A dispatch from Jerusalem in today's New York Times refers to "the elevated plateau, referred to by Jews and many Christians as the Temple Mount and known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary."
Fair enough. But what, then, are readers to make of the photo cut-line above the fold on the front page of today's Times, which reports, "Israeli policemen stormed the Noble Sanctuary, known to Jews as the Temple Mount"? On the front page, it looks like the Times is ignoring the Christians, slighting the Jews, and using the Muslim terminology without identifying it as such.
Containment Versus Rollback: A dispatch from Canberra in the international section of today's New York Times reports on a false dichotomy between "the two broadly defined China camps in the administration -- the 'engagers' and the 'containers.'"
"At the State Department, the under secretary of state for arms control, John R. Bolton, who has strong ties to Taiwan, is viewed as believing in the necessity of containing China," the Times reports. Note the passive voice: "is viewed." Had Mr. Bolton himself described his views openly and honestly, he may well have said he doesn't think China should merely be "contained," but that America should help its people as they struggle to free themselves from the oppressive one-party rule of the Communist regime there. Smartertimes.com hasn't spoken with Mr. Bolton on this issue but has a pretty good sense of where he is coming from. The Times often mistakes the democratization or rollback camp for the containment camp when it comes to China.