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Talking Point

Date and Time  - Jul. 20th, 2007, 01:44 pm

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Bush described his pardon of Scooter Libby as "fair and balanced". I wonder if Fox News will sue him for trademark infringement.

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Spin Any Harder and I'll Puke

Date and Time  - May. 15th, 2007, 03:23 pm

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I was just at the Fox News website. One of the story teasers (second story, directly below Falwell's death) read:

Hard Time at Gitmo
Detainee cries 'torture,' says he was forced to use unscented deodorant and read newsletter full of 'crap'

If one clicks the link and reads the article, it does mention that the source for the story, a transcript of Majid Khan's military hearing, was "redacted" (in other words, parts that would not be in the best interest of the United States military were deleted). Buried deep into the article we also find this:

Ali Shoukat Khan said his son [Majid Khan] was kidnapped in Pakistan and that there, Americans tortured his son "for eight hours at a time, tying him tightly in stressful positions in a small chair until his hands, feet and mind went numb. ... He was often hooded and had difficulty breathing. They also beat him repeatedly, slapping him in the face, and deprived him of sleep."

"Fair and balancedâ„¢" is a joke. And a bad one, at that.

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