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To hear the establishment media tell it, the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh has brought the world perilously close to a full-scale war in the Middle East and maybe even a world war. In this hour of crisis, one would expect America’s leaders to be way out front, working energetically to protect the American people, our allies, and American interests, trying to calm the international situation. Instead, the episode has once again raised the question: who exactly are America’s leaders?
The killing of Haniyeh has led to a spate of ludicrous establishment media headlines labeling this bloodthirsty terrorist “moderate and pragmatic.” This is all part of the media line that, as AP put it, Haniyeh’s death risks triggering all-out regional war: in the media’s kindergarten-level understanding of the situation, Haniyeh was the one Hamas leader who wanted a ceasefire, and with him dead, the warmongers have total control. The propaganda mills known as news outlets never bother to inform their remaining readers that a ceasefire would allow Hamas to survive, as Israel has vowed to fight on until it is destroyed.
This means that Haniyeh was no Gandhiesque lover of peace; he was just a shrewd tactician. Undeniably, however, tensions are extremely high; consequently, it was imperative for the Biden regime to show that it was on top of the situation. And so on Wednesday afternoon, Karine Jean-Pierre held a press briefing.
