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• What Al Jazeera Has Not Yet Learned.
• Al Jazeera, for some who have never heard of it, is a satellite news channel broadcasting from the country of Qatar. ... A few years back, the country of Qatar created the satellite channel Al Jazeera. ...
• Al Jazerra is the CNN of the Middle East and stands ready to broadcast news about any event.
• The employees of Al Jazerra have all the freedom they could want, but do not seem to have realized that with this freedom comes the need to show responsibility. ... Al Jazeera does none of this and is more of a news channel run amok than a serious news channel in and for the Middle East.
• It is unclear how and when Al Jazeera will learn the sense of responsibility incumbent upon a news channel with its widespread signal. ...

• Al Jazeera Shunned, Intimidated in Western Capitals.
• Iason Athanasiadis With US-led troops running into fierce resistance on Iraq's battlefields, pressure is being brought by Western organisations and news media on Al Jazeera. Incidents have included the banning of Al Jazeera television's financial correspondents from the New York Stock Exchange, the summoning of the channel's Paris bureau chief by France's broadcast watchdog and discriminatory behaviour by several US-based Internet servers. ... AOL, Yahoo and Reuters have all refused to run advertisements for Al-Jazeera's new, English-language service citing different reasons. Yahoo put the decision down to 'war-related sensitivity', Reuters ruled the decision out on the grounds that Al-Jazeera is a competitor, while AOL offered no reason. In France, the country's Higher Audiovisual Council (CSA) summoned Michael Kik, the Al Jazeera representative in Paris, to defend the decision to broadcast the Iraqi pictures of dead and captured American servicemen. Kik argued that the criticism smacked of double standards, saying "For 10 years, pictures of Palestinian prisoners have been shown all over the world, and in the Gulf everyone has been watching images of Iraqi prisoners kneeling in humiliation," in reference to recent controversy over Al Jazeera's coverage of the war. ... Lt General Abizaid, the second-in-command of US General Tommy Franks, accused Al-Jazeera of being a 'hostile media' and labeled the images 'disgusting'. ... " Akamai Declines to Assist Al-Jazerra Site April 04, 2003 The Associated Press The Web site of Arab satellite news channel Al-Jazeera was refused assistance this week when it sought help from Akamai Technologies Inc. ... "We think it's political pressure," said Nabil Hegazi, deputy managing editor of Al-Jazeera's English-language Web site. ... In a prepared statement, Akamai said it "worked briefly this week with Al Jazeera to understand the issues they are having distributing their websites," but decided not to continue the relationship. ... Al-Jazeera drew intense interest and criticism after it carried Iraqi TV footage of dead and captive U.

• com *** == Ways of Patriotism == Unknown to Africa's "Educated" media bums === ------------ -------------- ------------- Akamai Declines to Assist Al-Jazerra Site Akamai Technologies Declines to Assist Al-Jazerra Web Site Deal With Hackers The Associated Press April 4 — The Web site of Arab satellite news channel Al-Jazeera was refused assistance this week when it sought help from Akamai Technologies Inc. ... "We think it's political pressure," said Nabil Hegazi, deputy managing editor of Al-Jazeera's English-language Web site. ... In a prepared statement, Akamai said it "worked briefly this week with Al Jazeera to understand the issues they are having distributing their websites," but decided not to continue the relationship. ... Al-Jazeera drew intense interest and criticism after it carried Iraqi TV footage of dead and captive U. ... Al-Jazeera later honored a U. ... Al-Jazeera said this week that steps were being taken to protect its servers against hackers. ... Al-Jazeera's night staff did not know what the problem was. Web portal Lycos reported that Al-Jazeera's site was the most sought-after on the Internet last week. Al-Jazeera is based in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. ...

• Chief of Al Jazeera Hafez Al-Mirazi to Speak at Fletcher School at Tufts Nov. ...
• -- Hafez Al-Mirazi, the Washington bureau chief of Al Jazerra Television, the most watched Arab language network in the Middle East, will speak at The Fletcher School at Tufts University this Monday, Nov. ...
• Launched seven years ago, Al Jazeera has been an important source of news in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attaciks and the U. ... Others see Al Jazeera as a propaganda tool for Arabs -- criticizing it for brodcasting audio tapes of terorist Osama bin Laden and video clips of terror-stricken U. ...
• In his talk entitled "The Al-Jazeera Effect: In the Middle East and Beyond," Mr. Al-Mirazi is expected to dwell on a number of issues, such as why Al Jazeera founded? ; its role in the war on terrorism and what effects, if any, has its presence had on American news coverage? .
• Al-Mirazi's talk is co-sponsored by the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies and The Fletcher School at Tufts.
• Al-Mirazi following his speech. ...

• Friday, 10 May, 2002, 16:57 GMT 17:57 UK Bahrain bans Al Jazeera TV.
• Al Jazeera was not allowed to cover Bahrain's elections.
• Bahrain has banned the Arabic television channel Al Jazeera from reporting from inside the Gulf state, Information Minister Nabil al-Hamr said on Friday. ...
• According to a news bulletin on the Qatar-based channel, Mr al-Hamr said the ban was being imposed because the station was biased towards Israel and against Bahrain. ...
• Information Minister Nabil al-Hamr (from report on Al Jazeera .
• Al Jazeera was barred from covering the local elections because it "deliberately seeks to harm Bahrain" Al Jazeera quoted Mr al-Hamr as saying. ...
• Mr al-Hamr is said to have accused the station of being infiltrated by Zionists. ...
• "We believe (Al Jazeera) is suspect and represents the Zionist side in the region. ...
• Sources within Bahrain say the government had been angered by Al Jazeera airing footage of recent anti-US protests in Bahrain without permission. ...
• The Ministry of Information in Manama confirmed that Al Jazeera had been now been banned from Bahrain, but would not comment on whether the minister had accused the station of Zionism. ...
• Al Jazeera gained world fame in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks in the US through its exclusive footage of videotapes of Osama Bin Laden and his al-Qaeda terror network. ...
• Al-Jazeera goes it alone 05 Feb 02 | Country profiles.
• Al Jazeera (in Arabic)Bahrain Government .
• Israel reopens talks with Palestinians Arab ban proposed in Jewish areas Iran court slaps ban on dancer Israel 'okays El Al sale' New Palestinian constitution in force Egypt spy chief on Mid-East mission Palestinian sacking sparks more protests Egypt reclaims stolen antiquities Links to more Middle East stories are at the foot of the page. ...

• NATO AWACS/Al Jazerra.
• Plus, the Middle East media darling, Al Jazerra.
• HAVEZ AL-MIRAZI: Al Jazerra is a unique experience in the Arab and Moslem world as an independent media.
• PORTER: Behind the scenes at Al Jazerra, next on Common Ground.
• HAVEZ AL-MIRAZI: There was government at that time that took the wrong approach. The wrong approach in trying to pressure Al Jazerra.
• PORTER: Based in the Gulf state of Qatar, Al Jazerra TV has gained fame in the United States for providing statements from Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda. ...
• But people across the Middle East were watching the events unfold on what’s fast becoming the Arab equivalent, Qatar-based Al Jazerra TV.
• SMELZER: Since Al Jazerra started broadcasting five years ago the satellite network has become a phenomenon in the Arab world. ... Middle East expert Judith Kipper is well acquainted with the top brass at Al Jazerra and she explained why the network is so unique.
• JUDITH KIPPER: I think Al Jazerra has taken on a very important significance in that it is a maverick type of television station. ...
• SMELZER: Over the years Al Jazerra has explored such controversial topics as women’s rights under Islam, the lack of democracy in Arab countries, and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The network is perhaps best known for its debate-style talk shows and its controversial guests, including a representative of the Palestinian extremist group Hamas, and a few years ago, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
• SMELZER: Just like at Al Jazerra headquarters in Qatar, the 10-to-12 member staff here in Washington is a multicultural bunch, including Egyptians, Palestinians, Iraqis, and even Europeans and Indians. Still, the majority of them are Muslims, and the next evening when things have calmed down a bit, Bureau Chief Havez al-Mirazi gave a new perspective on the challenges of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
• HAVEZ AL-MIRAZI: The irony about Ramadan and the US media, that they only talk about it when the debate is about whether it’s all right to kill Muslims in Ramadan or not. ...

• Al-Jazeera earned the nickname "the CNN of the Arab world" by broadcasting tapes of Osama bin Laden after the World Trade Center bombing. ... Files recovered from Iraq's intelligence service show that al-Jazeera was infiltrated by Iraqi agents. Days after the latest allegations surfaced, al-Jazeera's director general was fired--although ostensibly for reasons other than his unusual contacts with Saddam's agents. ...
• Al-Jazeera had substantial promise; the emir of Qatar, who gave the station $150 million in seed money in 1996, apparently meant it when he said he wouldn't interfere in its broadcasts. He may now regret his hands-off approach as evidence mounts that al-Jazeera's anti-Western tilt may have stemmed from more than just ideological opposition to U. ...
• It's not a big leap, then, to believe that Saddam tried to corrupt employees of al-Jazeera. ... The Times has files, recovered from Iraqi archives and authenticated by experts on Iraqi intelligence, that show that the Iraqi agents worked inside al-Jazeera to obtain favorable coverage of the regime and spiked negative stories. ...
• Iraqi officials refer to al-Jazeera in their memos as "an instrument employed by us. " Al-Jazeera says that such charges are preposterous, although it acknowledges that the man known as Jazeera 2 was "terminated some time ago. ...
• The most important name to surface in the Iraqi intelligence files was that of Mohammed Jasim Al-Ali, who served as the network's managing director from its founding in 1996 until his firing last week. ...
• Al-Jazeera insists that Mr. ... Jihad Ballout, an al-Jazeera spokesman. says "these rumors and allegations about al-Jazeera are not taken at face value. ... Jasim retains a seat on al-Jazeera's board of directors and claims that he simply left because he always planned to return to his post at Qatari television.
• Ibrahim Hilal, the editor in chief of al-Jazeera, told Channel 4 News in Britain that he didn't believe Iraqi agents had worked at his network, but he added that "you can never guarantee that any person working in a newsroom cannot be an intelligence agent. ...
• Perhaps, but the burden is on with al-Jazeera to clean up its act. Only last month it aired a tape it said was from Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's deputy, who called on Muslims to engage in terrorism against Jews, Americans and their allies. Al-Jazeera aired the tape--giving whoever who made the tape a platform to stir up hatred--instead of having a reporter paraphrase its content.

• Hamid Al-Bah'ly, a founder of Tuwaitha who has worked there since 1968, told Al-Jazeera television's "Iraq After the War" program that nuclear materials have already spread far beyond the center.
• Al-Jazeera reporters in anti-radiation orange suits interviewed some of the center's employees as they tried to chase away the looters. ...
• Al-Bah'ly entered the center soon after the looting and saw chilling scenes. ... Some of the radioactive material was in powder form and had probably dispersed into the air through broken windows, Al-Bah'ly said.
• Al-Bah'ly says he thinks the river has been contaminated by people washing out the containers.
• Al-Bah'ly inspects about four to five homes daily in the neighborhood of Tuwaitha, and says he saw some people using the containers to store water, milk and tomatoes, oblivious of the risks. ...
• At one home, Al-Bah'ly discovered radioactive contamination in clothes and beds. ...
• Al-Jazerra reports that in some homes, Al-Bah'ly recorded radiation levels 500 to 600 times higher than acceptable levels.
• Al'Bahly, who works without protective gear, says he is willing to risk his own health as he tries to monitor the spread of nuclear contamination. ...

• Al-Jazeera Says Bin Laden Hails 'Heroic' Attacks.
• Qatar's al-Jazeera television has broadcast what it says is a statement by Osama bin Laden hailing last week's attacks on U. ...
• Washington blames bin Laden and his al Qaeda network for the hijacked plane attacks on New York and Washington.
• Indonesia, a mostly Muslim nation, and other countries have linked the blast to al Qaeda.

• FBI sending agents to Guantanamo Bay to interview Al-Quada on the sniper.
• 7 posted on 10/17/2002 9:29:18 AM PDT by chairman_pow Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies To: lexington minuteman 1775 Remember there are three basic evils in this world that all start with Al: .
• (1) Al-Gore .
• (2) Al-Jazerra .
• (3) Al-Queda .
• I think (3) has sent out sniper(s) to divert security forces away from some future Al-Queda target in the D. ...
• Everything synchronized perfectly with the Als 9 posted on 10/17/2002 9:45:13 AM PDT by spycatcher Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies To: charbo42 I think (3) has sent out sniper(s) to divert security forces away from some future Al-Queda target in the D. ...

• 911 families say lashing out is not the answer ( Al Jazerra exclusive).
• Al Jazerra ^ | 04/03/03 | Habib Battah and Adam Porter.
• the alleged terrorist-training facility used by Al-Qaeda .
• She probably thinks that the people of Afghanistan would have been better off had the US not gone into Afghanistan and routed the Taliban and Al Qaeda. ...
• 16 posted on 04/06/2003 4:16:38 PM PDT by demnomo Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies To: alisasny What a Lib Loser exploited by Al-Jazeera, the mouthpiece of Saddam Hussein. ...
• 27 posted on 04/06/2003 5:14:48 PM PDT by tessalu Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies To: alisasny No doubt Lucznikowska would have been much happier with Al Gore's response to 9/11, if he had been President.
• 31 posted on 04/06/2003 6:15:53 PM PDT by OldFriend (without the brave, there would be no land of the free) Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies To: alisasny Al Jazerra exclusive.

• Hamid Al-Bah'ly, a founder of Tuwaitha who has worked there since 1968, told Al-Jazeera television's "Iraq After the War" program that nuclear materials have already spread far beyond the center. ...
• Al-Jazeera reporters in anti-radiation orange suits interviewed some of the center's employees as they tried to chase away the looters. ...
• Al-Bah'ly entered the center soon after the looting and saw chilling scenes. ... Some of the radioactive material was in powder form and had probably dispersed into the air through broken windows, Al-Bah'ly said. ...
• Al-Bah'ly says he thinks the river has been contaminated by people washing out the containers. ...
• Al-Bah'ly inspects about four to five homes daily in the neighborhood of Tuwaitha, and says he saw some people using the containers to store water, milk and tomatoes, oblivious of the risks. ...
• At one home, Al-Bah'ly discovered radioactive contamination in clothes and beds. ...
• Al-Jazerra reports that in some homes, Al-Bah'ly recorded radiation levels 500 to 600 times higher than acceptable levels. ...
• Al'Bahly, who works without protective gear, says he is willing risk his own health as he tries to monitor the spread of nuclear contamination. ...

• Hamid Al-Bah'ly, a founder of Tuwaitha who has worked there since 1968, told Al-Jazeera television's "Iraq After the War" program that nuclear materials have already spread far beyond the center. ... Al-Jazeera reporters in anti-radiation orange suits interviewed some of the center's employees as they tried to chase away the looters. ... Al-Bah'ly entered the center soon after the looting and saw chilling scenes. ... Some of the radioactive material was in powder form and had probably dispersed into the air through broken windows, Al-Bah'ly said. ... Al-Bah'ly says he thinks the river has been contaminated by people washing out the containers. Al-Bah'ly inspects about four to five homes daily in the neighborhood of Tuwaitha, and says he saw some people using the containers to store water, milk and tomatoes, oblivious of the risks. ... At one home, Al-Bah'ly discovered radioactive contamination in clothes and beds. ... Al-Jazerra reports that in some homes, Al-Bah'ly recorded radiation levels 500 to 600 times higher than acceptable levels. Al'Bahly, who works without protective gear, says he is willing to risk his own health as he tries to monitor the spread of nuclear contamination. ...
• Hari Harper on May 16, 2003 12:31:39, said: Al'Bahly may as well forget the USA's help. ...

• An Iraqi judge has issued a murder arrest warrant for a radical Shiite Muslim cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, for the slaying of another Shiite leader shortly after the U. ...
• Coalition spokesman Dan Senor announced the warrant but would not say when al-Sadr would be detained. ...
• The announcement of the warrant came a day after violent clashes between militiamen loyal to al-Sadr that killed 52 Iraqis, eight U. ...
• Since the violence, al-Sadr has been holed up in a mosque in the city of Kufa, south of Baghdad, surrounded by armed supporters. ...
• He refused to say why al-Sadr had not been arrested earlier. ...
• Al-Sadr is accused in the slaying of Abdel-Majid al-Khoei, a rival Shiite cleric who was stabbed to death by a mob at a Shiite shrine in the city of Najaf in April. ...
• Sunday's violence in Baghdad and other cities was sparked by the arrest last week of Mustafa al-Yacoubi, a senior aide to al-Sadr, on one of the warrants. ...
• BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Iraqi judge has issued a murder arrest warrant for a radical Shiite Muslim cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, for the slaying of another Shiite leader shortly after the U. ...
• The announcement of the warrant came a day after violent clashes between militiamen loyal to al-Sadr that killed 52 Iraqis, eight U. ...
• Bush also criticized al-Sadr as "one person that is deciding that rather than allowing democracy to flourish, he's going to exercise force. ...
• Coalition spokesman Dan Senor, who announced the warrant, would not say when al-Sadr would be detained. ...
• Since the violence, al-Sadr has been holed up in a mosque in the city of Kufa, south of Baghdad, surrounded by armed supporters. ...
• The arrest warrant had been issued several months ago, Senor said, refusing to say why al-Sadr had not been arrested earlier or why its existence was only announced Monday, one day after the al-Sadr-inspired violence. ...
• Al-Sadr is accused in the slaying of Abdel-Majid al-Khoei, a rival Shiite cleric who was stabbed to death by a mob at a Shiite shrine in the city of Najaf in April 2003. ...
• Sunday's violence in Baghdad and other cities was sparked by the arrest last week of Mustafa al-Yacoubi, a senior aide to al-Sadr, on one of the warrants. ...
• administrator in Iraq, declared al-Sadr an "outlaw" who threatens Iraq's security. ...

• ******* 777 Take Action: Al-Jazerra attacks Christians and Jews.
• If you think concerns about anti-Semitism are unfounded, we need only look to Al-Jazerra, the largest Muslim television station in the world that had this to say about "The Passion of the Christ":.

• Jordan pulls plug on al-Jazeera .
• AMMAN - Jordan has shut down the local office of the Arabic TV station al-Jazeera. ...
• al-Jazeera.
• Related Link: Al Jazerra news (in Arabic).
• Al-Jazeera became known in the West when U. ...

• Secret plan to kill Saddam Hussein described on al-Jazerra television.
• DOHA, June 29 (AFP) - the Iraqi opponent in exile Wafik Samarraï evoked Saturday "the broad outline" of an American plan to assassinate president Saddam Hussein, in a declaration with television Al-Jazira. ...

• The station is Al-Jazeera, a mock of Ted Turner's CNN. ...
• Soldiers pants are pulled down, the camera zooms in for a close up of bullet holes in heads as "Al-Jazeera Exclusive" is stamped on the screen.

• Al-Jazeera site defaced.
• Al-Jazeera hacked The English-language Web site for Arab satellite television network Al-Jazeera with a U. ...
• Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Al-Jazeera site defaced:.
• Tell the truth, AL-Jazeera. ...
• When Michael Johnson states that America is trying to win freedom for YOU, who exactly is he referring to? Assuming from his grammer he is referring to Al Jazeera, his statement is ridiculous. In fact, the US government in 2001 pressured Qatar, the country where Al Jazeera is based, to censor the broadcasts of Al Jazeera. Was that an effort to win freedom for Al Jazerra? Does freedom=censorship? He also refers to Al Jazeera's "lies and propoganda. ... Johnson does not wish to believe? Whether or not one agrees with the point of view of Al Jazeera, FREEDOM at least grants the right to show photos of the casualties of war. ...

• Al-Jazeera goes it alone .
• Behind Al-Jazeera: Exclusive interview with producer Ehmed Shouly.
• Al-Jazeera hailed as Arab CNN - An article in Time magazine.
• Al Jazeera's Unwitting Role in the 'Unrestricted' Afghan War A well-informed piece linking to role of Al Jazeera to 'information warfare'.
• Al Jazerra website - In Arabic. ...
• 'Rivals Criticize CNN Methods of War Reporting' By Jim Rutenberg and Bill Carter of the New York Times - On the CNN-Al Jazeera deal.
• 'Propaganda and war' by Edward Said - Argues that 'Never have the media been so influential in determining the course of war as during the Al-Aqsa Intifada, which, as far as the Western media are concerned, has essentially become a battle over images and ideas. ...
• 'Arabs oppose US move to widen strikes' By Saleh Al-Ashkar - From Saui Arabia's first English-language Daily.
• Fox News special report - An interactive site which includes the 'evidence' so far made public about bin Laden and Al Qaeda's involvement in the events of 11 September.

• com? Well, here’s a quote from today’s conversation: "Our President said in his speech in March that when we go into Iraq, we are going there because Saddam Hussein has harbored, trained and funded terrorists, including those connected to al-Qaeda. If we are going to attack a nation and occupy it because of a connection to al-Qaeda, which never appeared, then what are we doing with Saudi Arabia? They are effectively occupying us financially. ... " -- Greg Palast Greg doesn't pull any punches! Well, it’s become a topic of increasing speculation: Is the Bush Cartel war on Iraq a diversion from having the American press and people demand answers about the Saudi financial support of al-Qaeda – and the fact that 15 of the 19 hijackers on September 11th were Saudis, as well as bin Laden? Do the 28 Bush administration censored pages from the Congressional 9/11 report reveal a much broader Saudi royal family involvement in financing charities linked to terrorist groups? Why have so many connections between the Saudi family and terrorists – as well as the large number of Saudis in leadership position in terrorist groups been swept under the rug by the Bush administration? All good questions indeed. ... That is, I’ve only put out the reports of the Saudi connection to al-Qaeda at the top of the BBC Nightly News, going out worldwide. ... The BBC has learned that one of their operatives was the conduit from delivering Osama bin Laden’s Valentine tapes to Al Jazerra TV. ... It turns out that in 1999 and 2000, Bill Clinton sent two delegations to Saudi Arabia -- this I just reported on BBC -- quietly saying: Here’s a list of royal family members and others around the royals who are giving money to al-Qaeda fronts and people who are trying to kill us. ... disbands the intelligence unit tracking the Saudi money connection to al-Qaeda. And third, and ugliest, is that Bush –- in particular, his ambassador Barbie Bodine -– pulled the visas of the FBI al-Qaeda investigation team in Yemen, so they’d have to go home. I mean, our own embassy pulled the visas of our own FBI investigators, headed by agent John O’Neill, who was in charge of al-Qaeda prosecutions for the Justice Department. ... One thing I mentioned in the book I’ve learned more about since: In the title chapter of "Best Democracy Money Can Buy," I mention that there’s a meeting in Paris between Saudi billionaires, big-shot international arms dealers, and the al-Qaeda financial arm. ... In this meeting, the Saudis agreed to basically pay off al-Qaeda.

• Al Jazeera Airs Saddam Tape.
• A voice purported to be that of the ousted Iraqi leader aired today on Al Jazerra television.
• Jane, what's the reaction from there on this Al Jazerra tape?.
• Now, in this message, which, according to Al Jazerra, ran about 20 minutes, he congratulates those fighters that are fighting against what he calls the infidels. ...

• Bin Laden's warning came in an interview with the Arab satellite network al Jazerra -- taped before Sunday's attack on Afghanistan. Al Jazeera, the only foreign TV station with a crew in Afghanistan, said the 5-minute video was made Sunday, but did not give the time. ...
• attempts to maintain its coalition against bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network, but also on the stability of governments throughout the Islamic world. ...

• MPAC's Executive Director Salam Al-Marayati moderated the event by asking Mark Levine, Assistant Professor of history of Middle East and Religion at the University of California, Irvine, to give his views on whether America faces an image problem around the world or only in the Muslim world. ...
• " Pattiz said that if America tries to sell its policy to the Arab world, "it will fail", and so therefore should concentrate on introducing "free media" to the Arab world, adding that Al-Jazerra, while the closest to free media in the Arab world, is a cross between "CNN and Jerry Springer". ...

• The Arab-language television station, al-Jazeera, has broadcast a message said to be by Osama bin Laden, in which he calls for Muslims to stand with Iraq against the United States. ...
• In the past, the US has accused al-Jazeera of being a mouthpiece for al-Qaeda propaganda. ...
• What do you think of the message? Should Muslims feel solidarity with Iraq? Was al-Jazeera right to broadcast the tape? .
• Al-Qaeda would welcome a war in the region, as instability would help them to stir up trouble for America's allies.
• In the Bin Laden tape it is quite clear that al-Qaeda regard Saddam Hussein with contempt, as an "infidel" and leader of a non-fundamentalist "socialist" Arab state. ... I suspect that al-Qaeda would welcome a war in the region, as instability would help them to stir up trouble for America's allies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the other Gulf States. ...
• Not only does it provide the missing link between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein, but, as mentioned previously here, it seems to have been "trailed" by Colin Powell before its actual release. ...
• Al-Qaeda can only profit from this war.
• And what has al-Qaeda to loose in this war? An ally? A country it can recruit people and money at? No. ... Al-Qaeda can only profit from this war. ...
• It is sad that, given the state of Colin Powell's thoroughly questionable evidence last week, my first reaction was to ask myself if the US might have manufactured this tape to allow it to add weight to its previous claims (as it now has) that this represents a new "alliance of evil" between Iraq and al-Qaeda, and boost an otherwise unproven link. ...
• Well, it would be more convincing, were it not for the fact that Colin Powell said he had read a transcript of it from Al-Jazeera, whereupon Al-Jazeera said they didn't even have the tape at that point. ...
• Al-Jazeera has lost all credibility as a "news source".
• Al-Jazeera has lost all credibility as a "news source". ...
• This Al-Qaeda bravado is a pure facade. ...
• The US case for invasion of Iraq is running into the ground - this tape attempts to focus the question back onto al Qaeda, who have been almost forgotten in the last few months.

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