[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: A herd, not a pack

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
A herd, not a pack
http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1153966372.shtml


   Posted at Vital Perspectives: [1]Total Destruction of Beirut Nothing
   Short of a Hezbollah Illusion.

   When covering the damage in Beruit "reporters" like Anderson Cooper
   are being minded and herded by Hezbollah. From Cooper's report:

     Civilian casualties are clearly what Hezbollah wants foreign
     reporters to focus on. It keeps the attention off them. And
     questions about why Hezbollah should still be allowed to have
     weapons when all the other militias in Lebanon have already
     disarmed. After letting us take pictures of a few damaged
     buildings, they take us to another location, where there are
     ambulances waiting.

     On camera: This is a heavily orchestrated Hezbollah media event.
     When we got here, all the ambulances were lined up. We were allowed
     a few minutes to talk to the ambulance drivers. Then one by one,
     they've been told to turn on their sirens and zoom off so that all
     the photographers here can get shots of ambulances rushing off to
     treat civilians. That's the story -- that's the story that
     Hezbollah wants people to know about.

   ..and that's what 'professionals' like Anderson Cooper report,
   straight from the Hezbollah-produced press kit. Investigative
   reporting is dead.

   In contrast to CNN's historically sheepish behavior, Vital Perspective
   provides a helpful map, which shows that, for the most part, Israel
   has been targeting Hezbollah strongholds, not all of Beirut. Just as
   they should be.

     It shows just what in Beirut has been hit by the Israelis and that
     99% of Beirut remains completely untouched. In the map below, the
     areas damaged in fighting are in grey.

   [2]beirut 

   In related news, [3]Neo has many questions about the killing of the
   four UN observers in Lebanon - and Kofi Annan's reaction.

References

   1. http://vitalperspective.typepad.com/vital_perspective_clarity/2006/07/reports_destruc.html
   2. file://localhost/files/whataretheysaying-beirut.jpg
   3. http://neo-neocon.blogspot.com/2006/07/those-infallible-israelis-through-fog.html