Khalil Helou@KhalilHelou4
Yesterday, someone criticized my post about CNN (on my Facebook page). Here is my response:
In Lebanon, we are well aware that we are not the center of the world, we are neither blind nor naive. However, when CNN adopts a one-sided narrative, turning a blind eye to Iran’s actions while focusing solely on the failures of the U.S. military campaign against a regime stained with both American and Lebanese blood on its hands, and when it ignores the successes in countering Tehran’s influence, it does not deserve praise. Clearly, CNN needs a more balanced perspective.
When CNN overlooks the actions of the mullahs in Tehran, who have exerted hegemony over my country for 44 years, who destroyed the U.S. Embassy in Beirut twice 40 years ago, who bombed the Marine barracks at Beirut Airport in October 1983 (killing 250 U.S. soldiers), and who were responsible for the assassination of Professor Malcolm Kerr, President of the American University of Beirut, as well as the kidnapping and murder of dozens of U.S. citizens in Beirut, including Mr. William Buckley and Colonel John Higgins, it is essential to remind people of these events, especially for those born after that era. The same mullahs remain in power today.
If CNN insists on portraying these mullahs as untouchable, embraced, and coddled, then—according to the network—the only one to be blamed is Trump. With all due respect, I find CNN’s coverage equivalent to the one of Al-Manar, Hezbollah’s propaganda TV media.
Moreover, while American democracy is commendable, the problem with all democracies is their potential to erode from within, confusing values with decadence under the banner of freedom and liberty.
Regards,
