Media follies continue

As the flare-up in Palestinia wages on, an event started by state-sponsored terrorist groups, curious western journalists never cease to amuse in their questioning. In a quick scan this morning CNN was still posting Anderson Cooper's 360 Blog post on their main page that was apparently trying to create a Katrina-light scandal by fostering the notion the Bush administration is lagging behind other countries in getting civilians out of Lebanon:

Some of the Americans who have made it out are clearly exasperated with the U.S. response. You see them checking into Larnaca's beachfront hotels tired, frustrated, and a little stunned at what they've been through.

Meanwhile I'm watching Fox News this Wednesday morning reporting on a US-chartered Cruise ship carrying 1000 Americans to Cyprus.

That was followed by a John Bolton press conference, where a journalist again pestered him about a cease-fire (despite the 900 rockets that have fallen on Israel so far). Bolton handled the question calmly--said they were waiting on Kofi Annan's briefing--then asked how one goes about organizing a cease-fire with a terrorist organization. Is there any precedent?

On that same notion, this conflict will clarify once and for all the nature of proxy armies in the Middle East. The Israeli Defense Force is fighting Iran and Syria through their terrorst 'armies', which begs the question--which state does al Qaeda represent?

MORE 7/19

Sorry for double post. Blogger was screwed up and I've been outa pocket all day. It's gone now.