[antimedia] antimedia: More outrageous coverage....

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May Allah strike down Tim Reid--and his ilk. 

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More outrageous coverage....
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   ....[1]of the Haditha story by the world media. The UK Times used a
   photo of Shiite fishermen bound, blindfolded and assassinated by
   terrorists to "illustrate" the "massacre" of civilians in Haditha by
   US Marines. (Never mind that the investigation isn't finished and no
   charges have been filed.)
   Not only that, but they picked one small phrase from [2]a 40 minute
   interview with a Marine who was knocked unconscious by the IED attack
   and has no idea what happened as the headline for their story.

     'Massacre Marines blinded by hate'
     From Tim Reid in Washington
     Corporal claims that his comrades, who were accused of killing
     Iraqi civilians, lost control

   The sad part is that this young Marine was manipulated by the reporter
   who interviewed him into speculating about what might have happened.
   The truth is, Cpl. Crossan doesn't know what happened, because he was
   unconscious at the time. That doesn't bother the media though, because
   truth isn't what they're after.

     A MEMBER of the US Marines unit accused of murdering 24 unarmed
     Iraqis said yesterday that his colleagues were blinded by hate
     and lost control before the massacre.
     Corporal James Crossan, who was injured in the roadside bomb attack
     that appears to have triggered the incident, was speaking just
     before President Bush said that he was troubled by the reports. If
     laws were broken there will be punishment, he said.
     Several members of the unit were young and inexperienced and may
     have snapped after seeing one of their colleagues killed by the
     bomb, Corporal Crossan said. I think they were blinded by hate . .
     . and they just lost control. Corporal Crossan, who passed out
     soon after being hit by the bomb in al-Haditha on November 19 last
     year, said that the unit had a lot of new members. 
     They might have got scared or they were just p*****, really p*****
     off and did it.

   And rain might have fallen up last night. Who can tell? After all, I
   wasn't there. (Note that I'm assuming that rain did fall, just as the
   media is assuming the Marines did kill the civilians.)
   This is what passes for reporting these days. And the editor, when
   called on his blatant slander, claims it was an innocent mistake and
   he really supports the troops and the war effort. Sure he does. That's
   why he used speculation for the headline and a fake photo to provide
   emphasis.
   With friends like that, who need enemies? (Hat tip to [3]Milblogs.)

References

   1. http://michellemalkin.com/archives/005321.htm
   2. http://michellemalkin.com/archives/005300.htm
   3. http://www.mudvillegazette.com/milblogs/2006/06/03/#005380