'I'm not defending Hamas, but...'

Multiple media members insist they're not defending Hamas. Why is that qualifier necessary?

Let's go to the videotape. More after the video.



If those statements didn't grate on you enough, try substituting al-Qaeda or the Klan for Hamas. Still doesn't grate on you? Here's more.

Hamas has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States since 1997. It has the destruction of