From the Editors 23 August 2012
Today EI’s Ali Abunimah spoke to CounterSpin the weekly radio program of media watchdog FAIR. The segment with Abunimah begins at 19 minutes into the show.
CounterSpin is heard on more than 150 radio stations in North America.
the British newspaper the Guardian has come under fire for hiring far right commentator Josh Treviño. Much of the criticism centers on Treviño’s calls of support for the Israeli Defense Forces’ killing of passengers aboard a flotilla challenging the blockade of the Gaza Strip. Treviño says his words were misunderstood, but his critics say they understand them quite clearly. What they don’t understand, however, is why the Guardian thinks his perspective is worth a regular column. Ali Abunimah of Electronic Intifada will talk about the controversy, and the paper’s bizarre defense.
Full Coverage
- August 22: How The Guardian’s Joshua Treviño injected anti-Muslim hate into 2010 California senate race
- August 21: Guardian offers bizarre new defense for hiring Islamophobic murder-inciter Joshua Treviño
- August 20: American student shot dead by Israel “deserved” to die says Guardian’s Joshua Treviño
- August 19: Guardian’s Treviño: Only way Mavi Marmara killings could be “better” is if “IDF drew Muhammed on a bulkhead”
- August 18: The dishonesty deepens: Guardian demotes Joshua Treviño but hopes we won’t notice
- August 18: “What’s gone wrong at The Guardian?” (Al Jazeera)
- August 15: New Guardian team member openly incited Israel to murder Alice Walker and others
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Excellent on Gettleman (NY Times) coverage of Meles's US support
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