December 21, 2004

Al-Manar TV Dubbed 'Terrorist' Station

From MediaGuardian.co.uk comes the report (Free reg.) that the Lebanese al-Manar satellite television channel and broadcast station has been placed on the list of terrorist organizations by the U.S. Produced by Hezbullah, the station regularly broadcasts anti-Israel and anti-Semitic programs filled with hate propaganda. As an example, the station recently accused Israel of spreading AIDS to Arab populations throughout Africa.

The French-based media group, Reporters Sans Frontieres (Reporters Without Borders), has condemned the U.S. actions by stating that al-Manar doesn't broadcast terrorist propaganda all the time, sometimes they do news reporting. Understandably, the U.S. doesn't buy the 'part-time terrorist' argument and cut al-Manar's satellite feed to America and said that anyone with links to the station would be expelled from or refused a visa to enter the country.

My take is that it's about time. The terrorist organizations use the willful media as strategic weapons to incite hatred, recruit fanatics, and sway public opinion. Any prudent war planning would consider the terrorist media as targets. Al-Manar should be happy that it's only had the plug pulled.

Companion post at Interested-Participant.

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1 I just don't understand the French. They try to undermine anything America does. Short memories. Ungrateful. French say we should not have stuck our noses in the middle east. I wonder if we did the right thing when we stuck our noses in Europe 60 years ago. Maybe not. Hey, I wonder if this character Jim and Venom are French? They act the same.

Posted by: greyrooster at December 21, 2004 10:34 PM (FtnlD)

2 It has nothing to do with us as America or the US foreign policy. It is the arrogent colonial bourgeoisie attitude of the French. The French view themselves as the purveyors of flawless "laice" (Secularism) view of all things in this world. Help from the French came to us during a period when French were fighting for the same cause as us: freedom from oppressive leadership. Now the French have become the whore of the UN; they will go to bed with anyone who will stand up to their view or do what they want, but wont just do it with anyone due to their work ethic of not doing something for free just because it might help someone. I have to point out something important: the French have caused more of the problems in the Middle East along with the British, but still have the gall to stand and blame us for all of the problems we have caused. At least we dont cut and run like the French. Every encounter in Africa and the Middle East has resulted in the French killing locals and causing a worse insurection than what the situation began with, then they just up and walk out saying "we have done what we can!". I feel for the French soldiers and Foreign Legion troops who have to put up with the pansy ass attitude of their political masters.

Posted by: Salamander at December 22, 2004 08:15 AM (D4mP3)

3 Should have been shut down long ago..

Posted by: qpr jon at December 23, 2004 01:53 AM (Mz9dT)

4 http://www.headlinemuse.com/Politics/mythfrench.htm

Posted by: davíð Charles at March 17, 2005 01:52 PM (M3Oix)

5 WHERE IS SO TALKING "DEMOCRACY" AND FREEDOM OF SPEACH THAT BUSH ... THE OCUPATOR AND MORDER OF IRAQIS SAID ? AL MANAR TV IS THE ONLY 1 GREAT TV STATION WHITCH IS SHOWING AND SAY THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT OCUPATION OF THE PALESTINE , LIBANON BY THE JEWS ! AL MANAR TV IS NOT A ANY TERRORIST STATION !!! , HEZZBOLLAH IS NOT A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION THEY ARE ONLY THE RESISTANCE TO THE ZIONIST OCUPATION !!! ALL THE SHIT ABOUT AL MANAR AND HEZZBOLLAH IS ONLY A GEORGE BUSH AND JEWS PROPAGANDA AGAINST THAT TELEVISON. I WAS WATCHING AL MANAR TV IN THE PAST 2 YEARS UNTIL THIS FUCKING DISCONECTION BY THE FRENCH "JEWS" AND I CAN SAY THAT THEY DO NOT SHOW HATE AGAINST JEWS , THEY SHOW ONLY WHAT JEWS DO FOR THEM AND FOR ARABS IN PALESTINE , FOR EXAMPLE CRUSHING HOUSES WITH BULDOZERS , MISSLE STRIKES FROM APACHES ON ARAB HOMES , CARS..... ! GOD BLESS HEZZBOLLAH , GOD BLESS AL MANAR TV.

Posted by: ROCK at March 27, 2005 07:52 AM (HOblR)

6 Just like Americans and French find CNN and France 2 the leading news channels so is Al-Manar for the Arab world. It is the influence that this TV channel has on Muslims and Arabs around the world and the objective and professional way of reporting on events that lead the so-called "democracies" to censor Al-Manar. They are thinking that this way they will show their own views of Abu-Ghraib, Jennine and American/Israeli occupation of Palestine/Iraq and other atrocities around the world without being confronted with pictures from the other side. This censorship only strengthens Al-Manar. The US, Israel, and many other western countries spend so much money to control Arab opinion but in vain, because they can't change the truth they try to hide/mask/ignore it but they can't change it. Al-Manar with a fraction of that budget achieves much higher results with audiences in the Arab world and abroad even populations living in Israel and America by simply telling the truth. They put the pictures before you and you decide for yourself. They donÂ’t do embedded journalism. They are free journalists; they view things from their own angle. As for hatred spreading, if this was the objective reason then TV channels such as FOX, CNN and many others should have been shutdown long time ago. Israel occupies many contries, demolishes Palestinian peoples houses, kill their children, and destroys their agricultural and industrial wealth. This by American standards is love spreading. Al-Manar doesnÂ’t need to waist itÂ’s time spreading anything against Israel; Sharon is taking care of this task. Hezbollah liberated his people and land from the zionist aggression and occupation (20 years of occupation, more than 50000 people killed by Israeli army using American weapons with American veto protection). Hezbollah defeated Israel and the US behind it that's why it is labeled as terrorist organization, but for millions around the world it a FREEDOME fighters. Doesn't matter how big you think yourself are, you will not hide the sun.

Posted by: Kamal Sakkay at May 01, 2005 08:42 PM (7wMCR)

7 fuck Ameriqua and bouch!!!!!

Posted by: choucou at May 19, 2005 12:02 PM (mUa+J)

8 HIZBULLA ? YES I SAY TERRORIST THEY ARE BUT AGAINST THE KINGDOM OF TERRORIST ISREAL & THE U.S.A NOT AGAINST THE INNOCENT .THEY ARE THE FRIENDS OF ALL HUMANS JEWS , CHRISTIANS ETC.ETC. THEY ONLY & ONLY HIZBULLAH KNOWS THE MEANING OF HUMAN RIGHT .SO INSHALLAH THESE SMALL GROUP WILL BRING JUSTICE TO THE WORLD .LONG LIVE SAYEED HASSAN NASRALLAH LONG LIVE HIZBULLA .ALLAH BLESS YOU ALL .B HAQ MUHAMMAD WA 2ALLI MUHAMMAD

Posted by: mujahid at May 23, 2005 02:07 AM (LZoWB)

9 Hezzbollah is nothing but a palestinian islamic terrorist organization supported by Iran and Syria located in lebanon. All they are good for is causing more trouble for lebanon. Iran and Syria should do the dirty work on their own and not use palestinians and lebanese as puppets. But because they do, this deems them nothing but cowards, with shitty ass countries and a population of idiots. People with the islamic jihaad are hollow headed and are meer idiots. They need to take a hammer to the head to finally use their heads for a change, even then they will probably never wake up. SHA3IB BAGAM, BHEEM, HAKEER! Israel is also cowardly for targetting innocent civilians and crushing their homes. This crisis in the middle east will never end because it is fought by 2 sides who are very much alike :stubborn and stupid, a very bad combination. Now, for palestinian retaliation with suicide bombing is very bad BUT yet sooo understandible because they are left with nothing to defend themselves and are pretty much treated like shit. Jews are too paranoid and pretty much have no respect for anybody but themselves for "they ahve suffered soo much." SO UR GONNA GET OVER IT BY DOING IT TO OTHERS!!???....shittiest solution EVER! Now, i criticize both sides, islamic jihaad and israel because they both are...(i have to keep it pg13) THSE TERRORIST GROUPS LIKE HEZZBOLLAH AND HAMAS ONLY BRING MORE TROUBLE TO THEIR COUNTRIES AND PEOPLE RATHER THAN HELP THEM. STUPID YOUTH THESE DAYS ALSO FOLLOW THESE GROUPS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN RAISED IN THAT STUPIDLY MANNER BY THEIR STUPID PARENTS. BUT WHAT CAN U DO WHEN U HAVE BEEN TERRORIZED OR KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TERRORIZED RIGHT? SO THIS IS WHY A SOLUTION IS VERY FAR! PARENTS WILL CONTINUE RAISING THEIR KIDS WITH THIS SHITTY MENTALITY. I HOPE SOMEDAY HEZZBOLLAH AND HAMAS ARE DESSIMATED FOR I SHALL LAUGH AT THEM. ITS EITHER REALIZE NOW THAT YOUR ACTIONS ARE POINTLESS AND ONLY BRING MORE HARM...OR...GET WHAT YOU DESERVE AND BE LAUGHED AT..MORE THAN U ARLDY ARE LAUGHED AT. LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOLOLLLLLLLL LMAO RFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAHAHAHAH. THOSE GROUPS KILL ME LOL...SEE WHAT NO EDUCATION CAN DO TO YOU..STAY IN SCHOOL KIDS, SEE THE WORLD OPEN UR EYES. DONT STAY BETWEEN 4 WALLS ALL DAY AND SEE FOR YOURSELF WHAT UR SOCIETY IS DOING..AND U BE THE JUDGE..TO FOLLOW THIS UTTER COLD, MURDERIOUS, HATING, STUBBORN, BRAIN WASHED,PATH OR NOT...

Posted by: Habib at July 12, 2006 03:59 PM (vYbQc)

10 Hezzbollah is nothing but a palestinian islamic terrorist organization supported by Iran and Syria located in lebanon. All they are good for is causing more trouble for lebanon. Iran and Syria should do the dirty work on their own and not use palestinians and lebanese as puppets. But because they do, this deems them nothing but cowards, with shitty ass countries and a population of idiots. People with the islamic jihaad are hollow headed and are meer idiots. They need to take a hammer to the head to finally use their heads for a change, even then they will probably never wake up. SHA3IB BAGAM, BHEEM, HAKEER! Israel is also cowardly for targetting innocent civilians and crushing their homes. This crisis in the middle east will never end because it is fought by 2 sides who are very much alike :stubborn and stupid, a very bad combination. Now, for palestinian retaliation with suicide bombing is very bad BUT yet sooo understandible because they are left with nothing to defend themselves and are pretty much treated like shit. Jews are too paranoid and pretty much have no respect for anybody but themselves for "they ahve suffered soo much." SO UR GONNA GET OVER IT BY DOING IT TO OTHERS!!???....shittiest solution EVER! Now, i criticize both sides, islamic jihaad and israel because they both are...(i have to keep it pg13) THSE TERRORIST GROUPS LIKE HEZZBOLLAH AND HAMAS ONLY BRING MORE TROUBLE TO THEIR COUNTRIES AND PEOPLE RATHER THAN HELP THEM. STUPID YOUTH THESE DAYS ALSO FOLLOW THESE GROUPS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN RAISED IN THAT STUPIDLY MANNER BY THEIR STUPID PARENTS. BUT WHAT CAN U DO WHEN U HAVE BEEN TERRORIZED OR KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TERRORIZED RIGHT? SO THIS IS WHY A SOLUTION IS VERY FAR! PARENTS WILL CONTINUE RAISING THEIR KIDS WITH THIS SHITTY MENTALITY. I HOPE SOMEDAY HEZZBOLLAH AND HAMAS ARE DESSIMATED FOR I SHALL LAUGH AT THEM. ITS EITHER REALIZE NOW THAT YOUR ACTIONS ARE POINTLESS AND ONLY BRING MORE HARM...OR...GET WHAT YOU DESERVE AND BE LAUGHED AT..MORE THAN U ARLDY ARE LAUGHED AT. LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOLOLLLLLLLL LMAO RFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAHAHAHAH. THOSE GROUPS KILL ME LOL...SEE WHAT NO EDUCATION CAN DO TO YOU..STAY IN SCHOOL KIDS, SEE THE WORLD OPEN UR EYES. DONT STAY BETWEEN 4 WALLS ALL DAY AND SEE FOR YOURSELF WHAT UR SOCIETY IS DOING..AND U BE THE JUDGE..TO FOLLOW THIS UTTER COLD, MURDERIOUS, HATING, STUBBORN, BRAIN WASHED,PATH OR NOT...

Posted by: Habib at July 12, 2006 04:01 PM (vYbQc)

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