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...but check it out anyway. Lebanese-American Hezbullah fighter buried in Lebanon (at LGF). The fact that Radwan was buried in Lebanon, by a foreign terrorist entity, says all I need to know about his former loyalties. Of course, the press is expected to lionize him extensively, considering that he's an "American" of the Cindy Sheehan variety. I'll do my best to keep up with the coverage here, so be sure to check back throughout the day!

It's encouraging to see that, so far, only one wire photographer was dispatched to cover this shameless propaganda funeral. It's too bad, though, that the press can't be bothered to cover American military funerals as positively as they cover the funerals of terrorists.

Update 4-Oct 08:59 EST: We've got two photographers on this story now. Perhaps AFP was slow in submitting their photos to the wire? Continue reading »

It seems that now that things in southern Lebanon have started to shake out the way they were predicted to shake out, we're basically left with two groups monitoring the region: The UnTIEd Nations, which couldn't "peacekeep" its way out of a box, and the Israeli Defence Forces, which is doing the best it can to keep missiles away from its civilian populace (and is hamstrung at every step by the previously-mentioned bunch).

So, in light of that, when I saw this shot come across the wires this morning, it brought just a slight hint of a smile to my face. We've seen shots of the United Nations "watching" things down there, and now—the joy!—here we see a shot of the IDF doing some watching of their own.

They're smarter, though. Notice who they're watching?

Yep, that's right. Our "friends," the press.

In light of yesterday's confrontation between the IDF and the French detachment to the UN over a couple of journalists, the hand-wringing was in full force. The press needs to think about this a little harder though—They are electing voluntarily to go into a war zone, and they are actively being supportive of Hezbullah (intentionally or not) by submitting a continuous stream of positive reports about the terror group along with their endless load of anti-Israel reports.

If the press wants to present Hezbullah's side of the story as fact, that's fine. They have the right to do so. They shouldn't be surprised when the IDF recognizes their actions for what they are, and acts accordingly. Continue reading »