John Chuckman
COMMENT SENT TO ALJAZEERA ABOUT AN ARTICLE BY MARIAM BARGHOUTI
“CNN: Facts first, just not on Israel”
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/cnn-facts-israel-181202144659493.html
Thank you, Mariam Barghouti's piece about CNN and Israel and Palestine is simply outstanding.
A clear ordering of facts, and not just opinions.
And, of course, when facts can be ignored - as they were in this case - we know we are in a dangerous place where consequential decisions are made without them.
And that is especially poignant when we are talking about a major news organization, and one that goes on in its publicity about “facts” and “fake news” almost like slogans in a religious revival campaign.
But much like some fundamentalist tent preacher conducting a revival campaign who in fact in private is doing scandalous things, just so CNN with facts about Israel and the Palestinians.
