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Manedwolf

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The bias of war headlines, once again
« on: May 03, 2008, 02:06:51 PM »
Facts of story: A US missile strike took out a terrorist house in Sadr City. Comparative headlines:

AP: "US strike takes out militant holdout in Baghdad"

NYT: "Missiles Strike Sadr City; Hospital and Children Hit"

We all know the New York Times pretty much hates the troops and uses any excuse to make them look bad, and has been losing readership as a result...but doesn't it seem like they're getting more and more shameless in being a mouthpiece for our enemies?
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Re: The bias of war headlines, once again
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2008, 02:17:32 PM »
Did the missiles hit the hospital and kill children?
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Re: The bias of war headlines, once again
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2008, 03:08:00 PM »
Quote from: shootinstudent on May 03, 2008, 01:17:32 PM
Did the missiles hit the hospital and kill children?
No missiles hit the hospital.  It does not appear that any children were killed.
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Re: The bias of war headlines, once again
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2008, 07:53:15 PM »
Where do they get there numbers from?
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Re: The bias of war headlines, once again
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2008, 08:59:59 PM »
They're obviously not getting their numbers from over there, most likely from out of their, um, there.
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