snapped shot - Thug Conferences

A Slightly Strong Sense of Strength

nospam@example.com (Brian C. Ledbetter) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:37:43 -0500

There's nothing unusual about the framing of these photographs, is there?

Editorial bias towards Her Hillary-ness? Perish the thought!

The Terrorist/Media Convergence

nospam@example.com (Brian C. Ledbetter) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:38:58 -0600

No matter how many times I see this, I can't help but wonder if the press would give coverage as glowing to certain other groups as it collectively does to these terrorist thugs.

After all, the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades openly espouses violence against civilians—which is something that the "Social Justice"-seekers in the press stand firmly against, isn't it?

Palestinian militants from Izzedine al-Qassam brigades, the Hamas military wing, speak to press during a news conference in Gaza City, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. Israeli troops killed the son of Gaza's most powerful leader and 18 others Tuesday in the bloodiest day of fighting in the coastal area since Hamas militants seized control there last summer. As fighting raged in Gaza, a Hamas sniper shot and killed an Ecuadorian volunteer working in the potato fields of an Israeli border farm. That killing, and Tuesday's high death toll, stoked the flames of violence at a time when Israel and Palestinian moderates are making halting attempts to talk peace. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Celebrating the Victory of Thugs

nospam@example.com (Brian C. Ledbetter) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:58:29 -0500

Once again, our illustrious press shows up to document, and ultimately to celebrate, a press conference arranged by Hamas. Yeah, we should all be used to it by now, right? But anyway, this one is a real doozie: Check out their victorious spoils of victory, yo:

Masked Palestinian militants from Hamas stand behind military equipment they said was captured in recent clashes with Israeli troops, during a press conference in the Jebaliya Refugee Camp, northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 26, 2007. In violence Friday, Israeli forces killed three Palestinian militants in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip, including one airstrike in Gaza City.(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

I'm sure the IDF will truly be unable to function without that cot. Tremble in fear, o ye Zionists!
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Israeli Dog Bites Thuggish Man

nospam@example.com (Brian C. Ledbetter) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:35:06 -0500

I think this bunch of pro-Israeli protesters have finally found a way to get the press to take them seriously:

Israeli protesters hold toy guns and wear Kaffiyehs, traditional Muslim headdress, during a demonstration against the release of Palestinian prisoners, in Jerusalem September 25, 2007. Israel will release 87 Palestinian prisoners on Monday, a Prisons Authority spokesman said, a move aimed at bolstering President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (JERUSALEM)

Word has it that their competitors are somewhat unhappy with this new situation:

"Yes, we decry this abuse of our distinguished status by the Zionist pigs. Oh, and DEATH TO AMERICA!"

Orig: Masked members of the Al Quds Brigades, the Islamic Jihad military wing, and The Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) stand with their guns held up during a press conference in Gaza City, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. In the West Bank, Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen traded fire during an army raid in the Al Ain refugee camp Tuesday, killing an armed Palestinian and an Israeli soldier .(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Feel free to peruse my Thug Conferences category for more examples of this phenomenon. And while you're doing so, try to imagine the press taking this group as seriously as they take these terrorist thugs.

Al Aqsa Glowing Tribute: A Hamas Reaction

nospam@example.com (Brian C. Ledbetter) — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:15:19 -0500

How fortunate for us to have such vaunted news services. Mere hours after their puff-photography of the bloodthirsty killers of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, we plebians are treated to a most balanced reaction from the bloodthirsty killers of Hamas.

Masked Palestinian gunmen from Hamas speak at a press conference criticizing Fatah gunmen in the West Bank who gave up their weapons, in Gaza City, Monday, July 16, 2007. Scores of Fatah militants in the West Bank signed a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel in return for an Israeli promise to stop pursuing them, a Palestinian security official said Sunday, July 15, 2007.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Of course, it's very fitting that Hamas would mock anyone for wanting to make peace with the Zionist entity. After all, it's not like we expect Hamas to suddenly become peaceful. How odd it is, though, that the Associated Press feels compelled to transmit their mockery world-wide as bona-fide news.

Not Murderous Enough?

nospam@example.com (Brian C. Ledbetter) — Tue, 29 May 2007 10:34:00 -0500

Update:

It would seem that, in less than 12 hours, the leader of this new offshoot of Al-Aqsa has been slain by the IDF, making this perhaps the shortest-lived terrorist group in the history of the Middle East.

It would appear that there is now a spinoff of Al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigades, which is itself a spinoff of the supposedly-moderate Fatah organization. It would seem that these discontents, who form the new Abu Amar Martyr's Brigades (very original), are pushing to kill Jews faster than ever.

The press, of course, didn't miss the opportunity to show up and bask in the thugs' glory.

If the smoking doesn't kill him, the IDF surely will!

It's curious to note that the reason given by these thugs for their separation from Al-Aqsa is that, and I quote, "some Al Aqsa gunmen have earned a bad reputation for their involvement in vigilante actions, including extortion."

Terrorist thugs? Involved in extortion? Who woulda thunk it?

In any case, I've got more background of terrorist press conferences, if you're not familiar with the topic. Otherwise, see the extended version of this article for more basking.
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Bringing Glory to Thug(ette)s

nospam@example.com (Brian C. Ledbetter) — Fri, 25 May 2007 08:48:30 -0500

The press is completely disgracing itself in its continual attempts to support the Intifada. Check out this delightful piece of propaganda:

Palestinian female militants of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, linked with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas' secular Fatah party, pose for journalists at Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called for a halt to rocket fire and a truce with Israel on Thursday after the army seized 33 senior Hamas figures in the latest crackdown aimed at stopping the Gaza salvos.(AFP/Said Khatib)

It's almost as if we're looking at some twisted version of
~~Charlie's~~ Mahmud's Angels or something.