Posted by
Icarus on Friday, September 12, 2008 8:35:52 AM
9/11 in Greece, CNN as the only English news source, is not the best way to remember that day.
CNN did spend a few brief moments reviewing the events in the context of a report about the memorial to those who died at the Pentagon on 9/11. I don't have an opinion about the memorial itself. Clearly the architect gave it a great deal of thought and, since it is on Pentagon grounds, the military approved it.
CNN could not help itself on 9/11 and had to immediately follow this respectful report with an shot at American activity since that terrible day. The story that followed the Pentagon 9/11 memorial was about a Middle Eastern college student who, following the Fascislamist attacks against America, thought it would be a good idea to download an al Qeada manual from the internet. He was held and questioned for several days by authorities who were naturally on edge and looking for anyone interested in Fascislamist activity.
CNN made it clear with this report their opinion of the West's war against Fascislamism. If it does not involve pointless negotiation by European
wimps diplomats, then CNN does not like it.
The Middle Eastern student CNN chose to interview was absurd on its face. He made the comment that American activity, like his short detention and questioning, was radicalizing and creating more fascislamist terrorists. That clearly did not happen in his case. So who was he talking about? We'll never know. CNN never bother to follow up an assertion made without evidence if that assertion fits CNN's left-liberal worldview.