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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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10 months ago

A handy BBC translation guide: "Controversial" = genocidal. "Ground incursion" = invasion. "Unexplained explosions" = terror attack. "Palestinians found dead" = murdered. "Precision strike" = carpet bombing. "Hamas/Hezbollah operations center" = hospital.