Spin Watch (11/25/25)

Tabataba’i was a veteran in the Hezbollah terrorist organization. He joined its ranks in the 1980s and has since held a series of senior positions, including commanding the “Radwan Force” Unit and serving as the head of Hezbollah’s operations in Syria. During his role in Syria, he further entrenched Hezbollah’s capabilities in Syria.

The language used in this article frames the actions of Tabataba’i and Hezbollah in terms of militaristic and strategic prowess, legitimizing and even valorizing their acts of violence by using terms like “veteran” and “senior positions.” This frames Tabataba’i’s role in the organization as one of leadership and experience rather than one of terrorism. The article also presents the elimination of Tabataba’i as a necessary step in “managing the combat against Israel,” implying that this act of violence is justified as a form of governance or security. The article uses the term “terrorist organization” to refer to Hezbollah, which could be seen as a euphemistic way of referring to a militant group or resistance movement.

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Minneapolis is the first American city to broadcast the Islamic call to prayer five times a day, starting at 5 a.m. It also unanimously decided to amend the noise ordinance, which had prevented calls to Allah at dawn and late at night.

This article presents the broadcasting of the Islamic call to prayer in Minneapolis as a threat, implying that the presence of this religious practice is somehow dangerous or disruptive. This framing restricts the legitimacy of Islam in the public sphere and presents it as something to be feared. The article also uses misleading language to imply a connection between the Somali community in Minneapolis and the terrorist group Al-Shabaab, when in fact the evidence provided is a quote from a “confidential source” and thus cannot be verified. This could be seen as a way to legitimize discrimination against the Somali community by associating them with terrorism.

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