April 15, 2004

Misleading New York Times Headline For the Day

Sharon Coup: U.S. Go-Ahead.

It refers, of course, to the “victory” for Ariel Sharon in that President Bush endorsed his plan for a withdrawal from Gaza and parts of the West Bank. But the headline makes it sounds as though Bush has given the go-ahead for a Kissinger/Chile-style coup attempt against the Israeli prime minister.

Posted by Stephen Silver at April 15, 2004 06:16 PM
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