Post Double Standard .... No Respite

Post editors use the t-word for terror attack in Russia.....

Russia Reports Evidence of Terror Attack
Explosive Found in Wreckage; Chechen Women Boarded Planes That Crashed

By Peter Baker
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, August 28, 2004; Page A20

MOSCOW, Aug. 27 -- The Russian government abruptly shifted gears Friday and concluded that at least one of the two planes that fell out of the sky almost simultaneously this week was blown up by terrorists, as a radical Islamic group claimed responsibility for the twin tragedies.

But when Israelis are the targets....subjournalists Moore and Anderson return to form. Israeli victims lack names, there are no hero's and they don't report the death of this child...Aviel Atash

Suicide Bombings Kill 18 in Israel
Attacks on Two Buses Shatter a Five-Month Respite
By John Ward Anderson and Molly Moore
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, September 1, 2004; Page A01

A fairer piece would also describe the Palestinian street reaction:

PALESTINIANS CELEBRATE “MARTYRS”, WHILE ARAFAT CALLS FOR A MILLION MORE - While hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets in major cities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to celebrate the double suicide bombings in Be’er Sheva, Yasser Arafat reiterated his call for sacrificing millions of people to liberate Jerusalem, Khaled Abu Toameh reports in The Jerusalem Post. The Palestinian Authority Chairman was speaking in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners’ hunger-strike just hours after two Hamas terrorist “martyrs” killed 16 in the bloody Beer Sheva attack. In Gaza City, hundreds marched in the streets carrying pictures of slain Hamas leaders Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz Rantisi, hailing the bombers as heroes and handing out sweets.


Our friend Leo adds this.......

The Post makes it appear that Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups took a lengthy vacation before the twin bus bombings in Beersheba, which
killed 16 Israelis on Aug. 31. There was no "five-month respite," as your
Jerusalem correspondents reported, nor have there been just nine "bombing
missions" in Israel since the start of this year.

Before the attacks in Beersheba, there were scores of terrorist missions
intent on murdering civilians in Israel. Terror alerts were issued on an
almost daily basis. However, because of the partially complete separation
barrier and reliable intelligence, few succeeded. Without any "respite,"
Israeli security forces have been intercepting would-be suicide bombers
before they could complete their missions. In fact, on the same day as the
Beersheba massacre, a terrorist wearing an explosive belt was halted at a
Gaza checkpoint. Unfortunately, the Post also failed to mention his
"mission."

In the meantime, Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority haven't lifted
a finger to dismantle terrorist organizations, as they are required to do
under the U.S. sponsored road map which they allegedly support.

Thanks Leo....you're a real professional.