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The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

UNIFIL Not Neutral?

Fox News

The U.N. peacekeeping force UNIFIL has been criticized for doing little to stop the fighting in southern Lebanon. But one critic points out they did plenty: by advertising Israeli troop movements on the Internet.

Writing in the conservative Weekly Standard, Zionist Organization of America's Lori Lowenthal Marcus notes that daily postings by the organization listed precise information about IDF deployments and weaponry, even specifying the placement of Israeli safety structures, sometimes just 30 minutes after they were built.

Marcus claims UNIFIL also violated its mandate requiring "impartiality and objectivity," never once describing Hezbollah movements or locations in any significant detail.

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