Tuesday, February 22, 2011

NPR: Another failure to report on violence of Islam

What was astonishing is that in the entire story there was no mention made of the religious dimension to the violence; there was no mention that it is the Shia majority protesting against the Sunni rulers that is the key issue in Bahrain; most egregiously there was no discussion at all of the likelihood (certainty) that Iranian agents were involved in every aspect of the uprising. Nor was there mention of Iranian claims to Bahrain, an oil rich island that would enhance Iran's portfolio. This is not news reporting; this is non-news reporting. NPR managed to obfuscate more than they illuminated.   Read more over at ShrinkWrapped