Tuesday, December 12, 2006

On the Slaughter of the Innocents

The New York Times declared that "Hamas denounced the killings" ofthe three children of a high Fatah official in Gaza and went on to 'prove' it:-

“This is a gruesome crime,” said Mahmoud Zahar, the Palestinian foreign minister and a Hamas leader. “Those who committed this crime have no conscience and are using it for political goals.”


Without getting too nitpicking, I would suggest that Zahar did not denounce the killings in the words quoted. He was meerly being factually descriptive. THat's the way it is when perhaps you are the guilty party.

But why wasn't Greg Myre more sophisticated and perceptive in his reporting?

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