Al-Jazeera to be bombed ...?Follow

That picture look photoshopped to anyone else? The text and some other edges are unnaturally crisp, it seems.

Edited, Wed Nov 30 00:40:12 2005 by Atomicflea

Climb down from your outrage step-stool, Clyde. Just an observation.

Hmmmm..... The most powerful man in the "Free World", who -now it seems- attacked and invaded another country to free the oppressed and install a system of free politics/press, has proportedly "considered" bombing the HQ of the only "free" media outlet in the Middle East, just because it showed some of the dirty laundry.

The response:-

1- The photo of Al-Jazeera staff demonstrating seems photoshopped.

2- The OP doesn't know how to search, the story seems to be famous and widespread.

How about the topic at hand? For a change?

So people like you (who supposedly vote and have a democratic right to protest against their leaders' actions) can know what's going on, and for the record, the signs were written in Arabic and English.

Anyhow, here's a video clip from Al-Jazeera's website. Click the little handycam icon above the picture. It's in Arabic (Upon your request) but you'll get what's going on, I hope. Words like "Daily Mirror" , "Bush" , "America" , "Kofi Annan", will get repeated. Daily mirror is the newspaper that leaked the "classified" document, which Blair refused to comment (or deny).

http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/04AA822C-49CB-43B4-8D2D-A3DF342E1001.htm

P.S: if they clip doesnt automatically play, just refresh the little window.

Now back to the topic?

Finally :).

You're right, I was under the impression that the story was ongoing (since it recieved heavy traction in Arabic media, still is), and wrongfully presumed that it would still be on western media outlets. You proved me wrong.

As for the issue itself:

Two men are being held on trial, British newspapers were threatened with getting sued, if they reveal anymore, and it's circumstantial?

The above proves that indeed it is a valid secret document that was leaked, and that contained damaging information about the public policies of the American/British governments.

Also Blair denying to comment or even say it's "ridiculous" doesn't help much.

As for saying "nothing was done, just some thoughts, then they said ...nahhh"

This isn't about if ALjazeera had a cruise missile with it's name on it, this was about two world leaders, who bandy about with "freedom of expression" and "the right of press" and "political representation", actually considering/discussing a proposition to bomb the HQ of a major news/media agency, bombing civilians in a neutral country which are reporters ....

Do you see how serious this is?

Imagine if the same had been "discussed" by Chinese/Russian officials (although they dont claim to be the liberators Bush & Blair claim to be) against a news agency in a neutral country (CNN for example), which exposed some of the things, that are happening during a war they are presently mingled in.

What would the reaction be?



Edited, Wed Nov 30 01:46:48 2005 by GregoryTheWatcher

Sir knight? I've just pissed in my pants... and nobody can do anything about it.

I believe it's one of those cases that people just want to brush away into oblivion. It's almost if they have a "well we did so much for the world, we'll let this pass" mindset, rather than discussing it.

Is it a worrying development? Definitely. Will it ever recieve the attention it deserves? Doubtedly.

I agree with the assessment that it would take people down roads they don't want to go. It's a fearful and disheartening experience to re-think your convictions about your government, specially when it's related to the most fundamental principles of what we like to label as a Western Civilization.

I don't know what to say except: "Bush, Bad! Masses, Careless!"

But we know that already don't we?

FTFY

Huh.. and here I thought I did debate it with Gregory. Hell, I even did so without rabidly attacking Bush.

(a) No, they don't. They've aired clips of taped beheadings. Find me a single cite of them broadcasting a live beheading given that that would require them to have a cameraman there or at least provide the executors with a feed.
(b) "Their enemies"? Al Jazeera is at war? Who knew? Or is this part of your "Every Muslim is after us!" hand wringing?

Really, when you make two glaring errors in your first statement supporting an attack on Al Jazeera, I lose a lot of enthusiasm in "debating" it with you.

Ok, my conclusion is that you're as bad as Gbaji.

Woah, woah, woah. Easy there. Such an implication should not be made lightly. I submit that the amount of self deception and blind ignorance being shown here is at best a pelet gun to Gbaji's 100 megaton Czar Bomba.

Anyway, it doesn't matter if the story is true or not, does it?

Bush supporters at this point have to be zealots beyond any sort of logic or rational thought. They live in a completely subjective reality where any end prosiltized as "good" by this administration justifies any means, regardless of how corrupt or morraly bankrupt.

Lucky for us the US media was soft an compliant and didn't require any ordiance. I mean, there are a lot of Republicans who would have had to take one for the team down in Atlanta.

Well, at least Gbaji was right about Bush not cowtowing to the religous right in his choices of SCOTUS nominees.

Oh wait.