Britons and Americans are watching two different wars
The overwhelming emphasis of television and press coverage in the UK was the civilian casualties in Lebanon. Day after day, those were the "splash" stories. The smaller number of civilian casualties from Hizbullah rockets in northern Israel was also covered but rarely made the top headlines or front pages.
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/julian_borger/2006/08/post_279.html
News on a Platter
Propaganda is part of every war, just like bombs and soldiers. Still, it's remarkable how professionally Israel deals with foreign journalists, catering conscientiously to all their needs. Lunch included.
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,429105,00.html
From Information Clearing House
End game between Israel and Hezbollah
The real trick, in terms of keeping American and British public opinion on side, is to blur the sequence of events that led to the war and present it as a desperate Israeli struggle against an unprovoked onslaught by thousands of terrorist rockets.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14326.htm
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/julian_borger/2006/08/post_279.html
News on a Platter
Propaganda is part of every war, just like bombs and soldiers. Still, it's remarkable how professionally Israel deals with foreign journalists, catering conscientiously to all their needs. Lunch included.
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,429105,00.html
From Information Clearing House
End game between Israel and Hezbollah
The real trick, in terms of keeping American and British public opinion on side, is to blur the sequence of events that led to the war and present it as a desperate Israeli struggle against an unprovoked onslaught by thousands of terrorist rockets.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14326.htm
rudkla - 3. Aug, 10:28
