CNN Seeking Hezbollah Apologists. Any Takers?
July 26th, 2006 by SpokesbloggerRecently we had some decent things to say about the blog of Anderson Cooper 360. But then they slipped back to their liberal ideology and prescribe the “softer” side of terrorists.
They note:
The United States and others clearly call Hezbollah a terrorist group: The source of countless raids, bombings and attacks on Israel; the bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983, which left 241 people dead; and the architects of all those displays in which young men cover their faces, strap mock bombs to their chests, and parade before the cameras pledging to kill any and all soldiers and civilians alike who oppose their cause.
Followed up by what other, perhaps by what a more enlightened, elitist journalist, might call Hezbollah:
But some people describe another part of Hezbollah. They talk about a group that is beloved in southern Lebanon for running schools, hospitals, social services, even clearing snow in the winter for some communities that the official government of Lebanon does not serve. They say these things make Hezbollah something other than a terrorist group: A quasi-government; a nation within a nation.
This appears to be classic “objective” journalism, right? Wrong. Does anyone here need to take a step back and think about what a “terrorist” really is? I don’t think so.
Fortunately, those who left comments on the post weighed in quickly with a similar candid response:
From Leon in Boston, MA: “Absolutely ridiculous question. Those that target innocent civilians time and time again are terrorists. Period. End of sentence. End of discussion.”
Jay in Chatanooga, TN: “What is Hezbollah?!? Ask the loved ones of one of the U.S. Marines killed by Hezbollah over 20 years ago. HELLO modern media… They’re not warm and fuzzy, they’re not an excuse to practice sensitivity training… THEY’RE THE ENEMY. What is wrong with you?”
For the definition of a terrorist, we think it’s apropos to point Anderson and Co. to the President’s speech on 20 September 2001 where he said rather succinctly:
The terrorists are traitors to their own faith, trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself. The enemy of America is not our many Muslim friends; it is not our many Arab friends. Our enemy is a radical network of terrorists, and every government that supports them. Our war on terror begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped, and defeated.
There is a mission at hand Anderson, and you won’t find any apologists here.
UPDATE (1:15 PM): It doesn’t look like Anderson will find any apologists at Wizbang either.
UPDATE (2:41 PM): Mary Katharine Ham doesn’t seem to be sympathizing with Hezbollah either.