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Monday, August 28, 2006

Strange Definition of "Harm"

Dean Barnett (posting at HughHewitt.com) points out an interesting item from the NY Times coverage of the released Fox News reporters:
Here’s the New York Times’ lede in its coverage of the Steve Centanni story:

JERUSALEM, Aug. 27 — Two journalists kidnapped in Gaza were released unharmed on Sunday after being forced at gunpoint to say on a videotape that they had converted to Islam. (Emphasis added.)

Interesting locution there, “released unharmed,” no? This comes from the newspaper that believes that a Christmas crèche or a prayer uttered before a high school football game is a violation of the highest order. And yet being forced to adopt another faith at the point of a gun doesn’t rise to the level of “harm” in the Times’ judgment.

Hmmm.

Good point.

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