Wednesday, August 02, 2006

“That,” said Holmes, “is the curious matter.”

The silent dogs this time are the great factories where the mainstream press has public opinion manufactured to their orders. Look at Gallaup, at CBS, at Rasmussen and at AP and you will find nary a word concerning the war in Lebanon. Only Pew has a report - and it is a positive report concerning suport for Israel.

Apparently the masters of the great press brothels have chosen to limit their support for terrorists for the moment. Not even the "made for mainstream" Hezbollah effort at Kana was enough to draw them. This is very untypical behavior on the part of a group able to find a dark cloud to cover any rainbow. Where are the editorials lambasting the administration for not "taking control"? In general they blame it for every sparrow that falls (and for not finding a cure for warts, too). Why aren't they howling?

I wish I could say that this is good news but I don't think so. There is something else cooking. Any speculation as to what it might be?

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Maybe they are just waiting to see what happens.

cf said...

A Canadian friend just sent me an article by Chretian's foreign minister strongly condemning Hezb and supporting Israel.

Is Hezb not as good as Arafat in manipulating the press?
Or, is the big ME money there NOT backing Hezb?
Or, is the media (look at FNC's rating versus MSNBC) catching on that if people don't want this crap you can't make them watch/read it?
Don't know--but it's way over time.
Now, to keep nailing the press agencies' photogs..

Syl said...

No. I think they're just stunned.

Rick Ballard said...

John,

I've been wondering about the existential nature of the threat to Isreal as being primary. They have nothing left to cede (the farms are the flimsiest excuse I've ever seen) and the Hezzies aren't slowing up. There's nothing left to give but Jewish blood and that fact might be driving the quiet.

There is also the possibility that part of what was smuggled out of Iraq in '03 included some rockets with decent range and enough VX to cause problems if they reach Tel Aviv.

Perhaps Knuck is entirely correct, confusion has control and inaction is the chosen course.