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Meet The New Press – After the show….

As sometimes happens after the show (podcast here), one of runs into more info about what we talked about on the show.  Here’s one of these times:

The Biggest Lies About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

by  Rachel Marsden

The latest chapter in the conflict between the governments of Israel and Palestine is generating loads of media ink – and huge, whopping lies. Here’s a roundup of the top myths related to this war:

1) Israel launched a preemptive war…
2) Israel is killing Palestinian civilians.
3) Hamas was just minding its own business.
4) Iran has nothing to do with this.
5) George Bush just wants war with Iran.
6) Obama is waiting in the wings, and will save the world shortly.
7) George Bush has “studiously ignored the whole problem” of Israel vs. Palestine.
8) America doesn’t give the Palestinians any money.

Go read the article as to the whys….

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