Comments on: More Calls to Bomb (Any) Somalians http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/04/22/more-calls-to-bomb-any-somalians/ The national media watch group Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:38:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: April 2009 « Questionable Content http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/04/22/more-calls-to-bomb-any-somalians/comment-page-1/#comment-41980 April 2009 « Questionable Content Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:40:30 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=8167#comment-41980 [...] http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/04/22/more-calls-to-bomb-any-somalians/ . [...] [...] http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/04/22/more-calls-to-bomb-any-somalians/ . [...]

]]> By: OldDunc http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/04/22/more-calls-to-bomb-any-somalians/comment-page-1/#comment-3696 OldDunc Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:27:24 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=8167#comment-3696 I can't get over that "rabid war mongrel" bit. While Hanson may be one of the dogs of war, and rabid to boot, I believe the word the writer was reaching for was "war monger." (I checked the original site, and it's "mongrel" there too, so maybe it's deliberate, but it doesn't work. I can't get over that "rabid war mongrel" bit. While Hanson may be one of the dogs of war, and rabid to boot, I believe the word the writer was reaching for was "war monger." (I checked the original site, and it's "mongrel" there too, so maybe it's deliberate, but it doesn't work.

]]> By: leftionthenews http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/04/22/more-calls-to-bomb-any-somalians/comment-page-1/#comment-3669 leftionthenews Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:15:39 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=8167#comment-3669 Sadly, Victor Davis Hanson is an all-too-regular op-ed contributor to my local paper, the <I>San Jose Mercury News</I>, and no doubt countless others. He holds the distinction of being the only commentator who is wrong more often than Thomas Friedman. Sadly, Victor Davis Hanson is an all-too-regular op-ed contributor to my local paper, the San Jose Mercury News, and no doubt countless others. He holds the distinction of being the only commentator who is wrong more often than Thomas Friedman.

]]> By: Doug Latimer http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/04/22/more-calls-to-bomb-any-somalians/comment-page-1/#comment-3667 Doug Latimer Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:21:35 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=8167#comment-3667 It would've been nice to have included some intel on the motivation of many of these "pirates" ... namely, the dumping of toxic waste and illegal fishing by foreign companies. That's not meant to be a blanket defense of all or of all of the tactics employed ... I just think it's, y'know, telling the full story. That's what journalism's about, isn't it? As for what "global hegemon(s)" should or shouldn't be doing ... How about not being a goddamn global hegemon, for a start? It would've been nice to have included some intel on the motivation of many of these "pirates" … namely, the dumping of toxic waste and illegal fishing by foreign companies. That's not meant to be a blanket defense of all or of all of the tactics employed … I just think it's, y'know, telling the full story.

That's what journalism's about, isn't it?

As for what "global hegemon(s)" should or shouldn't be doing …

How about not being a goddamn global hegemon, for a start?

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