Because as of 9:45 p.m. last night, this paragraph

Hamas’ failure to bring Fatah or other more moderate Palestinian lawmakers into the government was likely to set off painful Western aid cutbacks. The main bone of contention was Hamas’ refusal to compromise on its right to violent resistance against Israel and its rejection of the Jewish state’s legitimacy.

was in 384 newspapers across America and the world that used the AP story verbatim. The right of Hamas to “resistance” — terrorspeak for blowing up civilians with bombs — goes unchallenged.

And a palestinian source in the AP goes to bed happy that he has once again skewered the news — in another subtle way — against Israel.