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CNN reports "speculation" that Al Qaeda prefers Kerry
Media Matters for America (liberal media watchdog) ^ | 05/28/04 | David Brock

Posted on 05/28/2004 7:41:52 PM PDT by motife

CNN reported "speculation" that Al Qaeda prefers Kerry; Center for American Progress urged: "E-mail Kelli Arena"

On CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Reports on May 27, CNN justice correspondent Kelli Arena reported, "[T]here is some speculation that Al Qaeda believes it has a better chance of winning in Iraq if John Kerry is in the White House." The Center for American Progress (CAP) reported Arena’s statement on its Web page titled "The Progress Report": "Yesterday, CNN Justice Department correspondent Kelli Arena spread the unsubstantiated myth that al Qaeda has a preference in the upcoming U.S. elections." CAP noted, "Arena’s comment came on the same day Kerry called for 40,000 more troops in Iraq." CAP posted Arena’s e-mail address, urging readers to e-mail her "and tell her to stick to the facts."

Arena failed to report the source of the "speculation" that Al Qaeda favors a Kerry victory in November. But it is consistent with claims made by national security adviser Condoleezza Rice following the March terrorist bombing in Spain that some believe led to the ouster of Spain’s pro-Bush prime minister in elections three days after that attack. As reported by Suzanne Malveaux on the April 18 broadcast of CNN’s Inside Edition, Rice suggested that not only do the terrorists prefer Kerry in November, but they will likely take action to bring about that result.

Malveaux paraphrased Rice, saying: "[I]t is a serious concern of this administration that terrorists may try to strike during the November elections here. That they may have looked at the situation in Spain, where you simply had -- essentially had a pro-American, pro-Iraq war leader ousted for someone who took the opposite position." Malveaux reported that Rice "even going [on] to say that it is almost an opportunity that perhaps is too good for the terrorists to pass up."

As previously reported by Media Matters for America, Rush Limbaugh, on his March 15 radio show -- a month before CNN quoted Rice -- made the following statement:

So the only real question is, if Al Qaeda's active and capable, what are they going to do? Because we know what they want: they want Kerry, they want the Democrats in power. They'd love that -- I mean, based simply on what they're saying and how they're reacting to what happened in Spain. I'm not guessing.

As Media Matters for America noted on May 2, Reuters reported in March that an apparent Al Qaeda letter stated that the group supports President George W. Bush's reelection: "The statement said it supported President Bush in his reelection campaign, and would prefer him to win in November rather than the Democratic candidate John Kerry, as it was not possible to find a leader 'more foolish than you (Bush), who deals with matters by force rather than with wisdom.' ... [The letter added,] 'Kerry will kill our nation while it sleeps because he and the Democrats have the cunning to embellish blasphemy and present it to the Arab and Muslim nation as civilization. ... Because of this we desire you (Bush) to be elected.'"

— S.M.

Posted to the web on Friday May 28, 2004 at 6:05 PM EST

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alqaedavote; davidbrock; kerry; terroristsforkerry
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To: motife
As Media Matters for America noted on May 2, Reuters reported in March that an apparent Al Qaeda letter stated that the group supports President George W. Bush's reelection: "The statement said it supported President Bush in his reelection campaign, and would prefer him to win in November rather than the Democratic candidate John Kerry, as it was not possible to find a leader 'more foolish than you (Bush), who deals with matters by force rather than with wisdom.' ... [The letter added,] 'Kerry will kill our nation while it sleeps because he and the Democrats have the cunning to embellish blasphemy and present it to the Arab and Muslim nation as civilization. ... Because of this we desire you (Bush) to be elected.'"

And what does the Weekly World News say about the alien? Who does it endorse???

21 posted on 05/28/2004 8:03:24 PM PDT by weegee (NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS. CNN ignored torture & murder in Saddam's Iraq to keep their Baghdad Bureau.)
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To: motife

>"[T]here is some speculation that Al Qaeda believes it has >a better chance of winning in Iraq if John Kerry is in the >White House

This just in my inbox from a hillary@iwannabepresident.com, er, I mean this just in...


22 posted on 05/28/2004 8:05:37 PM PDT by sandbar
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To: minmospop
Michael Moore sure doesn't get it.

(April 14, 2004): The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not "insurgents" or "terrorists" or "The Enemy." They are the REVOLUTION, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow -- and they will win. Get it, Mr. Bush?....I oppose the U.N. or anyone else risking the lives of their citizens to extract us from our debacle...the majority of Americans supported this war once it began and, sadly, that majority must now sacrifice their children until enough blood has been let that maybe -- just maybe -- God and the Iraqi people will forgive us in the end.

The friend of my enemy is my enemy.

23 posted on 05/28/2004 8:06:11 PM PDT by weegee (NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS. CNN ignored torture & murder in Saddam's Iraq to keep their Baghdad Bureau.)
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To: motife

CNN must have received a memo to TAKE HIM DOWN.


24 posted on 05/28/2004 8:09:18 PM PDT by scott7278 ("FR will NOT be used to help replace Bush with a Democrat." -- Jim Robinson, 2/01/04)
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To: motife

Can somebody hand CNN a big ol' cup of DUH?


25 posted on 05/28/2004 8:11:22 PM PDT by Terabitten (Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of All Who Threaten It)
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To: motife
CNN reports "speculation" that Al Qaeda prefers Kerry

Man, can't Nader get an endorsement from anybody?

26 posted on 05/28/2004 8:12:12 PM PDT by PMCarey
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To: Samwise

Realistically, who would they really prefer in the White House, the guy who's been killing them or the guy that will negotiate with and try to "understand" them?


27 posted on 05/28/2004 8:15:32 PM PDT by SAMWolf (Home is where you hang your @.)
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To: motife
What part of, "The terrorists are equal opportunity killers," don't the RATS understand? They will not stop and ask for your political party affiliation, they'll just KILL YOUR ASS!! Why is this so hard to comprehend?
28 posted on 05/28/2004 8:24:34 PM PDT by upchuck (With all due respect to my sister and her biting moose, cheese is milk's leap toward immortality.)
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To: motife

29 posted on 05/28/2004 8:30:41 PM PDT by Grig
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To: motife

Al Qaeda's real fear is that if Kerry gets elected he'll bring thousands of French troops to Iraq.


30 posted on 05/28/2004 8:32:06 PM PDT by bayourod (Gay weddings will provoke Muslim terrorist attacks on America, but the press will blame Bush)
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31 posted on 05/28/2004 8:33:47 PM PDT by COEXERJ145
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To: alaska-sgt

I heard that statement on CNN (Don't stone me for that. I like to know what the enemy is up to.) I could not believe my ears. I thought: "What? I bet CNN fires her."

How can we capitalize off of this?


32 posted on 05/28/2004 8:36:52 PM PDT by no dems (Does the Bush/Cheney camp monitor the Freep website?)
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To: motife
Remember how PravdABDNC used to lecture us that 25,000 Iraqi children a year were dying from our trade embargo?? Those same people have no problem that those children were starving from Coffee Anus stealing the Food for Oil money!! Typical Commie Inner Circle corruption.

Pray for W and Our Awesome Troops

33 posted on 05/28/2004 8:38:23 PM PDT by bray (Hey Yaaaawn, what if you had to answer hostile questions???)
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To: no dems

Bookmark this thread.


34 posted on 05/28/2004 8:39:54 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: motife

Ms. Arena must have had a better offer from FOX 'cause she sure won't be working for cnn much longer.


35 posted on 05/28/2004 8:45:15 PM PDT by freeangel (freeangel)
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To: motife

LOL I wonder what did Kerry do to pi$$ off CNN. He probably threatened to tax them or something. This is sweet!!


36 posted on 05/28/2004 8:57:17 PM PDT by GottaLuvAkitas1 (Bush plays CHESS not checkers)
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To: motife


Terrorists Cheer Kerry's Rhetoric

http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=13211


37 posted on 05/28/2004 9:08:07 PM PDT by FairOpinion (If you are not voting for Bush, you are voting for the terrorists.)
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To: motife
so the most prominent & dangerous terror group in the world prefers this contender to be the next President of the Most Powerful Nation in the World.

Hmmm, lets see his credintials here:
1. He has absolutely no convictions but blurts out whatever flits in his tiny brain at the moment - only to flip-flop on it later.
2. He has shown repeatedly that he hates America and has voted repeatedly to cut critical weapons funding time & time again
3. Ditto item 2 for Intelligence funding
4. Claims he was a 'war hero' in Vietman but on return home began a campaign of lies & smearing fellow servicemen which added aid & comfort to American's enemies.

There are many many more reasons for these terrorists to love him but suffice it to say Kerry is an extremely weak character to lead the Nation at this critical time or ever; Maybe he can be better suited for another country i.e. France???

38 posted on 05/28/2004 9:11:04 PM PDT by prophetic
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To: AngieGOP
y'know there's a kinda gnawing feeling in my gut which says that some prominent Democrats are REALLY hoping and would go so far as to AID the terrorists to attack America just to get Bush out of office.

Gosh, I really hope I'm just paranoid but from what we've been seeing & hearing these past few months I really have some very serious doubts about the DemoRatz as it draws near to November elections.

39 posted on 05/28/2004 9:15:13 PM PDT by prophetic
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To: motife

Bump


40 posted on 05/28/2004 10:54:03 PM PDT by Watery Tart ( Andropov said, wisely, "Now all we have to do is to keep the Vietnam-era anti-Americanism alive.")
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