I wonder when Javier Solana will grow the balls to say that.

Al Jazeera to spend US$30m to launch English news channel

The network has said that the new channel, to be called Al Jazeera International, will try to counteract what it says unbalanced reporting from Western networks such as CNN and BBC.

Can you imagine!?

That brought a sharp reaction from the broadcaster, which expressed its "utter outrage"

They're petulant and they're having a frenzy.

obviously canuckistan doesn't think so. they allow al jazeera, and not fox. well, not yet.

First Dan Rather and now this!

Man! you just can't depend on ANY broadcast media for accuracy and fairness anymore!

/sarcasm off

Amen or Allah-oop

Please, CRTC, keep them out. There is lots of talk that since we have the rabidbly proBush far right lunacy of FOX being allowed in, we should also have Al Jazeera, including from our favorite moonbat from the Toronto Star of Islam, Antonia Zerbasie (sp?).

Uh, what do the French want?

France told an international conference on Iraq Tuesday it was time to put aside differences over the U.S.-led invasion and help the country put an end to violence.

Nothing for nothing with those mamzerim. Something's up.

It kinda makes you wonder why it took a brave man like this, who is highly vulnerable to recriminations from terrorists operating within Iraq, to openly say what is so obvious to all of us. I guess the rest of the world's "leaders" -- and the media who are responsible for reporting the truth -- have found it more expedient to pretend like Al Jazeera is a legitimate "news" organization! Is it any wonder that thay have NO credibility?

Hoo-ray. This is what the Arab world needs: their leaders rejecting and denouncing terrorism along with its VAST propaganda arm, and meaning it! This happening is a good sign of progress.

Al-Jazeera has denied that its Iraq director has any relationship with Omar Hadeed

It's 'bout time political leaders started putting slanted media on the defensive

#8 Zulubaby

I was wondering the same thing.

OT but this had me about to roll on the floor... Hillary is getting really revved up LOL

[Link: www.crosswalk.com...]

Judith, you sound like an ignorant slut when you go around making a statement about something you've just admitted you've never watched.

#7 Judith

Organize an E-Mail campaign asking the CRTC not to bring in al Jeezera.

Here's their email address: info@crtc.gc.ca

In the eyes of the dhimmi-crats, Al-Jizz IS a real "news" service.
Remember???,,,They covered the demo convention

Al-Jazeera has their own embedded reporters, only there on
the terrorist's side. I'm glad the defense minister spoke up.
Those guys seem to be sprouting some balls.

I hope Shaalan isn't the next recipient of a car swarm party hosted by some splodydope. The man gets an A+ for sheer guts in my book.

OT - Iranians say the darnedest things

Regarding Al Jazeera, from An excellent blogger in Iraq - the Messopotamian

I have just been watching “Al Jazeera” Television, although it is something very distasteful to me. They are at it again. When will people realize that this terrorist organ is a real menace and an enemy propaganda mouthpiece? There is no longer even pretence at neutrality and factual reporting. When will the American government take action, considering that this station is sponsored and financed by the Qatari regime which is supposed to be on very good terms with the U.S.?

Al Jazeera has been actively engaged in hostile propaganda and has played an important role in inflaming the situation and jeopardizing American and allied soldiers, not to mention the Iraqis. It has become the official agent and mouthpiece of all the terrorist groups and the means of delivering speeches and statements from the likes of UBL and all manner of masked men, be-headers and hostage takers. Is this not a time of War? Were not the Iraqi T.V. stations taken off the air during the battle against Saddam? Why are these any different? I am telling you that despite being banned in Iraq they are still obsessed with biased and inflammatory coverage of the situation. Enough is enough and something drastic must be done.

Salaam, Alaa

moonsbreath, I think you misunderstood Judith. She was making fun of the canadian left's opinion of Fox. Please don't call her rude names.

Zulubaby ...

Maybe France would like us to look the other way on a certain oil for food investigation ...

Al-Jazeera is a channel of terrorism.

Hard to state it more clearly than that. Let's hope there wasn't any Islamonazi funk in the report to qualify the declaration.

Bad Penny, I have read her opinions before and don't believe I misunderstood anything. But thanks for your imput.

# 13 Moonsbreath

Hey stupid try to comprehend what you read.

Iraqi Minister: Al Jazeera is a "Terror Channel"

Thank you Commander Obvious.

Sorry, seriously, I'm relieved that at least part of the Arab world is not insane.

#25 Goat brain

Have you read Judith before? I don't think so. If you have dumbass, you wouldn't be calling me stupid. She has pity for all the jihadis out there after our troops in Iraq.

So go pull your head out of your own ass.

#20, #23

You know you can disagree w. someone without attempting to impute their sexual behaviour. I generally agree that Judith is much more centrist than most any other posters on this list, but do we have to resort to name calling and other ad hominen attacks!?

She doesn't have to have watched FOX to report on the fact that Lefty Canucks want to use that networks admission to Canada as a pretext for letting Al-Jazeera in...

Apparently no one here has ever watched the old Saturday Night Live. But as far as getting personal here, this place is full of personal attacks. Get over it.

Still, generally speaking, people are little overly harsh on Judith.

I mean, call me CONSERVATIVE, but I beleive men aught to tread more lightly in mixed company... But, I guess I'm just a right-wing nut job...

I've watched the old Saturday Night Live...Dan *ACK*royd calling what's-her-name an ignorant slut on the weekend report. Didn't think it was very funny then, don't think it is now...

Apparently no one here has ever watched the old Saturday Night Live. But as far as getting personal here, this place is full of personal attacks. Get over it.

We got your "joke", it's just not funny the 8 zillionth time you hear it. And this place was not filled with personal attacks until all you newbies came after rathergate.

"Maybe, boss, if we had our "associates" wear smiley-face-masks next time they cut someone's head off, they won't be so objectionable. Make it more like a game show, maybe, ask some questions first, give 'em a chance to win some big, big cash prizes instead of getting killed, that might go down better; especially since we're now on the air in England against Benny Hill reruns. Just thinking out loud, give a try, see how it plays in Peoria, run it up the flagpole and see who blows up, give it a try, what the hell?"

I love this statement

Despite the ban, the 24-hour news channel is often first to announce breaking news from the war-ravaged country, including kidnappings and beheadings of foreign hostages as well as statements from militant groups.

Like, what else is there to report in the Arab world?

#29 Moonsbreath:

Well, I got it immediately. I guess that makes two old, discrepit has-beens. :-)

#32

Yesterday, someone said the newbies were pandering neophytes, engaging in a "right of center circle jerk." Now, were a bunch a contrarian, crude insulters...

Yeah, so what if I didn't discover this whole blog thing until Rathergate; surely the tents is big enough...

I didn't know LGF didn't like newbies...oops. My bad.

8 zulubaby

You betcha somethings up when Chirac starts making the 'nicey-nicey' talk...

On the 25th both they and Iran have to detail their little deal in the Un. Chirac's been supporting terrorism indirectly(and directly) for years, maybe...just maybe, the threat of physically loosing Iran's economic base along with their investment in a widening conflict has his attention.

GW and Condi are in the drivers seat, they won't fall for it. Let's see the Fwrench people hang the bastard for selling them out before making any 'nicey-nicey' talk of our own.

The Marines kicked their Jihad a**s in Falludown fighting and so they have to crank up the media war front. Allah be Damned we are comeing for ur micro-phones too.

Speaking of radical, dissident media sources:

Viacom pays out $3.5M in fines

What they don't mention is that they make about
$20 Billion a year in revenue

For the three months ended September 30, 2004, revenues of $5.5 billion increased 4% from $5.3 billion and for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, revenues of $16.2 billion increased 9% from $14.9 billion for the same prior-year period primarily driven by increases in advertising revenues and affiliate fees.

If there was some pervert going around my neighborhood exposing himself to large groups of people--including children, having sex in churches, and demonstrating in public-view offensive sexual practices, I would expect more punishment than a fine of 0.1% of their yearly salary (the equivalent of a $20-$60 fine?!). There comes a time when this ceases to be free speech and becomes an assault on us.

FOX NEWS is going to have thier EURABIA Special Report on in about 10 minutes Eastern Standard Time. I'm going to check it out.

"Let God curse all those who terrorise Iraqi citizens and children of Iraq, be they journalists or others. The day will come when we will take (measures) against Al-Jazeera other than by words," the minister warned.

He said the channel continues to operate in Iraq "secretly, in contravention of the law."

In its response Tuesday, Al-Jazeera expressed its "deep concern about these allegations that are tantamount to inciting violence against the channel's employees.

How ironic. That's all Al-Jazeera does, incite violence, but on a much larger scale. Karma just did a 180 and is coming back at mach 10.

Okay group, stop the sibling rivalry. :)

/nitpicking

I'll watch if there's like a car-swarm competition or a Zarqawi's Apprentice reality show.

From Al-Jizz to the arab reporters, photogs or tv crews who promote our enemies views over our own should be targeted and killed by US troops. They are the enemy too.

#21 TAS
Exactly. Jack's about to be nailed by the US Congress and he's groveling...it's fun to watch Jack grovel. He sees what hell Kofi is living in and wants no part.

Is this the drinking thread?

Look Alawi (sp) is a man with a set of cujones that scares the bejeezeus out of Chirac
Let us not understimate our allies, friends and lovers - the Iraqis...
They are attempting to do something unheard of in the Arab world...freedom and democracy.
Ane btw their asses are getting blown off everyday

Well, I wonder what gave it away?

You might have started at the fact that every beheading vidoes second stop after being digitally mastered for quality was going to Al Jazeera for immediate broadcast.

#16 Americain

Those guys seem to be sprouting some balls.

Allawi has had a large pair for a while. This is part of why Bush wanted to turn control over to the Iraqis as soon as possible - they can get away with saying things much more bluntly that he can. He can say, "Islam is a religion of peace," while they say, "Osama has a tiny penis." Well, I guess it was the South Park guys who said that, but you get the idea.

Allawi does indeed have a set. And he's proven them in the past, considering what he's lived through. Saddam Hussein tried to have him assassinated while he was living in exile in England.
Just about hacked him to death with an axe, and he lived through the terrible wounds.
Saddam needs to be very very afraid of this man.

Leave Judith alone.

Baldy, it's good to see you again.

I've missed your posts.

And I agree, let's cut out the incivility here. Judith has posted things I've disagreed with, but she's always been nice, and, I think more importantly, comes from a position of intellectual honesty, rather than a lot of the two-faced partisan bullshit to which I've unfortunately become accostomed from far-left lunatics.

Lewis - Frank IBC - Ed Moran - Ann - J.D. - Daybrother - Throbert Mcgee and NY Nana --- A belated thank you to all of you for asking about me the past few months. I hope all of you are well. I am so glad to read the Iraqi Minister's words. Some people say Al Jazeera can't be bad because some Arab dictators/Kings are sometimes unhappy with it. It's a crock. They call terrorists "martyrs." Then again, our MSM calls terrorists "militants"...

#47 Aren't all threads drinking threads?

moonsbreath: Please give it a rest. Besides, you never which part of that insult hurts her more: ignorant, or slut...

Baldy - heh

"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."

-That Darling of the DNC, Michael Moore

Until they stop cavorting with assclowns like Moore, I cannot take the Democratic Party seriously. And that's a shame.

Al-Jazeera is a channel of terrorism.

Good for the Iraqi Defense Minister!

It's good to see a Muslim calling Islamic bullshit for what it is.

It gives me hope.

...particularly since American multicultural LLLs can't manage the same honesty.

Al-Jazeera is a channel of terrorism. That is clear and we say openly and without hesitation: Al-Jazeera is a channel of terrorism,” Shaalan was quoted by the London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat as saying.

Does anyone else find it a little sad that this guy understands what a solid percentage of the western world does not?

#54 Baldy
It's good to see you back here. Of course we wonder about you when you've gone missing. I hope you're doing OK.
And I'm fine. Thanks for asking.

NASA should start a program to harness and controll very large asteroids. And they should start raining them down on our enemy's major cities in a covert action.

When a city goes up in a ball of fire...well...I guess it was an act of god.

Not large enough to start a nuclear winter, but large enough to level the place.

Just a thought.

Al-Jazera solution, one "insurgent Truck" filled with High explosives, conveniently parked outside during peak Employee hours, then ---Booom, Al Jazera Terrorist Mouthpiece Network off the air.
Option #2 a cruise missile "hit by a stray round of gunfire" goes off course,navigating into Al Jazera. "Sorry" only appology made.

#61 PWinOH

Much as I'd like to see terror channels destroyed, neither the Iraqi Minister nor we Americans can shut down Fake but Accurate CBS, Michael Moore and others in our society whose "news" are mostly biased lies meant to sway us, not inform us.

If we paid no attention to these people, they'd shut up.