NYT Substitutes 'God' for 'Allah' in Airport Bomber E-mail

It seems that the U.S. media has decided to take a pass on revelations that the Glasgow Airport Bomber Kafeel Ahmed left an e-mail claiming that he wanted to "die for Allah". In fact the New York Times avoided this fact altogether by using the word 'God' instead when referring to a Guardian UK article with the headline, Airport bomber's email to relative said he wanted to die for Allah. The…
Terry Trippany
 

Media Knew of Dem Congressman's Pushy Behavior, Declined to Report It

Bob Filner, the San Diego representative who got into an altercation with an airport security official really must have a great press staff. At least he'd have to if he were a Republican since almost no GOPer could ever get CNN to omit his party affiliation from a news report. Turns out, though, this isn't the first time that Filner has been getting pushy with security staff. That's not exactly a…
Matthew Sheffield
 

Beware Fox News Influence Over MSM, Senator, Filmmaker Warn

Fox News is using its mighty power to bully the mainstream media into promoting yet another war, left-wing activist/filmmaker Robert Greenwald and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are warning. Claiming that "Fox wants war with Iran," Greenwald is urging other news networks -- ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, and CNN -- "not to follow Fox down the road to war again."Again?Greenwald and Sen. Sanders (I-Vt.) are…
Craig Bannister
 

NYT: Iraq Isn't Like Vietnam -- Now That Bush Makes Comparison

Clay Waters
 

CNN: Unexpected Pregnancies Caused by Smaller Government

Jeff Poor
 

Networks Still Get High on Gas

BMI Staff
 

USA Today Ignores Hamas Ties in Profile of Islamic Society President

"How in the world could anyone write a lengthy article about the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), without mentioning once that the group has been named an unindicted co-conspirator in the nation’s largest terrorism trial?"That's what Charles Johnson at Little Green Footballs is wondering about USA Today's gauzy August 21 profile of Islamic convert and ISNA president Ingrid Mattson.In June…
Ken Shepherd
 

New NASA Temperature Data Yet Another Reason to Re-Assess Global Warmi

Faulty data abounds in the foundational arguments of climate change zealots.
Dr. Tim Ball and Tom Harris
 

Georgia Legislature Dismisses Gore, Global Warming Alarmism

An amazing thing happened in the Georgia Legislature Tuesday that national media seem guaranteed to ignore: House members dismissed claims that man is responsible for warming the planet. As reported Wednesday by the Atlanta-Journal Constitution (emphasis added throughout): And now for a message on global warming from your Georgia Legislature: Don't sweat it.Climate scientists and environmental…
Noel Sheppard
 

Suspicious Package on Ferry, Yet Seattle PI Still Won't Run Photos of

Bill Hobbs
 

CNN: Unsafe Sex, Pregnancy the Fault of Smaller Government

Network concerned that deficit reduction eliminated federally subsidized birth control for college students.
Jeff Poor
 

Surge Success Causes Democrats to Recalibrate Iraq Strategy

Matthew Sheffield
 

NBC's Mitchell Tells 'Internet Writers' to Take 'a Breath

NBC's Andrea Mitchell scolded Matt Drudge and other "Internet writers" for making much ado about nothing over Michelle Obama's "If you can't run your own house, you certainly can't run the White House," slam of Hillary Clinton. On the Wednesday "Today" show, Mitchell ran the aforementioned quote from Sen. Barack Obama's wife and then proceeded to wag her finger at Drudge and other "Internet…
Geoffrey Dickens
 

Romanian Villager Sends PBS Message in Bottle to Debunk Anti-mining Do

Bill Hobbs