New York Times Columnist, Friedman, Shows Some Bias

On Monday, Ahmadinejad stated that Israel “has reached its final phase and will soon be wiped out from the geographic scene.” The author Thomas L. Friedman, the foreign-affairs columnist for the New York Times, caught wind of this statement on the Israel Radio as he was driving away from Iscar Headquarters and published a rebellious commentary against Ahmadinejad, comparing him to Warren Buffet.

Friedman’s article contains some obvious bias. First of all Iscar, the company headquarters which Friedman says he is leaving, is the first enterprise company that Warren Buffet bought overseas and one of Friedman’s “stronger” arguments. We actually don’t know why Friedman was at Iscar, but there is a high potential that he has some kind of connection their causing some bias. Because of Warren Buffets investment, Friedman says (in a round a bout way) that if Warren Buffet will invest in Israel’s future, then Israel will have a future. So Friedman’s article is dedicated to disclaiming Ahmadinejad’s radiobroadcast. Second, Friedman shows a little American pride by comparing the Iranian President, Ahmadinejad, to our own American investor, Warren Buffet. There is definitely bias when Friedman compares the thoughts and opinions of a foreign president to an American investor.

However, when all things are considered Friedman’s article does create some good arguments, and whether it is some personal American bias or not I am convinced that Israel will be around longer than Ahmadinejad suggests. I found Friedman to have an interesting writing style and convincing.