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Texas Jewish Post
Passover Issue
April 10, 2003
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BARD
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that information, shouldn’t the
reporter check to see if the number
is correct and there is evidence to
support the claim that the U.S.
forces were responsible? In the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, we are
always hearing about what the
Palestinians say happened and
rarely are told whether the informa-
tion has been verified
independently.
The media also seems to have no
interest in the credibility of its
sources. Even after someone is
shown to lie a liar, such as F.rekat or
the Iraqi Information Minister, their
views will continue to be solicited
and accepted. Why? Because of that
desperate need to show the other
side regardless of its accuracy. The
result is the public is, at a minimum
confused, and, more likely, misin-
formed and misled.
The misinformation of the pub-
lic is also fostered by the media’s
reliance on former government offi-
cials to analyze events. These
windbags usually also have one or
more agendas, including wanting to
make themselves look good, want-
ing to gain partisan advantage, or
wanting to ingratiate themselves
with current or potential employers.
It’s not surprising that former
deputy undersecretaries and ambas-
sadors would want to demonstrate
that all would be better if everyone
just listened to them, but usually
their records in office suggest that
they are the last people you want
advice from. Speaking specifically
about Middle East policy, for exam-
ple, just which former officials can
claim to have developed policies
that were successful enough to jus-
tify their giving advice now that
they’re on the outside? Carter’s poli-
cies were so misguided that Sadat
went to Jerusalem to short-circuit
them. Reagan’s peace plan was still-
born, Bush Sr. bequeathed us the
current war, and Clinton was bam-
boozled by Arafat.
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A lot of the former officials are
now consultants for oil companies,
foreign governments, and other
organizations that have their own
interests. Others may hope to work
for such institutions and will couch
their analyses with an eye to avoid
offending them. Many are intensely
partisan and support or oppose cur-
rent policies based on their desire to
promote their party. Sometimes
these biases are obvious, but often
they are not, and the media does not
always provide the public with
information that would allow them
to judge the credibility of the expert.
It would be nice if the media was
more interested in facts, better able
to discern them from fiction, and
less concerned with presenting
another side regardless of its verac-
ity. It would also be nice if
spokespersons whose credibility is
dubious were ignored rather than
given a platform. And, finally, it
would be a public service to look for
analysts with fewer axes to grind.
Given that none of this is likely to
happen, it is important to under-
stand that the reliance on liars and
windbags will continue to distort
the coverage of the Middle East.
Dr. Mitchell G. Bard is a foreign pol-
icy analyst and author of 17 books
including The Complete Idiot’s Guide
to Middle East Conflict and Myths
and Facts: A Guide to the Arab-Israeli
Conflict.
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