2012 Dishonest Reporting Awards

2012 Dishonest Reporting Awards December 17, 2012 15:05 by Pesach Benson   The 2012 Dishonest Reporter: Gideon Levy, Haaretz In a break with tradition for HonestReporting readers, this year’s Dishonest Reporter winner is not a member of the international media but someone disturbingly close to home. It’s no secret that some of the most critical stories […]

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Fiscal Cliff Solutions: Soar Over the Cliff or Kick the Can

Kicking the can is the least repugnant remaining resolution to the fiscal cliff. The only alternatives appear to be the Republicans’ unconditional surrender on income tax rates (and conceding their principles) or simply going over the cliff. The story is now a familiar one. Congress and the President conspire to delay every conceivable difficulty until […]

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Soot, Soot Riot: EPA’s New Rule Costly and Unnecessary

Faced with a court-ordered deadline, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized more stringent rules for National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Pollution (PM2.5), more commonly known as soot. The new standard lowers the standard from 15 micrograms per cubic meter of air down to 12 micrograms, and counties must meet the standard by 2020 […]

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Jonathan Pollard

CIA Study: Pollard didn’t Seek Info on U.S.

A 1987 study ordered by the CIA found that Jonathan Pollard, convicted in the U.S. of spying for Israel, never sought to obtain information about U.S. activities. Rather, he was instructed by his Israeli handlers to obtain information about Israel’s enemies. The 1987 study by the Foreign Denial and Deception Analysis Committee was ordered by […]

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US Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)

Ron Paul Lashes Out Against Israel Again: Gaza Violence Fueled by US Favoritism Toward Israel

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) alleged that the recent escalation of violence between Hamas and Israel can be blamed on U.S. foreign policy, which, he maintains, favors Israel. “U.S. foreign policy being so one-sided actually results in more loss of life and of security on both sides,” Paul said, according to The Hill. “Surely Israelis do […]

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