Latest: Flotilla towed by political tugboat
BBC pix, Erdogan and wife. This story from the New York Times is definitely worth reading, ‘Sponsor of flotilla tied to elite of Turkey’. NYT reported, “The Turkish charity [IHH] that led the flotilla involved in a deadly Israeli raid has extensive connections with Turkey’s political elite, and the group’s efforts to challenge Israel’s blockade … Continue reading
Manipulating Anti-Semitic Sentiment
For some, a Jew is simply an evil tyrant – one of the many who have brought on countless suffering on innocent Palestinian children.
Alas, but the mainstream media is just not considerate enough to drop the bias and perhaps admit that Hamas terrorists provoked attacks or “peace activists” on some aid flotilla may have employed some violence in dealing with Israeli soldiers, resulting in return fire.
After all, sensationalism sells and billowing smoke from “yet another Israeli attack” or a profusely bleeding child hovering between life and death makes for righteous anger.
Anti-terrorists: Israel cannot tapi M’sia Boleh?
The Rachels that Malaysians never heard of: Rachel Thaler, aged 16, blown up at a pizzeria in an Israeli shopping mall following a Hamas suicide bomb attack on a crowd of teenagers Rachel Ben Abu, 16 – blown up outside the entrance of a Netanya shopping mall Rachel Levy, 17 – blown up in a … Continue reading
Send 88 of our MPs flotilla-la-la to Gaza!
By HartalMSM This posting is inspired by the news report that Iran is sending a second flotilla to Gaza. It seems 200 out of Iran’s 290 members of parliament volunteered for the expedition. Since our own Dewan Rakyat has 222 number of Wakils, we feel that a proportion of 88 should be a good number … Continue reading
Vincent Tan – a trustee of Perdana Foundation
By Sharifuddin A. Latiff [Pix above: The young American activist Rachel Corrie after whom the Gaza flotilla ship is named] There are two Perdana foundations to serve Mahathir’s ego. Loony Tun speeches The Perdana Global Peace Organization was kicked off when the ex-premier wanted a personal podium for his “Expose War Crimes: Criminalise War” pitch. … Continue reading
‘Jews should go home to Germany’ message draws flak
Yesterday senior American journalist Helen Thomas tendered her immediate resignation as a columnist for Hearst Newspapers after her controversial comments on Israel were widely disseminated over the Net. In her message to Israel in a video interview on May 27, Thomas said ”Tell them to get the hell out of Palestine”. She also reminded Tel … Continue reading
MSM Maths: 1,400 > 230,000?
by Crankster The mainstream media is a strange animal. Sensation is its main course while spin-doctoring is both the appetizer and the dessert, especially in Malaysia. Scandals make excellent sensational news. So do disasters. Take the most recent disaster for example. Immediately after the earthquake in Haiti, there was plenty of noise made about how … Continue reading
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Look who’s talking? It’s Mahathir, the selective amnesiac
Posted by hartalmsm on August 4, 2010 · 1 Comment
(1) Mahathir Mohamad is claiming credit for his Perdana Global Peace Organisation as the body responsible for floating the idea that a flotilla should sail to Gaza. In his blog posting today, ‘Genocide – the destruction of an identity’, he also wrote: “… Israeli commandos attacked and killed nine Turkish aid workers on the Mavi … Continue reading →
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