There's an AP story released today that says the following about the Russian attack on the Sunni forces in Syria that have nothing to do with ISIS:
Russia launched its first airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday against what it said were Islamic State targets. But U.S. officials and Syrian opposition leaders have said the strikes hit areas not controlled by the Islamic State.
Is that something that AP ought to have said? The Russian claims are clearly false and are designed only to make it appear that they are fighting ISIS when they are not. Remember, the Russian attacks were on the city of Homs for the most part. There are no ISIS forces in Homs. There are no ISIS forces in the suburbs of Homs. There are no ISIS forces anywhere near Homs. What the Russians are doing is about the same as if they bombed Boston and claimed that they were attacking Canadian targets. In other words, this is not a question of credibility; it is a question of sticking with the obvious truth or not. AP chose to print the Russian lies without making clear that they are lies.
There's a good reason why such a big part of the American people don't trust the media. The constant reporting of lies and propaganda as if it were true certainly does not help media credibility.
Russia launched its first airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday against what it said were Islamic State targets. But U.S. officials and Syrian opposition leaders have said the strikes hit areas not controlled by the Islamic State.
Is that something that AP ought to have said? The Russian claims are clearly false and are designed only to make it appear that they are fighting ISIS when they are not. Remember, the Russian attacks were on the city of Homs for the most part. There are no ISIS forces in Homs. There are no ISIS forces in the suburbs of Homs. There are no ISIS forces anywhere near Homs. What the Russians are doing is about the same as if they bombed Boston and claimed that they were attacking Canadian targets. In other words, this is not a question of credibility; it is a question of sticking with the obvious truth or not. AP chose to print the Russian lies without making clear that they are lies.
There's a good reason why such a big part of the American people don't trust the media. The constant reporting of lies and propaganda as if it were true certainly does not help media credibility.
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