Headline Lies

Walid Jumblatt's recent remarks referred to Hezbollah as a "militia," and said to the opposition, "If you want chaos, we welcome chaos. If you want war, we welcome one." I'd like to talk about the reason for these remarks at a later time, but for now I'd just like to point attention to the Daily Star's grossly misleading headline to their story: "Jumblatt welcomes return to 'war and chaos' in Lebanon."

That's a flat-out lie, as anybody who saw Jumblatt's remarks would know. Even the Daily Star should be able to understand a simple "If X, then Y" statement. Jumblatt also said that "if they [the opposition] want peace, the March 14 Forces are ready for that as well." But I guess turning that into a headline wouldn't sell as many papers.