Don’t Call It A Massacre

Joshua Gleis wants to know why the MSM isn’t calling Nahr al-Bared a “massacre.” We certainly sympathize with the need to tackle terrorists, but we have to wonder if there’s a faint whiff of double standards at play.

Here’s one possible answer to Gleis’ point.

UPDATE May 27: Can anyone imagine the LA Times writing a staff-ed like this during the height of Jeningrad?