How to Redirect Blame

In true MSM fashion today, this article on Bloomberg.com about Iran thumbing its nose at the civilized world contains a little paragraph with a weak attempt to blame it all on the U.S.

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have been exacerbated by the Bush administration's allegations of Iranian meddling in Iraq. A U.S. aircraft carrier battle group led by the USS John C. Stennis arrived in the Persian Gulf region on Feb. 15 as part of a buildup of military forces. The nuclear-powered Stennis joins the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower as the second aircraft carrier battle group in the region.

Notice how that first sentence is put at the top of a paragraph with information about the U.S. military build up as if Bush is making excuses to attack Iran. Let me rewrite the first sentence to remove opinion: "Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have been exacerbated by Ahmadinejad's defiant rhetoric that directly contradicts Iranian U.N. diplomats followed by proof of Iran's involvement in Iraq published by the U.S. government."

Also pull up any article today about the Iranian defiance of the U.N. resolutions and look for any mention of Iran's history of terrorism. Or look for an analysis of Ahmadinejad's vile speeches in the same context of their push for nuclear enrichment.

This is just another example of out-of-context reporting.

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