Media milks Qana building collapse for all it’s worth
Make sure to check out the news links at both Google News and Memeorandum to see how the MSM has jumped on the bombing in Qana story like it’s Israel’s version of Abu Ghraib.
Monday open thread
Got a massive data re-entry project going on this morning – ya’ll hold the fort down til I can return to blogging, which will hopefully be sometime this afternoon.
Connecticut Senate race: WaPo endorses Lieberman, NYT endorses Lamont
No real surprises here with the way the endorsements fell, considering the NYT’s anti-war Iraq stance and the WaPo’s pro-Iraq war stances (expressed in various editorials in the past). However, the WaPo’s editorial discusses Lieberman’s other strengths, in addition to his steadfast support of the Iraq war, while the NYT focuses primarily on Lamont being the anti-Bush/anti-Iraq war candidate that Lieberman isn’t.
Civilian deaths in Lebanon: MSM should examine Hezbollah’s part more closely
The big story coming from the Middle East today is an Israeli airstrike that killed 56 civilians in Lebanon, including 34 children. Via AP:
Lawsuit filed against Rumsfeld and Rice is really about Jew & US hatred, not ‘faulty’ Lebanon evacuations
This story is about a week old, but I just heard about it after watching CNN for a few minutes and listening to someone who is either a lawyer or spokesperson on behalf of the Arab group filing this suit. First, the story: