Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Western journalstic standards: Der Spiegel

From Thea:  "This is from the German weekly DER SPIEGEL (April 23) about the kidnapping of two christian Bishops near the city of Aleppo. This is journalistic standard of Western press – dumb and rotten:
„Es wird vermutet, dass sie von einer Brigade verschleppt wurden, der Ausländer angehören und die von Oppositionellen verdächtigt wird, heimlich mit dem Regime von Präsident Baschar al-Assad zusammenzuarbeiten.“
Means in English „…it is presumed, that they are kidnapped by a brigade of foreign fighters which are suspected by opposition sources to cooperate secretly with the regime of president Bashar al-Assad.”  So they can do no wrong. Even if they kill and torture and lynch, they will blame the deeds by ONE OF THEIR OWN on the regime.