August 03, 2006

Qana : WaPo Defends Hizb'Allah's Honor

The Washington Post's Jefferson Morley comments on the bloggers questioning Hizb'Allah's Qana story:

I think some combination of cynicism, complacency and insulation has stifled the instincts of very good reporters. I also think there is also a failure of leadership at the senior editorial level. The issues raised ... are very serious. To pursue them is to invite confrontation. This means that ‘beat’ reporters cannot realistically pursue the story. I say all this way of explanation, not rationalization. There are several natural follow up stories ... that we should be pursuing right now….
Oh, wait... wrong quote. That was Morley's comment on the Downing Street Memo. Here's his comment on Qana:
[Blogger Richard] North says he is just trying to "raise questions," which is certainly a legitimate goal. My question is: What is it about the photos from Qana that made Israel's supporters prefer fantasy to fact?
Apparently, the standard of cynicism in the wake of inconsistent facts varies widely based on which side Morley's on. As The American Thinker puts it:
But [the Downing Street Memo] was then, this is now, and it was leftists who were demanding that questions be raised.

In his attempt at debunking the questions being raised about Qana, he doesn’t bother actually examining the evidence.

LGF is all over it:
Morley doesn’t bother to actually address any of the facts raised by those questioning the Qana photos, of course. But he would be well-advised to do a little research before echoing the talking points of the lefty blogosphere, so that he doesn’t embarrass himself...
The Real Ugly American puts it well:
Again I have no idea if Hezbollah brought additional bodies to the scene or not but neither do you. I am also well aware that terrorist organizations like Hezbollah are not above faking death tolls, or planting bodies and so are you.
Well, Mr. Morley?

By Ragnar Danneskjold, Typical Bitter Gun-Clinger at 04:42 PM | |