September 27, 2003

Reuters Defines "Obstacles to Peace" Little Green Footballs - A mind-boggling sentence from a Reuters release about the terrorist who murdered a baby girl in the West Bank settlement of Negohot, illustrating once again the Reuters Bizarro World approach to the Middle East: Palestinians regard Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as major obstacles to peace and have regularly attacked them. Those who haven’t drunk the Reuters Kool-Aid may be forgiven for believing that the ones doing the attacking are the true obstacles to peace. (Hat tip: Yoseph M.)  9:36:29 PM

Houston Chronicle $20B to Rebuild Iraq: Loan or Grant? Newsday -  President George W. Bush's huge $20.3-billion request to improve conditions in Iraq calls for building seven government housing projects, each with roads, schools and markets. It would create a high-tech postal system, revamp sewers and railroads and modernize Iraq's electricity grid. 12:46:41 PM