In the various reports about Iran threatening to murder tens of thousands of Israeli civilians if anyone attacks them – because what could be more natural than that, right? – the AP’s Ali Akbar Dareini drops in their gorgeous little example of anti-Israel weasel journalism:
Technically true since like a dozen Iranian civilians probably constitute “many” and they’re certainly “in the region.” But still: bullshit. Name 3 countries in the region – presumably the kind of thing that a journalist describing “the region” would be talking about – who would be against Israeli taking out Iran’s nuclear facilities? Hint: you can’t use any of the Sunni countries because their ministers all but wink and say the words “nudge nudge” whenever they talk about how their has to be a peaceful solution to Iranian nuclearization. So the goal is to name three Arab countries that aren’t Sunni. Go.
References:
* Iranian: Retaliation if Israel Attacks [AP]
Previously:
* Global Media Suddenly All Over This Darfur Thing – Turns Out, It’s Israel’s Fault
* AP’s Ibrahim Barzak Publishes Least Subtle anti-Israel bias Yet
* European Media Bias – Really?
