Kranz

To add to my colleague Prof. Schaff's observations on David Kranz's journalistic malpractice, this is the problem with moral relativism.  Prof. Schaff documents several cases of terrorism and violence by Hezbollah, yet Senator Abourezk is willing to defend those acts in the worst ways: by ignoring and justifiying their activities, by making these statements on a foreign- and terrorist-run television program, and denouncing the United States. 

The old adage that "politics stops at the water's edge" has died.  Today, American politicians defame their country before the people in the homeland of America's enemies.  It's shameful to visit a foreign country and appear on terrorist-run television and denounce American policies in front of America's enemies.  That David Kranz would allow Abourezk to defend those statements in a local newspaper is abhorrent. 

What Kranz misses is that there's no defense for what Abourezk has done because he's undermining the United States during a time of war in front of an audience that hates America and Israel.  Kranz gives the illusion of balance by quoting Alan Dershowitz, but allows Abourezk to have the last word and judgement on Dershowitz as a source (a "liar and an unavowed propagandist.")  His appearance on Hezbollah television was both destructive and disloyal on Abourezk's part, not only because of its content but because of its location and target audience.  The Democratic Party and the Argus Leader ought to disavow Abourezk.  But they won't.