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[Big_Bird]

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New evidence clears up whether Bush sought to bomb al-Jazeera. But we are not allowed to hear it

Richard Norton-Taylor
Friday October 13, 2006
The Guardian


Two men are to be tried behind closed doors in an Old Bailey courtroom in a move that will stop the public finding out whether George Bush proposed what would have been a war crime and how Tony Blair reacted. The evidence the government does not want us to hear is in an official record of a meeting in Washington in April 2004, when the situation in Iraq was deteriorating fast. The memo, it has been reported, refers to Bush's alleged proposal to bomb the Arabic TV channel al-Jazeera, and is said to reveal how far Blair went in criticising US military tactics in Iraq at a time when troops were bombarding Falluja.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1921199,00.html

[Kuros]

I don't like Bush, but something about you, BB, propels me to defend the man.

Here's my question. Did Bush bomb Al Jazeera?

[Big_Bird]

[Kuros]

[Big_Bird]

[Kuros]

[Adventurer]

A proposal to inflict harm on someone or entity would be viewed by police investigating a murder, for example, as a motive behind the crime and to suspect those who voiced such opinions. I used to not believe that the U.S. and U.K. who are supposed to stand by the liberal values of freedom of speech would not try to silence a news network. I changed my mind after seeing the scandals that have emanated from Downing Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. What would you think if Al jazeera was bombed twice? Anyway, read what Ron Suskind says about this:


According to Ron Suskind who wrote the 1% doctrine the U.S. government bombed Al Jazeera.

In the new book, "The One Percent Doctrine," investigative journalist Ron Suskind writes that that the U.S deliberately bombed the Kabul, Afghanistan offices of Al Jazeera. He writes, "On November 13, 2001, a hectic day when Kabul fell to the Northern Alliance and there were celebrations in the streets of the city, a U.S. missile obliterated Al Jazeera's office. Inside the CIA and White House there was satisfaction that a message had been sent to Al Jazeera."

The "One Percent Doctrine" also examines how the Bush Adminstration's philosophy of separating analysis from action and embracing suspicion as a justification for the use of American power has shaped its policies.


Ron Suskind, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and author of "The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America's Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11." His previous books include "The Price of Loyalty: George W Bush, the White House and the Education of Paul O'Neill" and "A Hope Unseen."
- Website: RonSuskind

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/14/147205&mode=thread&tid=25

P.S. I don't like Al jazeera's style of reporting, but I don't support bombing networks or thinking of it.

[Adventurer]

Can't we all get along? I said that without any reason. Do you all remember when Al Jazeera was reporting on the elections and people didn't want them around? What do you think is good about Al jazeera? What do you think is bad about it? I will give my opinion aftewards.

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