Friday, January 25, 2008

Tehran Times and the Washington Post on U.S. Involvement in Pakistan

Wednesday's breaking story over at the Tehran Times:
Trilaterals triangulating in Pakistan
The United States is basically run by a small clique of wealthy families who own and control the Federal Reserve System, and the Trilateral Commission is their policy think tank.

The article goes on to describe how the Trilateral Commission, a perennial conspiracy favorite, is not only in charge of the Federal Reserve, but also the Pentagon and all Intelligence Communities, and wielded their power to assassinate Benazir Bhutto. Oh and they are also in league with the ever-present Zionists. Okay.

Meanwhile, the Washington Post is running the following headlines:
U.S. Urged to Push for Reforms in Pakistan
U.S. Willing to Send Troops to Pakistan
U.S. to Step Up Training of Pakistanis
So what? So every article is based off quotes - the first story is based on the pleadings of a famous cricketeer, the other two describe statements given by U.S. officials. The articles represent U.S.-Pakistan relations about as accurately as the Tehran Times. Granted, the Washington Post's articles are based in fact, but they not about facts. They are about announcements. And essentially, the Tehran Times insistence that the Trilateral Commission is responsible for Bhutto's assassination is equally reporting on announcements (announcements made by the paper, rather than by others).

I am not trying to absolve the Tehran Times, or imply that the Washington Post is at the same level, rather point out that neither is actually reporting on the changing U.S.-Pakistan relationship - only what is being said about it by sources of varying bias.



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