This is the Beirut bureau chief of the New York Times:
"Anne Barnard @ABarnardNYT · 2h 2 hours ago
New Yorkers, if you see one film about Syria this year, go see "Our Terrible Country," today 7pm in Astoria or Feb13". Do you think that she would ever dare to promote a movie by a Jordanian opposition group? Or by a March 8 group in Lebanon? Or by a Palestinian national group? Different standards, eh? It is expected from the Western journalist to be dispassionate but not on issues dear to the heart of empire.
"Anne Barnard @ABarnardNYT · 2h 2 hours ago
New Yorkers, if you see one film about Syria this year, go see "Our Terrible Country," today 7pm in Astoria or Feb13". Do you think that she would ever dare to promote a movie by a Jordanian opposition group? Or by a March 8 group in Lebanon? Or by a Palestinian national group? Different standards, eh? It is expected from the Western journalist to be dispassionate but not on issues dear to the heart of empire.
