Posted on 03/27/2005 9:37:31 AM PST by elhombrelibre
DOHA (Reuters) - Popular Arabic television Al Jazeera said Sunday it had received a bomb threat against its Beirut office over its coverage of a Beirut blast, which included interviews with leading anti-Syrian politicians.
"The Saturday evening phone call warned that the central Beirut office would be bombed if the television channel did not stop its coverage of the recent explosions in Beirut," Al Jazeera said. It said the caller did not identify himself.
The Qatar-based television interviewed several Lebanese opposition leaders after a car bomb wounded at least eight people in Christian east Beirut Saturday.
It said security had since been tightened around its office.
Leading anti-Syrian opposition figure Walid Jumblatt blamed the Damascus-backed security authorities for the blast during his interview with Al Jazeera.
Last month, competing television station Al Arabiya said its staff had received death threats from Syrian security bodies over an interview with U.N. chief Kofi Annan in which he urged Syria to withdraw from Lebanon by April.
The assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri last month has plunged Lebanon into its biggest political crisis since the end of the 1975-1990 civil war.
Step 1. Complete.
Step 2. Detonate.
Such poetic justice. These are the people who portray the bombers of Shiite mosques in Iraq as heroes.
Unless of course the entire episode is a sham designed to "prove" how "unbiased" al Jazeera is ("How can we be pro-Syria when Syria supporters are threatening to blow us up?").
ROFLMAO I can't think of a more deserving Threaten-ee..
Any particular reason? Have you ever even watched the station?
If I have to watch leftist propaganda, I'd just as soon get mine in English. I've got plenty of outlets right here to choose from to get all of that I can stomach.
Al Jazeera do broadcast in English. Guess that answers that question then....
As to how you know that it's leftist propaganda, who can say?
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