(updated below) In the neocon journal Commentary, Max Boot today complains that the New York Times published an op-ed by Edward Snowden. Boot’s objection rests on his accusation that the NSA whistleblower is actually a “traitor.” In objecting, Boot made these claims: Oddly enough… Read More ›
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In Boston, Media Again Trash a Police Shooting Victim by Uncritically ‘Reporting’ Police Accusations
In the Boston area yesterday, the FBI and Boston Police Department (BPD) shot and killed a 26-year-old black Muslim man, Usaamah Abdullah Rahim, after they stopped him at a bus stop at 7:00 a.m. in front of a CVS drug store in… Read More ›
Anonymous Fear-Mongering About the Patriot Act from the White House and NYT
Several of the most extremist provisions of the 2001 Patriot Act are going to expire on June 1 unless Congress reauthorizes them in some form. Obama officials such as Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and new Attorney General Loretta Lynch have… Read More ›
NYT Trumpets US Restraint against ISIS, Ignores Hundreds of Civilian Deaths
The New York Times this morning has an extraordinary front-page article claiming that the U.S. is being hampered in its war against ISIS because of its extreme – even excessive – concern for civilians. “American officials say they are not striking significant… Read More ›
Cowardly Firing of Australian State-Funded TV Journalist Highlights the West’s Real Religion
A TV sports commentator in Australia, Scott McIntyre, was summarily fired on Sunday by his public broadcasting employer, Special Broadcasting Services (SBS), due to a series of tweets he posted about the violence committed historically by the Australian military. McIntyre… Read More ›
NBC’s Conduct in Engel Kidnapping Story is More Troubling than the Brian Williams Scandal
(updated below – Update II) Throughout 2012, numerous American factions were pushing for U.S. intervention in Syria to bring down the regime of Bashar Assad, who throughout the War on Terror had helped the U.S. in all sorts of ways, including… Read More ›
Iranians Are Much Talked About on Sunday Morning TV, But Never Heard From
Sunday morning news television is where Washington sets its media agenda for the week and, more importantly, defines its narrow range of conventional, acceptable viewpoints. It’s where the Serious People go to spout their orthodoxies and, through the illusion of “tough questioning,”… Read More ›
Why John Oliver Can’t Find Americans Who Know Edward Snowden’s Name (It’s Not About Snowden)
On his HBO program last night, John Oliver devoted 30 minutes to a discussion of U.S. surveillance programs, advocating a much more substantive debate as the June 1 deadline for renewing the Patriot Act approaches (the full segment can be seen… Read More ›
Memo to News Networks: Don’t Bring on Rudy Giuliani to Talk About Race Issues Again
In last week’s edition of NBC’s awful Meet The Press, failed presidential candidate and ex-New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani added to his already impressive record of upsetting rational human beings with a racist tirade on black people. And just… Read More ›