Laws of Causality Awry in Middle East
Knight Ridder headline:
Killing of 3 in Gaza makes U.S. a target.
Those of us who think linearly, and try to express reality with words, might have phrased it
Palestinian Irregulars Target U.S. Civilians, Kill 3 in Gaza, but that implies this act passes for Palestinian military action and that these Palestinians purposefully decided beforehand to attack and kill 3 U.S. civilians, the official storytellers want to describe a different narrative.
In spite of a liberal arts education, I avoid passive voice and write clearly, so I am not qualified to work at Knight Ridder.