Is it the media’s job to keep American citizens aware of statements made by foreign officials that could shed light on what we’re up against in winning the wars in Iraq and on terrorism? Or, should the press keep the caustic comments of such political officials from the public in order to maximize the impression that all the problems in the world are caused by the Bush administration?
While you formulate an answer, consider the following statements made by the Syrian Minister of Culture during a speech aired on Iranian television (video available here courtesy of Memri TV):
The so-called Al-Qaeda is in my opinion, an illusion. It is a bunch of organizations which used to be supervised by the CIA, and used to commit crimes in some Arab and Islamic countries.
Nice, huh? Alas, he was just getting warmed up blaming terrorism on America:
Who can vouch that the prisoners in Guantanamo are really the so-called terrorists? We don't know, because none of these crimes were investigated. Take, for example, the London bombings, of which Muslims have been accused. Who are they? Has anyone announced their names? Has anyone said who they were? They were forgotten, just like in all the bombings that took place in Europe. The truth is that the people who do this are the agents of the U.S., with its new anti-Islamic policy, and the agents of Zionism and the Mossad. Unfortunately, our media in some Islamic countries follows the Zionist media machine and repeats what it is says.
Now, wouldn’t it be nice if Americans would be made aware when officials from such nations that are assisting our enemies in Iraq made these kinds of statements? Or, would that be too much like actually reporting the news?
What follows is a full transcript of this video.
RIYADH NA'SAN AGHA, SYRIAN MINISTER OF CULTURE: The so-called Al-Qaeda is in my opinion, an illusion. It is a bunch of organizations which used to be supervised by the CIA, and used to commit crimes in some Arab and Islamic countries. They committed crimes in Luxor, Tunisia, and Jordan. Who knows who committed these crimes? Who can vouch that the prisoners in Guantanamo are really the so-called terrorists? We don't know, because none of these crimes were investigated. Take, for example, the London bombings, of which Muslims have been accused. Who are they? Has anyone announced their names? Has anyone said who they were? They were forgotten, just like in all the bombings that took place in Europe. The truth is that the people who do this are the agents of the U.S., with its new anti-Islamic policy, and the agents of Zionism and the Mossad. Unfortunately, our media in some Islamic countries follows the Zionist media machine and repeats what it is says.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.
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The Senate will use this and
March 22, 2007 - 01:26 ET by upcountrywaterThe Senate will use this and other clips, in next years upcomming impeachment hearings. Bush s CIA did this to continue this war, follow the money, blah.
We moslems just all want to live in peace.
Yea the CIA insisted that the children that sat in that car that blew up, use their seat belts.
I didn't know Badhdad Bob had
March 22, 2007 - 01:42 ET by jdhawkI didn't know Badhdad Bob had a twin brother. One can only hope that he meets the same fate!
Buddy
March 22, 2007 - 05:03 ET by SportPoliticsBuddy, the media no doubt are "investigating" what the Syrian minister said, and since they already for the most part believe it, they are scared senseless to have to actually say it in a possible undesired self-revelation on their newscasts, and are fearful of the millions of kosos and demloons that will call and email thanking them for actually telling the truth for once.
No, I'm not kidding. They've created a monster, and must keep it tame.
Well the jig is up, we might
March 22, 2007 - 01:44 ET by Dan The Man 2Well the jig is up, we might as well admit it. We need to surender to CAIR and HAmas and Hezbollah. Yep someone finally found out.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.
And he threw Israel into th
March 22, 2007 - 04:14 ET by motherbeltAnd he threw Israel into the conspiracy too; now there's a shocker! Sing it now....America 'n' Zionists sittin' in a tree....
Um, I am willing to bet tha
March 22, 2007 - 04:45 ET by mrsimeleUm, I am willing to bet that if they DID report it, you would be complaining that they were PROMOTING what the Syrian said. Hmmm, I didn't know we had State-Sponsored NEWS here in America, you know, like in China?? Yeah, I didn't think so. The media reports what they think is important. The media has supported the Bush Administration "war on terror" (lol) for four-strait years after 9-11. I bet you wish the GOP could run everything, eh? Well, not going to happen. People are waking up. You don't like that. Get used to it. You ask anybody outside your little circle of "conservative" friends how they feel and they will tell you the same.
I bet you wish the GOP coul
March 22, 2007 - 05:06 ET by motherbeltI bet you wish the GOP could run everything, eh?
And I could say "I bet you wish the Democrats could run everything, eh?"
What would be the point?
That's a non-argument. It's just a taunt.
"You ask anybody outside your little circle of "conservative" friends how they feel and they will tell you the same."
Another non-argument; another taunt. If you want to have a discussion, discuss. If you're just here to taunt, you will shortly be ignored.
Yes motherbelt
March 22, 2007 - 05:30 ET by SportPoliticsYes motherbelt, it's another smart aleck liberal piece of crap. Did ya see the smart aleck profile ? Might as well give the punk a thrill and take a look.
Here's what it should say:
Buddy List = is empty - that actually makes sense.
Member for:
1weak 1gay (instead of 1 week 1 day)
About him:
ACLU perv. Couch potato. Like MTV and The French Chef. Work in the gay decorating business. Like to hit the drug hangouts all week.
My Other Sites: whatreallyhappenedon911.dork , helpairheadamerica.now , iamnotafreak.hate
The kicker is "My othe
March 22, 2007 - 06:10 ET by motherbeltThe kicker is "My other sites"...Rushlimbaugh.com and Newsmax.com..
LMAO
mrsimile
March 22, 2007 - 05:08 ET by SportPoliticsmrsimile - just come right out and say it. You agree with the Syrian. No need to hide your true beliefs.
BTW - if the media weren't around the war on terror would be going on and would be much larger, much, much larger already. Thank your peacenick peon prattlers on the peepee tube for the pruning.
I didn't know we had State
March 22, 2007 - 05:11 ET by Jack BauerI didn't know we had State-Sponsored NEWS here in America,
That would be Democrat-Sponsored "NEWS" here in America.
And we could write a book on what you "didn't know."
But I am glad to see you seem to support the CIA. Which of their black ops do you like the best?
I think the removal of that commie bastard Allende was pretty cool myself.
Those attempted whackings of Castro were a bit jokey at the time, but it did give Ian Fleming plenty of material for "Q" in the Bond flicks.
Yeh, Jack, I'll go with the Allende short game myself. ACA
March 22, 2007 - 05:25 ET by acaiguanaYeh, Jack, I'll go with the Allende short game myself. ACA
Although Che was a good one.
ACA
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I liked that slapdown of Mohammed the CIA pulled off
March 22, 2007 - 05:33 ET by SportPoliticsI liked that slapdown of Mohammed Mossadeq the CIA pulled off. Real justice.
aca -- yep, I forgot the Ch
March 22, 2007 - 05:36 ET by Jack Baueraca -- yep, I forgot the Che whack. A classic dozen bullets in the head -- and beret!
What dirves me nuts about the CIA are the Valarie Plames'
March 22, 2007 - 05:45 ET by acaiguanaWhat dirves me nuts about the CIA are the Valarie Plames'.
Stuff.
Geez. Has anyone figured out that it was her 'desk' that screwed the pooch on the WMD stuff?
And where is that story???
I've had some personal experience with the CIA. I can tell you, I was not impressed.
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I feel so sorry for the act
March 22, 2007 - 06:03 ET by Jack BauerI feel so sorry for the actual dedicated real "agents" who have to deal with the PC garbage crowd who seem to hold sway these days.
One of Tenent's pet projects was to start a DIVERSITY QUILT at the CIA.
Wow. Must be just like the al-Kayda diversity quilt.
My gosh, this stie is slower than I can remember.
March 22, 2007 - 06:18 ET by acaiguanaMy gosh, this stie is slower than I can remember.
And it isn't taking too well for the HTML editor to come up.
So, what about my complaint about Plame?
And you have to admit, the CIA has always had trouble recruiting real 'mavericks' to their side. The agents they have do not seem grounded in reality.
Just my POV.
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Jack Baeur
March 22, 2007 - 07:32 ET by SportPoliticsOh you mean like the agents that called back and told the Clinton administration they had binny boy located and in their sites, and Sandy the Thief said back , " Don't do it their 53 whores and brats might die". Oh wait, I forgot, the women and children are in the demo lexicon , victims of bin laden, since none of them would be for blowing up US citizens. Great trade off Sandy, that 53 you saved sure did the world right. Let me know when someone loses their cool and thrashes you within an inch of your life.
Not sure how fancy pants Sandy knew that at the time , by golly he's a genius, the CIA agents must love travelling thousands of miles to and through mountains and deserts for his fat theifness to say don't you dare pull the trigger on our enemy. Good thing Sandy said don't shoot the enemy, it must have kept him alive.(Sandy, that is, amazingly enough.)
Yeah, that's what I call self control. I could perhaps excuse a mission go-nogo that said stop all our boys will die, but the other way around ?
Not the kind of defense one likes to think has occurred, and certainly one of the greatest post-attack /pre-empitve strike opportunities blown all to hell that I can imagine.
That's ok though, it was a peacenick idiot democrat filthy traitorous moron calling the shots, what can anyone expect different.
sports -- yeah, that sort o
March 22, 2007 - 07:44 ET by Jack Bauersports -- yeah, that sort of thing.
Real 'boots on the enemies ground' guys. The guys that do the dirty work to kill the evil scum. Guys that get right in the face of the enemy on their turf.
It is kinda funny that the left and lib***ls suddenly support the CIA, but only when it employs people like V.Plame.
mrsimele
March 22, 2007 - 08:07 ET by Noel SheppardMS,
How much are you willing to bet? Could you put it in real numbers, make a book, and allow all those who disagree with you take the other side? We could then place all funds -- including yours! -- in an escrow account, and solicit one of the MSM dupes to participate in the experiment. After they reported it, we'll see how we cover it here, and determine who's right?
Are you game, or just auditioning to replace Hater or Rhayes? Please advise.
With that in mind, if the MSM reported this as an indication of what the government of Syria really thinks about terrorism, America, and Israel, and that these are the kinds of folks the left are wanting the Administration to negotiate with, conservatives would celebrate the report, and you'd lose.
On the other hand, if it was presented as an indication that the Syrian Minister of Culture basically agrees with many of the rabid left in this country giving credence to their view of America being responsible for all ills around the world, you'd win.
Of course, I've probably already lost you...but I tried. :-) ns
Noel -- it's a good job tha
March 22, 2007 - 04:56 ET by Jack BauerNoel -- it's a good job that the American leftoids now support the CIA.
On the other hand, maybe Valerie Plame planted the bombs in London as part of her well-known covert status.
That's the modern "covert" CIA agent for ya, balancing careers: Mother. Young Kids. Housewife. Active social life. Washington maven. Spy. Hitwoman.
These are the same countries
March 22, 2007 - 05:21 ET by ThisnThatThese are the same countries the leftoids want us to begin to talk to. As Bill Richardson says "You don't make peace with your friends -- you make peace with your enemies. Yes, I would talk to and negotiate with Iran and Syria".
Tell me, Bill Richardson and others -- what do you do when confronted with this Syrian statement? There's a point at which you have to recognize that you are not dealing with a rational government. That point was reached years ago.
Richardson is a complete idiot. He proved that in DOE.
March 22, 2007 - 05:27 ET by acaiguanaRichardson is a complete idiot. He proved that in DOE.
The sad thing is he actually believes that he can be President.
:-)
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Brilliant Richardson
March 22, 2007 - 05:41 ET by SportPoliticsBrilliant Richardson enters his fallout:
" Jallo Beel, so when you calt us jor enemy, jid yoo expect us to believe one more word jew said ? "
(Don't expect a liberal to understand the above)
I could tell you real scary stories about DOE, Sports.
March 22, 2007 - 05:47 ET by acaiguanaI could tell you real scary stories about DOE, Sports.
Real scary ones.
ACA
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Conspiracy theory is a Holy Grail in the West
March 22, 2007 - 06:53 ET by PlaceboHowever, although the leftist media ignored this story; the perversity is... this yak-head’s drivel will be swallowed by some Americans. Many of these so-called Americans, at the moment, reside in Tinseltown; the likes of Glover, the inbred and obnoxious family, the Sheens etc. I, also, tend to think the media ignored it because they, too, believed this wank’s words or it was too taxing for their unprofessional journalistic capacity.
Wow! They are setting us up t
March 22, 2007 - 07:48 ET byWow! They are setting us up to look like the terrorists and our main-stream-media did not see this as news-worthy!?!?!
I guess it is hard for our main-stream-media to report what the enemy is saying, while kissing their rears.
Debra...
Oh those cute and cuddly Syri
March 22, 2007 - 08:27 ET by Clear thinkerOh those cute and cuddly Syrians, dontcha just love em?
Sometimes I want to love them to death!
I wonder how long until one of our liberal friends will crucify me for my comment?
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
switching sides
March 22, 2007 - 08:29 ET by BlameTheMediaIf we hadn't given osama and alqueda such status and arms during the iraq/iran war, as we did, I would think this guy is full of crap. But past presidents have in fact used advisors and arms to take a side. While his statements are too broad, it is in the realm of possibility that some of these cells are ones we once befriended and were trained by the CIA. It's possible. And until one can prove otherwise, which we will never be able to do either way, there is no absolute here except the opinion that this guy is full of crap.
Before you decide to attack this view that goes against the group think, remember how our arch ememies in afghanistan were one our allies. Sides and loyalties change quickly.
clarification
March 22, 2007 - 09:14 ET by BlameTheMediaBut let me add that I think this is a compelling argument to stay in Iraq and bring that country together. If we abandon them, loyalties will certainly change.
Also, I do not think, by any means, it is our CIA doing the bombings, but could be people we have trained in the past.
Blame,While it is true that
March 22, 2007 - 10:21 ET by MightyMouthBlame,
While it is true that we have inadvertently armed our own future enemies, we did so with good intentions (ie: against a common enemy). Other than the long established democracies, allegiances with other countries seem to change quite often. Many times, if not all, it is our own fault. Ever since WWII the U.S. seems to have half-assed nearly every endevor.
Part of the problem IMO is that our Representative form of government makes it easy for a politician to shake your hand, kiss your baby, take your vote and then go off and do whatever he/she damn well pleases!
It's a good thing congress and the president don't have to run every spending bill past MY desk! I would need a tanker full of red ink to supply my "REJECTED!" stamp!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Actually, we did not directly
March 22, 2007 - 13:09 ET by BDActually, we did not directly fund AQ or Osama during the afghan war.
We did fund organizations seeking to eject the sov's. Should we have let the sov's stay in Afghanistan?
I have no idea where these people got the idea we 'funded' Al Qa
March 22, 2007 - 13:44 ET by acaiguana`I have no idea where these people got the idea we 'funded' Al Qaeda.
They are really out in Left Field. Here. I'd like to see a cite. Some source?
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Blame the media...
March 22, 2007 - 13:33 ET by acaiguanaBlametheMedia.
You don't happen to have any cites to prove this crap, do ya?
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Lynn Davidson's blog/thread and NS's info.
March 22, 2007 - 23:17 ET by bigtimerIf we do not see what is happening in more depth in the middle east and our fight against these terrorists who want us and Israel gone...then I do not know what we are going to do...I guess lose.
Lynn Davidson's post was very eye-opening along with this info from Noel.
People had better wake up and smell the coffee!
I wished Lynn had a place to comment on her blog above here...man if people do not read that and demand that Tomlinson fire Register immediately!!!! Or completely black out that station and quit funding it through our US taxes, take it down completely or reverse the situation to the prior progress it was making...I am going to be furious.
Mowbray is a great reporter and such...I am going to see if I can get some attention to this station that has been taken over by Register from CNN...
Tell me that CNN and other leftist networks working with the leftist party here do not want our defeat!
We are making progress with the surge...now the leftists are in full force to make sure we do not have VICTORY!
The middle east had a voice and then they hire this Register and a complete turn-around letting the terrorists have the station and spew their hatred...only to disrupt the progress that was being made...
Tell me this wasn't hand in hand with CNN and leftist powers to be!
I am seething!
Thanks for the great info Lynn Davidson..wished you would of had comments available!
You too Noel...I am not ignoring the great info here either.
I am just shaking my head and seething!