The Terrorist Way of Tackling Perceived Media Bias
November 01, 2004 | Aussie Dave | Comments 0
Iraqi terrorists have targeted a new enemy: Arabic-speaking Americanized spy journalists (or ASASJ for short)
Arab satellite channel Al Arabiya on Sunday denied accusations by Islamist groups that it had a pro-U.S. editorial line, a day after a bloody car-bombing of its offices in Baghdad.Seven Iraqis were killed and 19 wounded after a car exploded outside the Saudi-owned network’s bureau in the biggest attack yet on media in the country.“We have always striven to be neutral and balanced and avoid leaning toward any party in the conflict,” a statement issued by the Dubai-based channel said.“Al Arabiya has paid a high price for its stance. It has been banned twice from operating in Iraq and a number of its journalists have been killed by U.S. forces,” it added.A group calling itself the ‘1920 Battalions’, after an uprising against British control of Iraq, said in a statement on Web sites used by Iraqi militants: “Thank God, the building of the Arabic-speaking Americanized spy journalists was destroyed.”
However, far from being Arabic-speaking Americanized spy journalists, Al Arabiya has been criticized by the US for its coverage of Iraq
Note the different responses: US criticizes and the terrorists kill. Yet the Left would still support the terrorists over the US any day.
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About the Author: An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.
