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June 08, 2005

Strange Edit by the Boston Globe

An LA Times article ("Suicide Attacks Rising Rapidly," Carol J. Williams, June 2, 2005)about a rising number of suicide bombings by Iraqis subsequently ran in the Boston Globe (Insurgents' Weapon of Choice; Suicide Bombing," June 3, 2005). The Globe, however, made a rather curious edit—creating a lengthier more awkward sentence in the process.

The original LA Times version:

...The frequency of suicide bombings here is unprecedented, exceeding that of Palestinian attacks against Israel and of other militant insurgencies, such as the Chechen rebellion in Russia...

The Boston Globe version:

The frequency of suicide bombings here is unprecedented, exceeding the practice through years of the Palestinian uprising against Israel and other militant insurgencies such as the Chechen rebellion in Russia.

It leaves one wondering why the Globe is so resistant to calling Palestinian attacks just that. Why whitewash Palestinian violence as a "practice" carried out in an "uprising"?

Posted by MK at June 8, 2005 02:00 PM