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November 22, 2006

Inherent contradiction

Is it just me, or is there a selective lack of critical thinking amongst journalists now days?

From the BBC story titled "Israel to probe cluster bomb use"

The pressure groups Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have both criticised Israel for firing cluster bombs into southern Lebanon during the 34-day conflict.

In its latest report, Amnesty asserts that civilians on both sides bore the brunt of the fighting.

As well as highlighting the issue of cluster bombs, Amnesty found that Hezbollah hid Katyusha rockets among civilians and often fired them into Israel from the cover of civilian villages.

But researchers found no evidence that Hezbollah actually used civilians as human shields during the fighting.

The final senteces both abut and butt.

Using civialians as cover is not using civilians as human shields? I applaud the BBC's total mastery of cognitave dissonance.

Scrawled illegibly by Meathe at November 22, 2006 09:44 AM

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