Al Jazeera was made to take down their sign . . .

[frankly_fedup2]

They are the only one to have their sign removed.

They state they hope the Republicans don't do the same thing. I don't think they will . . . after all . . . Bush is almost family to the Saudis.

[Toucano]

1. Linky, link-link?

Por favor :)

[frankly_fedup2]

2. I know, I've looked everywhere but they just did have a

short story about it on CNN.

Give me a few minutes to search the CNN site before you move me, OKAY?

[frankly_fedup2]

3. Go ahead and move the post. It must not have hit the web yet.

I even went on CNN's site and nothing. I sat here and watched it. It showed everyone else's banner as well as Al Jazeera's; however, they were made to remove theirs due to some controversy AND they were very upset about it.

Someone will post it later. It's going to be a big story I'm sure. After all, we talk about our free press and then when they start a paper in Ramallah that is critical of our troops (and we are told by our Government that it was lying about them as well but who knows), they immediately shut it down. Then the four mercenaries were murdered, and the rest is history. The battle still goes on.

Wonder if Al Jazeera will file some kind of lawsuit regarding their banner? This is going to get interesting.

[Aidoneus]

4. there's not much a connection there..

al-Jazeera first of all isn't "Saudi", and at any rate the latter don't care much for them. Nasty habit of leaning towards the "truth" on most matters, it just makes some people look bad.

[frankly_fedup2]

5. I don't know what has happened to this report.??

I saw the report on CNN earlier just before I made the post. I have searched CNN, Aljazeera, FOX, MSNBC, CSPAN, any sites in general and nothing. Not a word of this.

It's like they reported it once, then someone higher up in the chain of command did not like it, and I have not heard CNN report it again, nor can I find anything about it on line. I'm feel bamboozled????

Where is my Reynolds Wrap. Obviously they are trying to mess with the chip in my brain again. Glad I buy the heavy-duty kind too cause I got a headache searching for this story.

Regarding Al Jazeera and the Saudis. I know it's wrong to do this; however, whenever I hear anything regarding Arab culture, I just automatically think of the Saudis. No malicious intent meant.

[Robert Murphy]

6. Very Disappointing if True...

If this is true, then I will have to say that I had hoped that Democrats were above this. Obviously, the boys and girls in the DNC are thinking of all the brain-dead hay the R-Wing gasbags of Fox and Clear Channel would make of it. (I.e., doubtless something like: 'Look! Al-Jazeera! The Al-Quaeda Arab network! See how Kerry is their man, how he has accomodated them!) Which does not excuse it in the least: there must come a time where we Democrats stand-up and show some moral courage, damn the 'political realities.' It takes the American people quite a while, (QUITE a while oftentimes,) but we eventually do catch on. We don't owe these amoral demagogues any apologies, and we can play hardball and still play fair.


Cheers,

Robert

P.S. BTW Aidoneus, er, while I realize you did put it in quotes, I don't think Al-Jazeera has any predisposition to telling the "truth." Or, rather, its what they leave out... In many respects they seem to be Fox of Arabia...

[hairy]

7. Here's the story from reuters

BOSTON (Reuters) - Americans tuning into television coverage of this week's Democratic convention will see signs for media outlets like CNN, ABC, NBC and CBS, but not Al Jazeera after the Arab satellite channel was asked to remove its banner near the podium.



The 24-hour Qatar-based news outlet won over millions of Arab viewers before and during the U.S.-led war on Afghanistan (news - web sites) in 2001 after showing exclusive footage of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden (news - web sites).


During this week's convention in Boston, where Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites) will be officially nominated to run for the White House, the TV channel had erected a colorful $30,000 banner that would have been seen by millions of television viewers as part of the convention backdrop.


But it was ordered to remove the sign by convention organizers, who said the decision was made for aesthetic reasons. In its place is now a 20-foot long "JohnKerry.com" banner.


"We've taken down other signs, like Comcast's," convention spokeswoman Peggy Wilhide said, noting that of 33 organizations that have skyboxes, only 40 percent have signs displayed.


Al Jazeera, which has 16 staff covering the event, has been accused of peddling propaganda by the Bush administration.


The station's offices in Baghdad were bombed by the U.S. military during the war in Iraq (news - web sites), killing one journalist. Al Jazeera has also found it hard at times to work in the United States. The New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites) banned its reporters from the stock exchange floor.


Al Jazeera was not immediately available for comment.

[hairy]

8. Iraq says Al Jazeera incites violence

http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/story.jsp?id=2004072515410002943334&dt=20040725154100&w=RTR&coview=
DUBAI, July 25 (Reuters) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari accused
regional satellite channels of inciting violence and hinted Iraq might stop
Al Jazeera operating in the country.

"Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, al-Manar and al-Alam have all become channels of
incitement and opposed to the interests, security and stability of the Iraqi
people," Zebari told Al Jazeera television.

"There is strong talk from some Iraqi government officials about closing Al
Jazeera. Unfortunately it is being manipulated by terrorist groups and we
will not tolerate this biased coverage," he said.

Al Manar, is owned by Lebanese guerrilla group Hizbollah, al-Alam is Iran's
Arabic-language television channel and Dubai-based Al Arabiya is mostly
Saudi owned.


Al Jazeera, which together with Al Arabiya gained popularity among Arab
viewers for its graphic coverage of the 2003 war in Iraq, denounced the
allegations and said it would continue to cover news in Iraq.


"Al Jazeera condemns this method of dealing with the press and considers the
allegations and threats as tantamount to incitement against the channel and
its staff working in Iraq," the television said in a statement faxed to
Reuters.


Dubai-based Al Arabiya could not be immediately reached for comment.


Al Jazeera unveiled a code of ethics earlier this month, pledging to adhere
to honesty, fairness and balance.


Iraqi officials have previously temporarily limited operations of the
Qatar-based channel and its competitor, Dubai-based Al Arabiya, accusing
them of inciting violence.


The U.S. administration has repeatedly criticised Al Jazeera and Al
Arabiya's coverage of Iraq claiming they were biased. Both channels have
repeatedly aired footage of anti-U.S. attacks and statements from Iraqi
insurgents and from kidnappers of hostages in Iraq.