COLMES: In his most recent posting on TheDailyBeast.com, terrorism expert Steve Emerson dissects what he says is the New York Times' clearly sympathetic view lf Hamas when reporting on the Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza.
Emerson says The Times is trying to humanize the terror group. Emerson references a particular article back in October of 2008 where New York Times reporter Tagreid al-Khaduri (ph) wrote, "Taking advantage of the pause in violence, the Hamas leaders have turned to matchmaking, bringing together single fighters and widows and providing dowries and wedding parties for the many here who cannot afford such trappings or -- of matrimony," end of the quote.
Joining us now from InvestigativeProject.org, Steve Emerson.
Steve, The New York Times is an easy target, but would you honestly say that, in the United States, there's a fair and balanced presentation, media-wide, giving both sides of the issue here? More ...
Emerson says The Times is trying to humanize the terror group. Emerson references a particular article back in October of 2008 where New York Times reporter Tagreid al-Khaduri (ph) wrote, "Taking advantage of the pause in violence, the Hamas leaders have turned to matchmaking, bringing together single fighters and widows and providing dowries and wedding parties for the many here who cannot afford such trappings or -- of matrimony," end of the quote.
Joining us now from InvestigativeProject.org, Steve Emerson.
Steve, The New York Times is an easy target, but would you honestly say that, in the United States, there's a fair and balanced presentation, media-wide, giving both sides of the issue here? More ...
Source: FNC
H/T: The Investigative Project
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