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Alan MacLeod

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Senior Staff Writer/Podcast Producer, @MintPressNews. I mostly tweet about US/Mid East & Lat Am. politics, but complaining about corporate media is my passion.

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4 months ago

A media translation guide for ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ/๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ:

'Surgical strikes'= carpet bombing
'People under 18'= children
'Terrorist HQ'= hospital
'Blast'= Israeli missile attack
'Died'= Killed by Israel
'Collateral damage' = civilians killed
'Defending yourself' = killing others

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