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Why I told Al Jazeera to stuff it (HILARIOUS STORY)
PoliticalWarfare.org ^ | 26 Feb 09 | J. Michael Waller

Posted on 03/04/2009 6:11:32 PM PST by LSUfan

Normally I give press interviews to just about anybody who asks - even Pravda and MSNBC. But when a pesky little guy from Al Jazeera kept trying to get me to talk to him, I drew the line. This week a producer from Osama bin Laden's favorite propaganda outlet called and emailed me at my office, and again at my magazine. I ignored him. He tracked down some of my friends and associates, some of whom frantically called me: "Al Jazeera wants to talk to you."

Something about Blackwater. Phinney heaped praise on an article I'd written about Blackwater's great work in Afghanistan. Wanted to put me on his terrorist TV show glorious satellite network. I ignored him some more.

Yesterday he pestered my colleagues, as if they would badger me into talking to him.

(Excerpt) Read more at jmw.typepad.com ...


TOPICS: Humor; Military/Veterans; Politics; Religion
KEYWORDS: aljazeera; alqaeda; obl; terrorism
Personally, I think this is a great story.
1 posted on 03/04/2009 6:11:32 PM PST by LSUfan
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To: LSUfan

Very, very, funny.


2 posted on 03/04/2009 6:15:19 PM PST by txnativegop (God Bless America! (NRA-Endowment))
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To: LSUfan

I’d like to see Republicans in congress give the same treatment to MSNBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, SeeBS...


3 posted on 03/04/2009 6:15:58 PM PST by Keith in Iowa (ESPN MNF: 3 Putzes talking about football on TV while I'm trying to watch a game.)
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To: LSUfan

What a charming story. Especially if you actually go to the link and see Phinney’s comment, and the response to it. Thanks for posting this, I needed a smile.


4 posted on 03/04/2009 6:28:51 PM PST by ottbmare (Ein Reich, ein Volk, ein Obama!)
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To: LSUfan

Phinney responds in the ‘comments’ section....he hasn’t a clue.


5 posted on 03/04/2009 6:31:18 PM PST by Tainan (Where's my FOF Indicator?)
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