biasedmedia

Who to believe?
While reviewing some of the articles written on the Christian participation in the Lebanese opposition demonstrations, I came across some very interesting contradictions that show the extent to which some media are far from the truth and biased in their analysis and reporting.
A sample of these are three articles, one written by Michael Hirst on the website of the Catholic News Service, whereas the conclusion is that:"Former Gen. Michel Aoun, a Maronite Catholic who was once a critic of Syria but switched allegiances and leads supporters of Hezbollah and the pro-Syrian opposition, said Dec. 6 that the Lebanese opposition would escalate its street protests unless the Western-backed government accedes to its demands for a national unity Cabinet."
Moreover, Hirst argues that "Since then, thousands of predominantly male Shiite protesters have been sleeping in hundreds of white tents erected on streets and squares near the prime minister's office, and ongoing daily demonstrations have brought businesses in the capital's commercial center to a grinding halt. "
The second article, by Sophie McNeill in the Global Research, states that "The size and commitment of the Christian participation became clear Sunday, as thousands of Christians from Aoun's 'Free Patriotic Movement' marched in from East Beirut to join their Shia allies in calling for the Prime Minister to resign".
The third report is from Reuters that claims that Christian protesters return to Beirut square the reason being, as Yara Bayoumi reports that"Of course we are still against any Syrian military presence in Lebanon. When we came down on March 14 we wanted Syria to leave and its army left," said Bashir Salameh, 18. "Now we have internal demands that have nothing to do with Syria."

Well, as a christian myself, I know that many of my friends were down there! However, it is worrying that even the Catholic press is biased while our Lord stated clearly that : "THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE"!!!