one man's word?
heh. well, let's compare the credibility of both sides.
The guy who was on the scene, took the pictures and wrote the story
that was ignored?
Or the editors at Time, sitting in their air conditioned offices,
deciding the story wasn't anti-israel enough so they changed it?
I know who I trust.
now, answer my question. Is fabrication of news a legitimate tactic
for advancing an agenda?
On 11/17/06, Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
verified? One man's word against another? Thats not verification, Rick.
rick baird wrote:
> possible lying? how about verified lying.
>
> but no, the lie is not worse than the killing. covering up one side's
> attacking and killing and exaggerating another side's 'atrocities' in
> a war is worse than attacking and killing.
>
> This is Time magazine, not al-jazeera. How can anyone make an
> informed opinion about any conflict when the people we trust willfully
> lie to us? Don't you have any expectations that our press will tell
> us the truth? or are you willing, even happy to allow a few media
> elite to decide how to guide public opinion?
>
> Let me ask you one thing. If your goal is to persuade people that
> your vision of world events is the truth, is it acceptable to lie to
> make that persuasion? and would you accept anything I said if you
> knew that I deliberately and maliciously fabricated my version of the
> truth?
>
> that is my point. defend the lies. go ahead and try.
>
> On 11/17/06, Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Your point being what, Rick? That possible lying is as great a crime as
>> attacking and killing?
>>
>> rick baird wrote:
>>> Well, this was worse.
>>>
>>> It's not a Lebanese stringer photographer making stuff up.
>>>
>>> It's Time Magazine editors changing the entire story to fit their
>>> personal agenda. The photo journalist sent the photos with a full
>>> description of exactly what happened, and Time completely disregarded
>>> the his story and inserted their own pro-hezbollah, anti-isreal story
>>> line.
>>>
>>>
http://www.honestreporting.com/articles/45884734/critiques/Time_Magazine_Gets_Caught_Lying.asp
>>>
>>> Time must have been giving us the "greater truth", instead of the real kind.
>>>
>>> what say you now booth?
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