Studies show that US coverage is Israeli-centric. The main bureaus for CNN, Associated Press, Time, etc. are located in Israel and often staffed by Israelis. The son of the NY Times bureau chief is in the Israeli army;"pundit" Jeffrey Goldberg served in the IDF; Wolf Blitzer worked for AIPAC. Because the U.S. gives Israel over $8 million/day - more than to any other nation - we feel it is essential that we be fully informed on this region. Below are news reports to augment mainstream coverage.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Israeli spy planes fly over Beirut

Press TV- The Israeli military has once again breached Lebanon's sovereignty by sending reconnaissance aircraft into the Lebanese airspace for surveillance.

A statement released by the Lebanese Army said on Friday that two Israeli spy drones had entered Lebanon's territory over the southern border town of Naqoura on Thursday and flew over nearly most areas in the south and the capital Beirut, a Press TV correspondent reported.

The remote-controlled planes left the Lebanese airspace after four hours.

Also on Thursday, 14 Israeli war planes crossed into the Lebanese airspace over the southern border town of Alma al-Shaab.

Lebanon's military often reports airspace violations by Israeli aircraft but does not usually open fire on them. The Israeli military says the flights serve surveillance purposes.

The airspace violations, which are reported on an almost daily basis, contravene United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 33-Day Israeli war on Lebanon in 2006. Read more
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