The AP proves me wrong

But in a good way.

Earlier today, I pointed out the AP’s annoying habit of reversing cause and effect in their reporting on Israel vs. the terrorists. Their latest article on the rockets landing in Israel has the correct order in the lead and headline. AFT, AP. AFT. Look at this: Three paragraphs of a lead that actually tells the plain, unvarnished facts of what is going on. I think a pig just flew past my window.

Gaza militants fire rockets, Israel hits back
Palestinian militants fired rocket barrages that wounded an Israeli baby Wednesday, and Israel retaliated with airstrikes that killed four Gaza fighters, Gaza officials said.

The new round of violence began last Thursday when gunmen, apparently from Gaza, crossed the border from Egypt and ambushed cars and buses in southern Israel, killing eight people. That was followed by massive Palestinian rocket attacks and retaliatory Israeli airstrikes.

Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Adham Abu Salmia said a member of the Islamic Jihad group was killed Wednesday evening in Israeli airstrikes. The Israeli military said “aircraft targeted a terrorist squad that fired rockets into Israel.”

And they aren’t even leading with the usual Palestinian spokesliars saying the wounded were children, or farmers, or scrap collectors. Color me satisfied, for now. And thanks to the editor who is making sure that the AP reports the facts correctly, and in an unbiased fashion.

Yeah, I’m pretty sure they read my blog. And that’s a good thing, because I’m keeping them honest.