Wouldn't It Be A Shame if Al Jazeera TV Went Off The Air?

Clymer News Network ^

[Recovering_Democrat]

CNN just finished airing some crazed hatemonger, friend of Osama bin Laden...he was saying those little jackals that murdered 6,000 innocents did a "good thing". Now, a couple questions:

1. Who runs Al Jazeer tv?

2. Why would the Clymers who run CNN air these words--considering their behavior could likely be signals or words to incite more deaths--instructions or a rallying cry. Seems to be blood could be spilled because CNN wants to be "first on the air" with the words of murderers.

3. Couldn't CNN still report the statement or a summary WITHOUT airing the actual speech?

4. What if a stray missile just kind of took out the transmission tower of this hate-fueling tv station?

[Silly]

5. Plus, they'd have to cancel their hit show, "My Little Terrorist," starring that darling of the airwaves, Kitty bin Laden and her mother Barbara.

6. No more 4 AM Sunday morning "Religious Chat and Guns."

7. [continue until spanked]

[Musket]

Excellent idea! Take them out! Oh yeah, and get AL JAZEERA too!

[Alissa]

It wasn't just CNN. I also heard it on the radio news.

[dirtboy]

Al Jazeera must be doing something right. The Israelis complain that they are too pro-Palestinian and the Palestinians complain that they are too pro-Israeli. The Arab governments try and shut them down as Colin Powell complains about them as well during his recent travels. Of course, everyone hates them but everyone in the Middle East watches them.

[Callahan]

FOX ran the same tape. Worst part on CNN was Christianne 'War Slut' Amanpour's idiot commentary. I think the r_ghead made more sense.

[Int]

1. Who runs Al Jazeera tv?
It's a Qatar based station. It has the only foreign reporters within Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. It's the real free speech tv network in the Middle East. What would journalists do without them? Another reason CNN may show them a lot is that I think they have an exclu$ive deal with them to show their transmission first in the US market

[eclectic]

1. Who runs Al Jazeer tv?

Qatar sheiks

2. Why would the Clymers who run CNN air these words--considering their behavior could likely be signals or words to incite more deaths--instructions or a rallying cry. Seems to be blood could be spilled because CNN wants to be "first on the air" with the words of murderers.

They are clueless

3. Couldn't CNN still report the statement or a summary WITHOUT airing the actual speech?

see p.2

4. What if a stray missile just kind of took out the transmission tower of this hate-fueling tv station?

It is in Qatar, which is "an ally". Allies do not attack allies.

[KenPhil]

They run 5-6 hours a day of stuff from Washington.
C-SPAN type programming, including GWB, Rumsfeld, etc. I'd say
they are doing what any good journalist would---
putting out the facts.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Just saw this and wondered why we (the civilized world) are giving free air time to the enemy to bolster the spirits of the cells in this country.

[daviddennis]

That's the only independent tv station in the whole Persian Gulf, so I wouldn't be so hasty in wanting to kill them off.

Remember, loose lips sink ships, and that saying cuts both ways. The more we can listen to Bin Laden, the more likely we are to figure him out and defeat him.

D

[The_Media_never_lie]

Just saw this and wondered why we (the civilized world) are giving free air time to the enemy to bolster the spirits of the cells in this country.

[Brian Mosely]

I think the outfit is run out of Quatr....or some place like that.

I don't know about taking it off the air though. Seeing bin Laden speak the other day was a real gut kick for a lot of folks, including me and it may help them see what we're up against. Sometimes it's a good thing to look into the face of the enemy...just to reaffirm what we have to do.

[BigJohn44]

An excellent idea. Absolutely love it.

[John H K]

4. What if a stray missile just kind of took out the transmission tower of this hate-fueling tv station?

Then the only media that Arabs would see would be their state-controlled media.

Al-Jezira is the only remotely close to unbiased news source in the Arab World. Colin Powell recently did an interview with them. They routinely show Bush, Rumsfeld, etc. press conferences translated, unedited.

[Aggressive Calvinist]

Actually, I agree that we'd be better off if it were not braodcasting. But did you see the diaper-head just now saying that it was a "good deed" that the skyjackers killed 6,000 innocent women, children, and men?

The more these jackals spout this propaganda, the easier it gets to eradicate them as the pestilence to civilization they are.

[TLBSHOW]

Afghanistan, on 50 Websites a Day

[RayChuang88]

Actually, al-Jazeera TV is one of THE most popular TV stations in the Middle East. The reason is simple: they ask questions and deal with issues in the Islamic world that no government-owned TV station anywhere in the Middle East would DARE touch.

They've been known to tackle issues like women's rights under Islam--talk about a serious hot potato issue over there!

By the way, the primary means of al-Jazeera's tranmission is by satellite broadcasting--but almost anyone in the Middle East who has money owns the satellite dish system necessary to receive this channel.

[Tasha]

I saw the end of the guy's speech, but I didn't know what it was, and when I asked my father, he said that some ticked off Arab was bitching on President Bush for re-arranging his camels and goats. He wants a hand-out, but he won't get it.

[RightOnline]

"Worst part on CNN was Christianne 'War Slut' Amanpour's idiot commentary. I think the r_ghead made more sense."

Her?? Sheesh. That wench has exactly two talents. They probably make her fill out a bathing suit pretty well, but they sure as hell don't help her broadcasting ability.

[eclectic]

Sometimes it's a good thing to look into the face of the enemy...just to reaffirm what we have to do

I for once was glad to see this rant. They are outright stupid and look frightened. They are primitive and predictable. Their messed up agenda is clear for all now.

[GuillermoX]

Money and Satellite TV are not mutually inclusive. I know this because I have driven much in rural America, you see those dishes everywhere...I have also read reports were many Iranians have it, as the authorities are having trouble with curtailing western entertainment. I had an uncle who recently came from Cuba. They made their own satellite dishes and were able to watch US television.

[GuillermoX]

Does Al-Jazeera have an english website? I found their website, but my Arabic is a bit rusty.

[San Jacinto]

I actually want to see Al Jazeera in order to know what is being shown to the Arabs.

[Int]

I've seen the website too and have been wishing for a little "English here" link to appear there. Not yet, I guess.

[squeegee boy]

I heard they are interviewing Bill Maher this week! Hey, the guy needs the work!

[Brian Mosely]

Here's an item that just crossed the Reuters wire...

Source

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The United States went public on Tuesday with its complaints against the Qatari satellite television station al-Jazeera, saying it had carried inflammatory rhetoric and totally untrue stories.

The United States complained to the Qatari government last week after the popular Arabic-language station rebroadcast its interviews with Saudi-Born militant Osama bin Laden, prime suspect in the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington.

Al-Jazeera, which is owned by the Qatari government and has a bureau in the Afghan capital Kabul, was then the sole source for a statement released by bin Laden after the United States and Britain began attacks on Afghanistan on Sunday.

"We've expressed our concerns about some of the kinds of things we've seen on their air, particularly inflammatory stories, totally untrue stories, things like that," said U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher.

"We would certainly like to see them tone down the rhetoric," he told a daily briefing.

Secretary of State Colin Powell put a complaint to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, in Washington last week and was told that the Qatari government wanted media freedom in preparation for parliamentary life.

A State Department official said the United States remained concerned and was continuing to monitor al-Jazeera's coverage of the conflict in Afghanistan.

"We relayed our concerns ... that it tended to be a platform for Osama bin Laden and his supporters, that it tended to give them free rein," he said.

"Yes to freedom of the press but we think it's beyond the pale to provide an open platform for these sort of violent ideas. We're concerned everywhere that Osama bin Laden not be able to use the media to spread his ideas," he said.

Al-Jazeera broadcast another exclusive taped statement on Tuesday, this time by Qaeda spokesman Sulaiman Bu Ghaith.

Western leaders, including Powell and British prime Minister Tony Blair, have given interviews to al-Jazeera and Boucher said other U.S. officials would try to be available. The White House said on Tuesday that President George W. Bush would consider giving an interview.

Last month the State Department, using arguments similar to those against al-Jazeera, tried to persuade government-funded Voice of America not to air an interview with Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, a close associate of Osama bin Laden. Voice of America aired excerpts of it regardless. ((Jonathan Wright, State Department bureau, +1 202 898 8393, fax +1 202 659 5254, jonathan.wright@reuters.com))

[Dog Gone]

They broadcast some stories that simply aren't true, like the reported capture of the US special forces team a couple of weeks ago, and a mass surrender of Taliban forces which never occurred.

On the other hand, I don't see any horrible slant to their news. They seem to be an equal-opportunity bad source of reliable information.

They seem to serve a useful purpose, which is to broadcast something other than government propaganda all the time.

[Int]

totally untrue stories,

I wish they gave examples. But then, wasn't the story that there was a car bomb at the State Dept. on 9-11 covered by US networks also a "totally untrue story"?

[martian_22]

I think it's important to hear what the enemy has to say to his followers concerning threats of violence.

It's even more important to have that live feed when they get hit.....

[Dave S]

Who runs Al Jazeer tv?

Emir of Qutar. The supreme ruler. Qutar is an ally of the US in the middle east. They are one emirates bordering Saudi Arabia. President Bush met with reps of the Al Jazeera in the Oval Office last week. Told them to tone it down and keep it balanced. A missle to the station would get us thrown out of Saudi Arabia pronto, even though the Saudi government would probably be happy that the station was off the air. None of the Middle Eastern states, Arab or Jew likes the station. They piss off everyone.

[Real Cynic No More]

"CNN just finished airing some crazed hatemonger, friend of Osama bin Laden...he was saying those little jackals that murdered 6,000 innocents did a 'good thing'."

Why do these nutcases continue to be given a forum? Why are public airwaves allowing themselves to be used as the communication facilities for the terrorists, to spread the word to all their followers? If CNN would not broadcast these statements, a lot of the followers would go by the wayside. By broadcasting them, isn't CNN complicit in helping to spread the calls to action for these groups?

[Silly]

Beta bump.

Stay regular -- stay healthy -- eat fiber. harpseal

[TLBSHOW]

lol

[harpseal]

I really do not eat much fiber per se. I believe that if God had wanted man to eat vegtables he would have made them from meat or fish. Never had the problems some associate with lack of fiber.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown

[Storm Orphan]

I don't think you know much about the station.

Al Jazeera may be the tool that brings an enlightenment to the Islamic world.

In journalism, when all sides say you are being biased, you are probably doing your job right.

[Skooz]

But where would CNN find a source to give the other side equal time? Nevermind. I just answered my own question.

[Looking4Truth]

Take them over and broadcast Pink Floyd's "Pigs on the Wing" 24/7.

[section9]

Al Jazeera is a valuable tool to us, if we have the wits to use it right.

The more bin Laden feels forced to go on the air, the more our intel people get to look at him. It's like a serial murderer who writes letters to the police: he really wants to be caught-the rush for him is the chase.

Meantime, it can be a useful conduit for CIA disinformation. All we have to do is pump Al Jazeera with stuff from so called "unimpeachable sources" out of Washington and the goobers will buy into some of it.

Now if we start putting American officials on TV, up to and including the President, then that gets our side of the story out into the Arab world. Any story from our side helps.

Soon the bombing will cease and the SF and light infantry operations will begin.

Be Seeing You,

Chris