Our Condolences [OpEd- Al Zarqawi's hands are smeared with the blood of Muslims from all sects.]

Asharq Alawsat [Arabic International Daily - English Edition] ^ | June 12, 2006 | Tariq Alhomayed

[bwteim]

Some great sarcasm from Arab English OP ED On death of Zarqawi (my ***)

"We should also comfort the ***wounded Arab Media***, which has lost a major source for extremist videotapes.

These recordings became the ***benchmark of excellence in our industry, where the criterion for success was set by the most ignorant of individuals***, particularly when it comes to standards of professionalism in journalism."

http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=5273

[bwteim]

Yes, dear caller, and one of the parties lit up afterwards....

[GOPJ]

Al Zarqawi's hands are smeared with the blood of Muslims from all sects. Homes, schools, houses of worship and even relief organizations that worked to help the Iraqi people were not safe from his blood lust. How could an entire media organization ignore this?

BINGO

[bwteim]

Got that right! Nice contrast from the MSM here.

OK, now a shameless self ping follows, only because this good news is so seldom seen in the Arab World....

For recent 'drive by' readers, GOPJ's quote is from today's Asharq Alawsat [Arabic International Daily] by Tariq Alhomayed, one of the good guys.

Our Condolences [OpEd- Al Zarqawi's hands are smeared with the blood of Muslims from all sects.]

See and read #1 above in http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1647945/posts

If somebody has a WOT list, plse pass it on. Thanks.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Thanks for the ping.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks! >

Hang in there beloved Zarkman Hater of America and GW, like me. I will be joining you in hell soon! Love Cindy!

[WOSG]

Great article!

[bwteim]

It got picked up by Canadian paper:

http://www.judeoscope.ca/breve.php3?id_breve=1725


"The Editor-in-Chief of Asharq Al-Awsat Tariq Alhomayed wrote a scathing editorial on the Arab media's response to the death of Zarqawi deriding the gloomy ..."