If you've ever searched the term "Hezbollah" or "Hizbollah" on Google News, you may have found a source called "al -Manar" listed on the results page. Did you read it the result from al-Manar? If so, did you realize that it was the propaganda wing of the "Party of God?"
Here's a tidbit for you in case you missed the propaganda:
"Lebanese FM: Hezbollah is an honest and courageous liberation movement sacrifices for Lebanon's independence and sovereignty"
WHAT?! A terrorist organization is an "honest and courages liberation movement?" Say what?! Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot that Israel is evil and that the only way to curb their evil is by terrorism. Silly me. What was *I* thinking?!
Look, for Google to portray al-Manar as a "news" source is about the equivalent of any of us saying that CBS is an objective news source. Neither is true. CBS is the propaganda wing of the Liberal movement in this country and al-Manar is the propaganda wing of Hezbollah which has a history even more treacherous than the Liberals in this country. Anyone remember the bombing of the Marines' barracks in Beirut on October 23, 1983 at 6:22 a.m.? Need I say anymore?
For an expert take on this, check out this Counterterrorism blog entry.
Is Google really this desparate for a "news source" in that part of the world? Better no news than slanted propaganda, if you ask me. Write to Google and request that they drop the propaganda wing of the Hezbollah terrorist organization from their news sources.
Here's a tidbit for you in case you missed the propaganda:
"Lebanese FM: Hezbollah is an honest and courageous liberation movement sacrifices for Lebanon's independence and sovereignty"
WHAT?! A terrorist organization is an "honest and courages liberation movement?" Say what?! Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot that Israel is evil and that the only way to curb their evil is by terrorism. Silly me. What was *I* thinking?!
Look, for Google to portray al-Manar as a "news" source is about the equivalent of any of us saying that CBS is an objective news source. Neither is true. CBS is the propaganda wing of the Liberal movement in this country and al-Manar is the propaganda wing of Hezbollah which has a history even more treacherous than the Liberals in this country. Anyone remember the bombing of the Marines' barracks in Beirut on October 23, 1983 at 6:22 a.m.? Need I say anymore?
For an expert take on this, check out this Counterterrorism blog entry.
Is Google really this desparate for a "news source" in that part of the world? Better no news than slanted propaganda, if you ask me. Write to Google and request that they drop the propaganda wing of the Hezbollah terrorist organization from their news sources.
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