So the largest anti-government protest in Leabnon's history took pace today, and it barely garnered mention in top US news outlets. Not surprising, really. Also not surprising is the treatment of the rally as being "Pro-Syrian" when a major support for it comes from Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement - about as "Anti-Syrian" as they get. Nor is it surprising when CNN's coverage includes this picture next to its report:
 |
Classic really. Poor english. Hijab. That's CNN's subtle spin of the mass demonstrations against the government's anti-Lebanon actions during the summer war with Israel. It screams "ignorant Muslim". God forbid that a picture like that of the following Hizballah supporter make it through CNN's spin cycle:
 |
What do you think your average CNN reader would think if they saw this picture instead? Or what about this one, or this? My guess is that it would not quite be the same thought. They may actually question the inconsistency between the content of the article and the image of a Western-palatable "look".