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2004-07-14 Arabia

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Posted by Spot 2004-07-14 12:13:09 PM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Does Rantburg have a Page 3 for comedy and fantasy?

Posted by ed 2004-07-14 12:20:49 PM|| 2004-07-14 12:20:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Lol! And this is an implicit admission of incredibly biased insane fantastical blame-game denial in prior reporting, lol!

We shall see, and my expectation level is zilch - i.e. forgotten within 24 hrs, but this deserves a "f**kin duh" IMHO.

Posted by .com 2004-07-14 12:41:13 PM|| 2004-07-14 12:41:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, they are in a way upholding journalistic values: Bias, agenda driven reporting. Its all the rage.

Posted by Dragon Fly 2004-07-14 12:50:24 PM|| 2004-07-14 12:50:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 The New York Times sending people over to train them? But, then again, that could be a two way street.

Posted by tu3031 2004-07-14 12:52:15 PM|| 2004-07-14 12:52:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Surveys are showing that al-jazeera is losing market share at an alarming rate and their trust factor with arabs has plummeted.

The question is... did they make this statement due to those facts or because the US pressured Qatar to reign them in?

Posted by Damn_Proud_American 2004-07-14 1:06:05 PM|| [http://brighterfuture.blogspot.com] 2004-07-14 1:06:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I heard somewhere that FOX News now is available in that region (presumably in Arabic). Is this true?

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-07-14 1:32:01 PM|| 2004-07-14 1:32:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 DPA - are any of those surveys online?

Posted by Bulldog 2004-07-14 1:57:07 PM|| 2004-07-14 1:57:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I don't know CrazyFool, but wouldn't that be something?

As far as Al Jazeera pledging honest news coverage: how do you say "hardy har har har" in Arabic?

Posted by jules 187 2004-07-14 2:11:59 PM|| 2004-07-14 2:11:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 This is pure speculation on my part, but I imagine that the US has been quietly talking to Qatar for a while. I also think that al J has been pretty cozy with Iraqi terrorists, and said terrorists have been killing and maiming hundreds of Iraqis, so you have some guilt by association. Al J is always there for a story, so even the most jaded can connect the dots if they are close enought together. My 2 cents.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-07-14 2:25:40 PM|| 2004-07-14 2:25:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Somehow, I am detecting the faint but heartfelt squeal of someone whose nuts are in a vice, and someone else is squeezing, gently: either our "diplomatic" communications--- perhaps we have found something terribly incriminating about Al-J staffers in Iraq. Or it could very well be the noted loss of credibility amongst the target audience--- all those pissed off shaheeds returning from Iraq without finding the glorious jihad against the West, and all those ordinary Iraqis comparing their reality with what Al-J puts on the air. Whatever and whoever, it works for me. (But I am enjoying the faint, painful squeals!)

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2004-07-14 4:12:54 PM|| [www.sgtstryker.com] 2004-07-14 4:12:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Lol! Delicious description and excellent critical assessment, Sgt Mom!

Posted by .com 2004-07-14 4:14:51 PM|| 2004-07-14 4:14:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Arab media took a similar huge hit in 1967 whilst reporting on going Arab victories till day six then immediately on day 8 start bitching about the loss of the Sinai and the Golan. The audience was eating it all up until the last second and was brain burned by the "revoltin turin of events".

Posted by Shipman 2004-07-14 4:49:42 PM|| 2004-07-14 4:49:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Ship - And add in the Baghdad Bob circus...

It surely must suck to be a consistent loser, but they seem to be clueless, falling for the same stupid shit every time.

Posted by .com 2004-07-14 4:56:13 PM|| 2004-07-14 4:56:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Come on, admit this is a satire.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2004-07-14 5:02:45 PM|| 2004-07-14 5:02:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 The popular Arab news channel Al-Jazeera, which the United States has accused of bias,..

Out of curiosity, what would be the point of accusing Al Jazeera of bias? Any American with a lick of common sense knows what Al Jazeera is all about, and any American that would be stupid enough to buy into what they peddle deserves to be horsewhipped. But if it's the Arab world that U.S. officials are worried about being unduly influenced by biased reporting, well, I wouldn't lose too much sleep over them. All that we need to do is stay the course, and let the results speak for themselves.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-07-14 6:50:01 PM|| 2004-07-14 6:50:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Hey! Let's not bring horses into it. I love my horses and don't whip them. I have a better idea. Put these people in an electric chair and put it on trickle charge.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2004-07-14 9:23:21 PM|| 2004-07-14 9:23:21 PM|| Front Page Top

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