This may not come as a surprise to those who follow the Associated Press. This morning I read this article, and I was appalled.
It takes the government's official vote tally at face value. No reasonable observer does; there are massive statistical irregularities, such as every city and region voting in the exact same proportion. Leaked numbers claim that the government's proclaimed winner actually placed fourth.
It uses the terms "dispersed" and "crackdown" to describe the government attacking thousands of demonstrators with axes. Axes! More here and here.
(In response, the White House withdrew its invitation to Iranian diplomats to the July 4th cookout.)
The AP exists to accurately report news. It's not doing a good job.
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I, for one, blame video games. If Iran had never played Grand Theft Auto, they wouldn't know that axes can kill people!
ReplyDeleteOn a less ridiculous level, what do we really expect our government to do? We elected an amazing speech giver, and how has he responded to crises? He gives speeches. I am both shocked AND appalled!
Im sure there's a lot of tears being shed in Iran over the fact that they won't get to wear their "Overthrow the Chef" aprons at the big 4th of July cookout. I'm sure they've learned their lesson now. :p
ReplyDeleteI know that reporting the news is getting harder with budget crunches (especially for newspapers), but come on...it seems like most reporting is going from sloppy to downright irresponsible.