Finally, Lebanon will have representative government…

… and The Associated Press can’t stand it!

Lebanon is becoming a people’s republic with governmental checks and balances; so naturally, the neocon-Likudnik empire’s PR machine is approaching damage-control overdrive.

For today’s exposé on journalistic fraud by AP (Absolutist Propaganda), I’ll simply copy-and-paste paragraphs and emphasize the obvious empire-apologizing bias of the world’s largest allegedly-fair-and-balanced new service, starting with the opening paragraph.

Lebanon’s feuding factions ended an 18-month political crisis Wednesday after reaching a breakthrough deal that gives the militant Hezbollah and their allies veto power on any government decision.

Of course AP neglects to show how the other Lebanese political parties are not militant.

The agreement is a major triumph for Hezbollah, handing the armed Shiite guerrilla group increased political power and further eroding the government’s frail command of the religiously and politically divided country.

Gee. When do Hizballah’s opponents get to have three or more adjectives before their names? Darn!

“[T]he government’s frail command of the religiously and politically divided country” is more aptly described as the gerrymandered executive power over a populace divided by imperial powers based on a now-backwards 1932 census.

“There are no losers,” Lebanese Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh told The Associated Press, downplaying the concessions made to Hezbollah. “Lebanon is the winner.”

If AP knows who won and who lost, and everything between, then why do they bother interviewing?

The resulting deal was a major victory for the Iranian- and Syrian-backed guerrilla group, which the U.S. has designated a terrorist group.

Again, AP will tell you what to believe, regardless of what their sources say. And now there’s a five-word, two-adjective modifier. Nice. Oh, and don’t forget: Big Brother says they’re “terrsts!” I wonder how Hizballah would designate the U.S. terrorist-designators.

Hezbollah’s chief negotiator, Mohammed Raad, also downplayed Hezbollah’s win. “Neither side got all it demanded, but (the agreement) is a good balance between all parties’ demands,” he said.

Hmm. It looks to me like, if anyone “won,” it was the Lebanese people—including those Hizballah constituents and others who have been neglected all this time by that “U.S.-supported” majority government which AP handles with kid gloves.

The two sides agreed on an electoral law, which divides the Mediterranean country into smaller-sized political districts that will influence the outcome of the next parliamentary elections in 2009.

Oh no! Now they’re beginning to resemble a republic in the vein of… the United States! Egad! We don’t want that! We want “democracy.” Oops!

Now, all we need is one of those typical Orwellian quotes of a U.S.-approved quisling of state, preaching on civic etiquette in conflict resolution. Saniora’s fellow majority government factions are in collusion with Israel, the United States, and Saudi Arabia, scheming and attempting armed insurrection, so it makes perfect sense that AP would give damage-controlling inches to them. Yeah. AP is always good for at least one of those in every report.

Saniora called on the Lebanese to reject violence and asked Arab states to help support Lebanon’s army, which kept a neutral role during the latest clashes.

“We must … pledge never to resort to arms to resolve our political differences,” Saniora said, addressing the ceremony. “We should accept each other and hold dialogue to solve the problems. We want to live together and we will continue that. We have no other choice.”

Bingo! What a hoot.

Good for you, Lebanon!

Jump in the lake, AP.

[Source: http://wiredispatch.com/news/?id=178726]