Comments on: Zarqawi looks like a fool on camera, and MSM utilizes its excuse-making machine

By: AnnaB

AnnaB — Wed, 17 May 2006 20:53:38 +0000

You’re absolutely right – the media is very powerful and they have realized this power. I’m not expecting the media to work for the government but they need to understand that this power they wield could jeopardize our national safety. When they publish negative reports it shows our enemies that we are divided just like showing the weakness of our enemy helps our fight on terrorism. I just wish they would understand they are Americans first, then journalist – not the other way around. This gives them the obligation to do what is right as an American – starting by supporting our troops. This doesn’t mean they have to publish all positive and/or misleading information but give us all of the facts at least!

By: redstaterep

redstaterep — Mon, 15 May 2006 17:07:08 +0000

To be honest, I’m not surprised that a news outlet like the NYT is trying to defend a terrorist. They have a hard time defending anything American and patriotic. Fortunately, the American people are not fooled, and we have videos like this of said terrorists to reinforce our preconceived notions of their nature.

By: watcher

watcher — Sun, 14 May 2006 03:02:40 +0000

It seems like the media used to be more accepting of working with the government during times of war. Granted, I wasn’t alive during WWII, so my impressions may be affected by time, but everything I’ve learned about that period has led me to believe that the media worked WITH the government instead of constantly trying to undermine it. I don’t know how much of this current trend is due to political bias and how much is simply a factor of 24/7 news programs looking for something… anything… to report on. Whatever the cause, I think the media should act more responsibly in what and how they report. Spin in either direction is unacceptable; the media should confine itself to the facts, even if that makes for less sensationalism.

By: Baklava

Baklava — Mon, 08 May 2006 17:01:13 +0000

Too much common sense there Ty

By: Tyrmadris

Tyrmadris — Mon, 08 May 2006 13:40:45 +0000

I downloaded the original ‘propaganda’ version of the video being put out by the insurgents (the one that doesn’t have them showing him how to work it when he gets confused, the same one with him ranting for like 10 minutes holding up one finger). All I could think when seeing him in the desert with that gun (looks like one of our SAW’s, the M249) was “THIS is what we’re up against?” Watching him wander across the ground with his jihadi buddies was humorous as well. I think the best part was him holding the gun while the audio clip of a machinegun was played, then in the next frame you see puffs of smoke hitting the ground randomly in the distance. It was immediately obvious, due to the lack of a series of shells being kicked out of the weapon and his amazing ability to hold it straight without any effort or his ‘muscles’ (I use the word loosely) jiggling that he was not, in fact, firing. Lack of muzzle flare and smoke would do that, too. At least he squeezed off one or two single shots. It looks like he just got impatient and had some of his buddies shoot at the desert for him (even if he was seriously actually firing it, his accuracy left much to be desired–look, I can hit the desert!).

If his video was made to ‘recruit’ more people, it must be slim pickings nowadays.

As for me, it made me laugh, though I did get upset when I saw that sweet tricked out M4 Carbine resting against the wall of his “Intel-Yurt” during the map portion of the video. Eh, likely he got it on the black market or something anyway, but it was to me the most upsetting portion of the video.

By: Never Yet Melted » Times Defends Zarqawi

Never Yet Melted » Times Defends Zarqawi — Sun, 07 May 2006 21:52:43 +0000

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By: Mwalimu Daudi

Mwalimu Daudi — Sun, 07 May 2006 18:22:21 +0000

Wonder how the MSM is going to spin this video about their hero Abu Musab al-Zarqawi? He looked like an Islamofascist version of Barney Fife.

This is the worst news to hit the Holy Jihad against Warmongers and Other Infidels since reports began to surface that Paradise is running out of virgins.

By: CHOW

CHOW — Sun, 07 May 2006 09:37:37 +0000

When I first saw the video, the only thing I could think of was ‘glad THAT guy is not on my paintball team. (Actually, I don’t play paintball. But that is what I thought anyway.)

Best Regards, CHOW

By: Big Bang Hunter

Big Bang Hunter — Sun, 07 May 2006 04:52:11 +0000

- The NYT, AP, CNN ect ect, are falling into this immediate kneejerk reaction on such a regular basis, its coming to remind me of a barnyard full of turkeys grazing quietly when suddenly something disturbs one of the “gaggle”, and the entire flock bursts into this god-awful cachophony of awbble-gobble gobbles, running back and forth, hoping up and down, and just generally doing what the bird on either side of them is doing without any real understanding of whats going on. Thats the principle reason you see so many really dumb mistakes being made these days. No one in the left-wing drive by press cares about fact checking anymore, and I suspect that the Ed rooms spend all thier time crawling over every story looking for the “angle” they can apply in Bush bashing.

- Look for a sudden ratcheting up in the coming months to even more feckless rumor mongering, and outright lying with the Congressional elections coming up, and the recent Bush job popularity polls indicating a 5 point uptick. Besides the Democratic leadership in Congress wants to get anything it can out there on the front pages in order to push this Patrick Kennedy mess off the radar, because its playing havoc with the lefts moral indignation campaign, particularly the “culture of corruption” meme.

- I still think the NYT is girding itself for the oncoming onslaught when press/CIA leak investigations get into full swing. If General Hayden is given the post vacated by Goss, that won’t take very long.

- The Libby scam is also nearing a meltdown point, with Prosecution stonewalling. At this point even if Fitzgerald can put in the “Fix” and get some low level conviction, hes already broken enough GJ rules to have anything he gets overturned. The left can’t count on a favorible activist judge in every hearing, particularly the SCOTUS. I thought it was remarkably candid of the judge in the ruling the other day when he denied Libbys council the right to subpeona “certain” players because he “didn’t want the whole trial to turn into an argument on the Iraq war”. As if anyone in America doesn’t already know that was the purpose from the very beginning.

- Bang