LILA RAJIVA: The Mind-Body Politic

Time To Talk About the Elephant

January 9, 2010

Tags: Balawi, cia, glenn greenwald, israel, jihadi, palestine, suicide bomber, terrorism
Posted in: Ideology, Iraq War, War

Crazy terrorist or method to his madness? When will the media start providing context?

From Mondoweiss:

“He [Balawi's brother] described Mr. Balawi as a “very good brother” and a “brilliant doctor,” saying that the family knew nothing of Mr. Balawi’s writings under a pseudonym on jihadi Web sites. He said, however, that his brother had been “changed” by last year’s three-week-long Israeli offensive in Gaza, which killed about 1,300 Palestinians….

…I wonder how long the mainstream media will continue to treat this angle as a sidelight and not a main event. 9/11, the recent Fort Hood massacre, the murder of Bobby Kennedy– all had a Palestinian angle. Still the dots remain unconnected, the elephant unreported. Now it feels like the third intifada has started, and it’s a global one. Something’s got to give. It’s time for Chris Matthews and Jon Stewart to end the hypocrisy.”

Hat-tip to Glenn Greenwald (via Lew Rockwell)