AP Hits New Low With ‘Charismatic And Shrewd’ Description Of Dead Hezbollah Terrorist

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Posted on 09/29/2024 7:11:04 PM PDT by Impala64ssa

The outlet was shamed into editing its headline within hours.

The Associated Press previewed the likely death of Hezbollah terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah with a lengthy biographical article that rivaled The Washington Post — which famously referred to Al Qaeda terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as an “austere religious scholar — in its effort to frame the Islamic extremist in a positive light.

The original headline was posted on Friday, and it read, “Charismatic and shrewd: A look at longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.” But Saturday morning, the headline had already been edited to read simply, “Who is longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah?”

The quick edit appears to have been a response to the critics who flooded X with comments about how positive a tone the AP had adopted when talking about the leader of a terrorist organization.

AG Hamilton showed a side-by-side of the Nasrallah headline with one about the late U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK): “Former U.S. Sen. Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a ‘hoax,’ dies at 89.”

“AP on the death of a Republican Senator vs The possible death of a terror leader responsible for tens of thousands of deaths,” Hamilton captioned the screenshots.

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In addition to the headline, the AP delivered a full 12 paragraphs before the word “terrorist” was even mentioned. Instead, the outlet referred to Nasrallah as an “astute strategist,” an “archenemy of Israel,” and “a fiery orator viewed as an extremist.”

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Tweets at link. The APee are the type of fools who'd admire Charles Manson's leadership abilities. And praise Jeffrey Dahmer's culinary skills. Shitler had a bad attitude towards the Jews but he was an animal lover who cared about the environment. Mercy to the cruel is cruelty to the innocent.

1 posted on 09/29/2024 7:11:04 PM PDT by Impala64ssa

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