[LCM Articles] FW: The rules of POLITICAL CORRECTNESS when it comes to the Israeli-Arab conflict

Fri Aug 11 13:09:12 EDT 2006

And, if you're Wolf Blitzer, you must start every Situation Room with:

"It's easy to forget with all this violence who started this battle.  On July 12th, Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers..."

Farrah

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Subject: [LCM Articles] FW: The rules of POLITICAL CORRECTNESS when it comes to the Israeli-Arab conflict

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Subject: The rules of POLITICAL CORRECTNESS when it comes to the Israeli-Arab conflict:

Subject: The rules of POLITICAL CORRECTNESS when it comes to the Israeli-Arab conflict: 

The rules of POLITICAL CORRECTNESS when it comes to the Israeli-Arab conflict: 

Rule # 1 : In the Middle East, it is always the Arabs that attack first, and it's always Israel who defends itself. This is called "retaliation". 

Rule # 2: The Arabs, whether Palestinians or Lebanese, are not allowed to kill Israelis. This is called "terrorism"

Rule # 3: Israel has the right to kill Arab civilians, this is called "self-defense", or these days "collateral damage". 

Rule # 4: When Israel kills too many civilians. The Western world calls for restraint. This is called the "reaction of the international community". 

Rule # 5: Palestinians and Lebanese do not have the right to capture Israeli  military, not even a limited number, not even 1 or 2. 

Rule # 6: Israel has the right to capture as many Palestinians as they want  (Palestinians: around 10,000 to date, 300 of which are children, Lebanese: 1000s to date, being held without trial). There is no limit; there is no need for proof of guilt or trial. All that is needed is the magic word: "terrorism" 

Rule # 7: When you say "Hezbollah", always be sure to add "supported by Syria and Iran " 

Rule # 8: When you say " Israel ", never say "supported by the USA , the UK and other European countries", for people (God forbid) might believe this is not an equal conflict. 

Rule # 9: When it comes to Israel , don't mention the words "occupied territories", "UN resolutions",  " Geneva conventions". This could distress the audience of Fox. 

Rule # 10: Israelis speak better English than Arabs. This is why we let them  speak out as much as possible, so that they can explain rules 1 through 9. This is called "neutral journalism". 

Rule # 11: If you don't agree with these rules or if you favor the Arab side over the Israeli side, you must be a very dangerous anti-Semite. You may even have to make a public apology if you express your honest opinion (isn't democracy wonderful?) 

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