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October 11, 2005
So lemme get this straight. . .
In searching around today I came across this AP article via Yahoo.
All was well and good, I read the article, absorbed it's content, then WHAM! I was stopped dead in my tracks by this picture. Can you see what stopped me?
Click for larger screenshot.
So lemme get this straight, Osama Bin Laden is now described as a "dissident"? Heck, why don't we just stop playing around and start referring to Osama Bin Laden as "considered by the AP as a harmless Muslim slightly miffed at Zionists and the West".
This is pretty ridiculous, Osama has claimed responsibility for the 9-11 attacks, the Madrid bombings and countless other terrorist attacks worldwide, but the AP is now describing him as a "Saudi dissident"????
Am I the only one who finds this just a bit disturbing? Also, if you're referring to someone as a dissident, does it make sense to also in the same sentence say the "dissident" has a "deputy"???? Why don't they just call Osama a "sheriff"???
Boggle. . . Pure Boggle
--Jason
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UPDATE 2: Wouldn't you know it, now they've changed the photo and caption with something even less comprehensible - Small Screenshot - Larger Screenshot. And YES YES, I know the photos are "somewhat" automated in reference to the article, but referring to Osama as a "dissident" still seems a bit "off the mark" to me.
-JC
Posted by JasonColeman at October 11, 2005 11:16 PM
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Today's lesson: The AP uses the words dissident & deputy in a sentence.
Tomorrow: words that begin with the letter "L": lending & legitimacy, creating the concept.
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