Funny because it's true

From the Onion:

Government Official Who Makes Perfectly Valid, Well-Reasoned Point Against Israel Forced To Resign

MAY 20, 2011 | ISSUE 47•20

WASHINGTON—State Department diplomat Nelson Milstrand, who appeared on CNN last week and offered an informed, thoughtful analysis implying that Israel could perhaps exercise more restraint toward Palestinian moderates in disputed territories, was asked to resign Tuesday. “The United States deeply regrets any harm Mr. Milstrand’s careful, even-tempered, and factually accurate remarks may have caused our democratic partner in the Middle East,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in an unequivocal condemnation of the veteran foreign-service officer’s perfectly reasonable statements. “U.S. policy toward Israel continues to be one of unconditional support and fawning sycophancy.” Milstrand, 63, will reportedly appear at an AIPAC conference to offer a full apology as soon as his trial concludes and his divorce is finalized.

Comments

[wolf]

This is weird.

I searched the CNN web site for "Nelson Milstrand" but found nothing.

So I searched google for the same but all I found were blogs linking to the original "Onion" post (which I understand is a satirical site not an actual news site).

So am I to understand that this is just like the Nakba, a made up story meant to bash Israel but with no substance of truth in it?

[Issandr El Amrani]

Wolf - are you seriously unaware The Onion is a satirical newspaper? Of course the story is not real, it's a spoof telling of a bigger reality: that State Dept officials would get fired if they made reasonable statements about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.