Pro-Al Qaeda Revisionist History from AFP

Thu, May 15, 2008 at 5:16:12 pm PDT

This week, the week of Israel’s 60th anniversary, is the week when the mainstream media completely dropped its mask with an unprecedented deluge of anti-Israel propaganda that has astounded even me. And it shows no sign of letting up.

Here’s a pro-Al Qaeda piece from AFP: Bin Laden to release speech for Israel anniversary: reports.

Bin Laden last issued a message on March 20, urging Muslims to support the insurgency in Iraq as the best way to support the Palestinians, and accusing Arab leaders of backing Israeli attacks on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip

Bin Laden has claimed responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, which killed nearly 3,000 people and prompted the US-led invasion of Afghanistan.

Despite a massive manhunt and a 25-million-dollar bounty on his head, he has evaded capture and has regularly taunted the United States and its allies through warnings issued via video and audio, mainly on the Internet.

Concluding with a breathtaking little bit of revisionist history right out of the Arab propaganda playbook:

Israel proclaimed its independence on May 14, 1948, which it consolidated in a brief war with its neighbours that led to the expulsion or flight of some 700,000 Palestinians.

Absolutely astounding.