Comments on: Action Alert: Terrorism on the NY Times Op-Ed Page http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/01/14/action-terrorism-on-the-ny-times-op-ed-page/ The national media watch group Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:31:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: January 2009 « Questionable Content http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/01/14/action-terrorism-on-the-ny-times-op-ed-page/comment-page-1/#comment-42711 January 2009 « Questionable Content Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:35:29 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=4554#comment-42711 [...] http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/01/14/action-terrorism-on-the-ny-times-op-ed-page/ . [...] [...] http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/01/14/action-terrorism-on-the-ny-times-op-ed-page/ . [...]

]]> By: sweetholymosiah http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/01/14/action-terrorism-on-the-ny-times-op-ed-page/comment-page-1/#comment-3078 sweetholymosiah Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:34:53 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=4554#comment-3078 What standard does the New York Times hold in relation to publication of terrorism or intentional violence upon civilians in order to "educate" the remaining peoples? Thomas Friedman has twice published his support for the logic of terrorism. At the very least, your paper threatens to disrupt the entire war-on-terror strategy of the American government by revealing our own government officials to be aligned with the terrorists we believe ourselves to pursue. You also ensure that peaceful non-radicals, the majority of whom are your readers, never read another New York Times article again. Best Wishes What standard does the New York Times hold in relation to publication
of terrorism or intentional violence upon civilians in order to
"educate" the remaining peoples? Thomas Friedman has twice published
his support for the logic of terrorism.
At the very least, your paper threatens to disrupt the entire
war-on-terror strategy of the American government by revealing our own
government officials to be aligned with the terrorists we believe
ourselves to pursue. You also ensure that peaceful non-radicals, the
majority of whom are your readers, never read another New York Times
article again.

Best Wishes

]]> By: jiainie http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/01/14/action-terrorism-on-the-ny-times-op-ed-page/comment-page-1/#comment-2563 jiainie Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:12:54 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=4554#comment-2563 I was really disappointed to read Thomas Friedman's 1/14 opinion piece about the "education" of Hamas. There is no possible way that bombing people--your neighbors included--can be a method of "educating." Is he somehow hinting that it's okay to be a terrorist, as long as you succeed in teaching your victims a lesson? I hope that the Times will maintain their high standards of accurate reporting even in their op-ed column and make sure that it is not allowing messages that contain even small traces of hate to be published. I was really disappointed to read Thomas Friedman's 1/14 opinion piece about the "education" of Hamas. There is no possible way that bombing people--your neighbors included--can be a method of "educating."

Is he somehow hinting that it's okay to be a terrorist, as long as you succeed in teaching your victims a lesson?

I hope that the Times will maintain their high standards of accurate reporting even in their op-ed column and make sure that it is not allowing messages that contain even small traces of hate to be published.

]]> By: dvanhorn http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/01/14/action-terrorism-on-the-ny-times-op-ed-page/comment-page-1/#comment-2552 dvanhorn Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:15:28 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=4554#comment-2552 To the New York Times: Thomas Friedman has again advocated the punishing of civilian populations through violence as a way of achieving political goals, this time in his January 14, 2009 column on the siege of Gaza. This is the definition of terrorism according to Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f(d). Not only has the New York Times been criminally silent on issues of international law when it comes to US foreign policy, the paper is now acting as a proponent of terrorism. If the paper wishes not to be complicit in these atrocities, it should adopt standards for Op-Ed columnists prohibiting the promotion of violence against civilian populations. David Van Horn Northeastern University College of Computer and Information Science Boston, Massachusetts http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/dvanhorn/ To the New York Times:

Thomas Friedman has again advocated the punishing of civilian populations through violence as a way of achieving political goals, this time in his January 14, 2009 column on the siege of Gaza.

This is the definition of terrorism according to Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f(d).

Not only has the New York Times been criminally silent on issues of international law when it comes to US foreign policy, the paper is now acting as a proponent of terrorism. If the paper wishes not to be complicit in these atrocities, it should adopt standards for Op-Ed columnists prohibiting the promotion of violence against civilian populations.

David Van Horn
Northeastern University
College of Computer and Information Science
Boston, Massachusetts
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/dvanhorn/

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