and a “left wing activist”. The New York Times did make…
French TV Chief: We Censored Riot Coverage to Avoid Helping 'Far Right
November 22nd, 2005 1:39 AM
Left-wing media bias certainly isn't a problem restricted only to the United States. According to the London Guardian, one of France's top TV bosses admitted earlier this month that his network deliberately refrained from showing burning cars in its coverage of France's domestic rioting for fear that doing so would help "right-wing" political parties.One of France's leading TV news executives…
'Undeniable Logic' to Human Extinction
November 16th, 2005 2:08 PM
It's hard to believe this story actually ran, front page (online) no less, but a little easier to believe when you realize it was the San Francisco Chronicle. Let me recap some of the highlights: Stop It, Breeders"We can't be breeding right now," says Les Knight. "It's obvious that the intentional creation of another [human being] by anyone anywhere can't be justified today." "As long as there's…
Slate Helps Train Budding Terrorists
November 9th, 2005 9:43 AM
You may wonder why an American columnist would want to talk about the proper technique of burning cars, but that's exactly what Slate's Daniel Engber did in an article entitled, So, You Wanna Torch a Peugot? Forget the al Qaeda training videos and CD-ROMs. If you want to know how to cause mayhem, one need only to turn to Slate.A cigarette butt probably won't set off a blaze by itself, but a…