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Reuters Fails To Note Irony Of Dictator Gaddafi's Call For 'Popular Revolution' Against Israel
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| MarkFinkelstein
Posted on 02/14/2011 2:47:38 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Muammar Gaddafi has resorted to the oldest trick in the Arab-dictator book: distract attention from authoritarian rule at home by beating the Palestinian drum. Nothing new there. But what is noteworthy is how Reuters seems happy to march to the Libyan strongman's beat.
Reuters' article "Gaddafi tells Palestinians: revolt against Israel" [h/t Drudge], fails to note the irony of an iron-fisted dictator calling for "popular uprising" and "revolution" . . . elsewhere. Indeed, the Reuters article, authored by Ali Shuaib and Salah Sarrar, fails even to identify Gaddafi as the dictator he is, referring to him respectfully as the Libyan "leader."
And speaking of respect . . .
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: egypt; gaddafi; libya; reuters
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Reuters in Gaddafi’s hip pocket ping to Today show list.
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posted on
02/14/2011 2:59:47 AM PST
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governsleastgovernsbest
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Old mumar better worry about his own skin.
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02/14/2011 4:57:16 AM PST
by
New Jersey Realist
(Congress doesn't care a damn about "we the people")
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posted on
02/14/2011 4:58:40 AM PST
by
SJackson
(In wine there is wisdom, In beer there is freedom, In water there is bacteria.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
I have always wondered how the leader of a rinky-dink little do-nothing country can have eight tows of ribbons.
Other than, “that’s pretty, make me one.”
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posted on
02/14/2011 4:58:46 AM PST
by
CPOSharky
(Posted with 100% recycled electrons.)
To: CPOSharky
Dictatorship has its privileges ;-)
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posted on
02/14/2011 5:12:27 AM PST
by
governsleastgovernsbest
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Why do you pick on Israel, Ga-Daffy Duck? You’re deschlh-picable!
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posted on
02/14/2011 5:33:12 AM PST
by
RoadTest
(Organized religion is no substitute for the relationship the living God wants with you.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Dude looks like any number of 1970-1980’s era rock stars.
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02/14/2011 5:46:59 AM PST
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fso301
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