I was getting myself all worked up again over the MSM coverage of the Haditha incident. When I got home from work and turned the news on the little news people were explaining how the ‘troubling situation’ has shaken the government all the way up to the White House.

They then played a little segment of an interview with the President from earlier today in which he says it is troubling. [source]

Well, I happened to have seen that interview earlier today and the little segment they played was his response to a question. ‘Are you troubled by the killing of civilians in Haditha?’ (notice the formation of the question).

President Bush seemed to be getting a little irritated because the purpose of the media being there was supposed to be in support of his meeting with the president of Rwanda, Paul Kagame. Instead the press kept asking him about Haditha. He kept replying that if (IF) the allegations were true, it would be dealt with appropriately and through the proper channels.

He replied to one question that he was ‘troubled’ by the early reports’. In the context of what I saw earlier, I had taken it to mean he was troubled by the WAY IT WAS BEING REPORTED as there was an ongoing investigation and it was premature to make such allegations.

That is being reported in the news this evening as ‘The President is troubled by the early reports of the Haditha killings’.

Also, please notice ‘Haditha KILLINGS’. The word KILLINGS is used repeatedly and consistently in reference to these allegations.

On the news this evening I have not heard a word, not one single solitary word indicating that there might be a shadow of a doubt as to the entire episode. Nothing about recordings from radio transmissions or drones overhead. It is being reported AS FACT.

They are also replaying a little portion of an interview with the Marine that was injured in the bombing before the ‘alledged incident’. The poor kid is being used.

All we hear from that interview is him saying that if they saw one dead and him assumed dead they were probably blinded with raged…. etc.

I have yet to hear what question he was asked that he was responding to or any other part of that interview. Suppose the question was something like, ‘If the other Marines in your unit were to do something like that, what do you suppose would have caused them to get out of control like that?’ For all we know, he might have repeatedly told them there was no way he could imagine these men he had fought beside would have done the things they are being accused of. Remember, he had been badly injured in the bomb and had been taken from the area before the ‘incident’.

It is sad to me that the MSM is so hungry for headlines and to rush to a story that they throw aside all reason and the well-being of the country. They apparently are willing to try and condemn Marines who are trained for warfare based on one part of one side of a story. They have taken it and run with it with no regard for the truth.

It’s all about a juicy story and if it can make George Bush look bad, all the better. (George Bush is who they really hate, remember they support the troops but ….).

So ….. I started this writing I WAS getting myself worked up (past tense). Thing is, I WAS, I was getting there. Then I read this.

HAHAHAHA. So it’s not just the United States that has a media bent on staging news! ROFL

The Media Monster, the story, the video.

It seems there might be some media bias in Germany as well. [h/t Blogmeister]

Elephants in Academia has an excellent analysis of the media distortions!

Amy Proctor and California Conservative have identified a couple of intriguing pieces to the puzzle. But surely, SURELY, the insurgents wouldn’t lie to the reporters. Surely, not. She also points out that Aljazeera is reporting along the same lines as the American media:  “Haditha Massacre Is Iraq’s Mai Lai ”

My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy is contemplating the matter and I can’t wait to hear what she has to say once the matter is vetted. And a few of her thoughts on media insanity.

Others covering Haditha and/or deceptive media: Red Hot Cuppa Politics, Blue Crab Boulevard, Blogmeister, Ace in the Hole,

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