A message from a Lebanese journalist .....

Originally posted by millerman
Michael Béhé writes for "Metula News Agency"

Guess what, Metula News Agency is based in Northern Israel,

Now i'm not saying he is Israeli, but also it is not clear whether the writer is a Lebanese patriot.

Please confirm his origin before posting this article, as this clearly has a major bearing on the credibility of the article you posted

no1's statement asside, no opne seems to have commented on millerman's statement that the journalist you quoted works ofr an Israeli based news agency. If this were the case then the crux of your argument, that the article must be unbiased because the author is Lebanese, is severly damaged.

Originally posted by dottewell
You can find what kind of news agency mena is at

www.menapress.com

(It is in French, but I'm sure google or whatever can translate if needed.)

You can search back for previous articles by Michael Behe. (There are relatively few, and I would class all of them as mainly opinion pieces.)

On you crusade against sloppy, one-sided journalism, Ivanhoe, is this the kind of paragon you have in mind?

If there are any remarks you want to make about the article, I would love to hear them. For instance what are the facts in his article, and I am not talkink about his opinions or assessments, that are false ?

Originally posted by belgianfreak
no1's statement asside, no opne seems to have commented on millerman's statement that the journalist you quoted works ofr an Israeli based news agency. If this were the case then the crux of your argument, that the article must be unbiased because the author is Lebanese, is severly damaged.

Is it ? You're jumping to conclusions I'm afraid.

Originally posted by Philodor
And 'dottewell' is another clown of the same stamp it seems.

He's trying hard to hide it though ..... lol ....... 😀 😵

Originally posted by ivanhoe
Is it ?

you opening line stated that the article was:

written by a Lebanese journalist, an independant journalist, not a Hezbollah sycophant, nor a Syrian one, nor an Iranian one...

you started by claiming that the article was written by an unbiased Lebanese journalist. If he works for an Iranian news network that would case severe doubt on his being unbiased.

In short: yes, it is.

Originally posted by belgianfreak
you opening line stated that the article was:

[b]written by a Lebanese journalist, an independant journalist, not a Hezbollah sycophant, nor a Syrian one, nor an Iranian one...

you started by claiming that the article was written by an unbiased Lebanese journalist. If he works for an Iranian news network that would case severe doubt on his being unbiased.

In short: yes, it is.[/b]

Surely if this chap worked for the Iranians he would hardly be allowed to criticise their puppet organisation in Lebanon.

Originally posted by Philodor
Surely if this chap worked for the Iranians he would hardly be allowed to criticise their puppet organisation in Lebanon.

sorry, had a brain fart - that should have read that he works for an Israeli based news network 😳

Originally posted by ivanhoe
If there are any remarks you want to make about the article, I would love to hear them. For instance what are the facts in his article, and I am not talkink about his opinions or assessments, that are false ?

Actually, if we are "fact-checking", we can start even before then. You referred to him as an "independent journalist".

Did you even bother to look at the MeNA site? Do you know how they are viewed?

Did you check back on Mr Behe's previous articles?

Originally posted by dottewell
Actually, if we are "fact-checking", we can start even before then. You referred to him as an "independent journalist".

Did you even bother to look at the MeNA site? Do you know how they are viewed?

Did you check back on Mr Behe's previous articles?

Have you ?

Originally posted by belgianfreak
you opening line stated that the article was:

[b]written by a Lebanese journalist, an independant journalist, not a Hezbollah sycophant, nor a Syrian one, nor an Iranian one...

you started by claiming that the article was written by an unbiased Lebanese journalist. If he works for an Iranian news network that would case severe doubt on his being unbiased.

In short: yes, it is.[/b]

Just keep reading this thread then .... it's bound to become very interesting.

Originally posted by ivanhoe
Have you ?

Yes. Why are you avoiding the question?

Now, what did you mean by "independent"?

Originally posted by belgianfreak
you opening line stated that the article was:

[b]written by a Lebanese journalist, an independant journalist, not a Hezbollah sycophant, nor a Syrian one, nor an Iranian one...

you started by claiming that the article was written by an unbiased Lebanese journalist. If he works for an Iranian news network that would case severe doubt on his being unbiased.

In short: yes, it is.[/b]

Is he working for an Israeli news agency ?

Originally posted by dottewell
Yes. Why are you avoiding the question?

Now, what did you mean by "independent"?

By independent I meant that he can write what he considers appropiate. He can write what he sees as the truth, not what some government or some organisation sees as the truth.

Originally posted by dottewell
Yes. Why are you avoiding the question?

Now, what did you mean by "independent"?

I would guess that the 40% non-muslim population of Lebanon are pretty sick at the antics of the followers of the prophet, especially of Hezbollah without whose presence they would be left in peace.

Originally posted by dottewell
Yes.

What were the results of your research ?