Shooting the Messenger - 14 Jun 08 - Part 1

[2ndCrysis]

Zionism and Antisemitism are both crimes against peace.

[12TabulaRasa12]

very informative video!

[Jemhadar28]

sorry ..

[TheGhettoStyl]

Fuckingggggggggggggggggggggggg­gggggggggggggggggggggg israe.l

[Sun6Tzu]

America and their Democratic cult, kill their own reporters if they don't report what they want, If they don't kill you in the field, they'll ruin your reputation at home. Look at Julian Assange and what they are trying to paint him as a rapist, for his WIKI LEAKS. There is a war for your minds, do not support the fanatics. Support freedom. Free to teach what is real.

[SuperCharmaine24]

america and britian are ment to be on the same side,we odnt need to be best buds bud we have a moral duty to keep each other safe

[44warjunkie]

The press is now targeted because they are very biased now a days. Nobody trusts them so why should they let them film?

[macbrack04]

Press impartionality started to erode from the era of Robert Fiskes reporting....biased and dangerous and has cost journalists dear.........

[DarkDevaztation]

The real terroists are the americans. Not the innocent civillians, the actual people who cause all this pain

[milanschoenbergma]

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[UserNameAlpha]

"Cheapshot" as a poster is a troll.

He exisits to persist a corrutp and futile through process.

Denial is not just a river

[UserNameAlpha]

Scary Stuff.

[polyfrolic]

Trash reporting. Ignore the real reasons for the problem.

It all started on the day that USA bombed the Serb TV station while all the reporters and staff were inside. USA claimed they were pushing propaganda. Pot calling Kettle black. The sickening part of it all was the fact that NONE of the worlds media stood up and screamed in disgust at USAs actions. On that day, the press became legitimate targets. The Journalists and News organizations have no one but themselves to blame.

[UserNameAlpha]

Wow , that's pretty crazy

[cheapshot1234]

If you go to a war zone, don't expect anything else than a war zone, stupid!

[DICKERSON3870]

RE: "If you go to a war zone, don't expect anything else..." - cheapshop1234

MY COMMENT - So the beheading of the journalist Daniel Pearl in a 'war zone'* was his own fault? This certainly makes 'cheapshop' an appropriate moniker for you. Apparently the human mind has a virtually infinite capacity for rationalization.

* According to George W. Bush, the 'battefield'/'war zone' in his "Global War On Terror"™ was infinitely large. It certainly would have included Pakistan.

[basak983]

BBC, FOX, CNN, NBC, are all Zionist run media and ofcourse you will be all killed for your biased media news. so yeah i would do the same.

[cheapshot1234]

yeah yeah yeah, jews control the world right? Gimme a break... go get some education.

[basak983]

i bet i more educated that you fat prick. i am a doctor and highly educated unlike you pricks that believe what they see on tv. soon the time will come and already the whole world hates you fuckers

[cheapshot1234]

Being a doctor and making dumb statements like

the media is controlled by zionists" prove that you cheapen your profession. Your doctorship didn't seem to help you. You should go and get a refund.

[basak983]

no wonder why the whole world hates you fat pricks. coz your head are all THICK and don't see the reality on the ground. let me think you also believe in no war casualties in Afghanistan as your media portrays?

why is it that your so called media is hiding the fact that thousands of your weak minded pig solderis are being killed and injured by the freedom fighters? why is it?

[cheapshot1234]

Other than describing what you are, you have not refuted any of the arguments presented. Neither have you provided any evidence. As usual, you resort to personal insults. That is a sign of desperation. I think you religion of muhammed teaches you to do that. Good luck.

[silnacha]

UHH PARECE ES DE TERROR

[tslapar]

everyone knows, that USA is MOST FREEDOM-SHIT country in the world, where war is on every step, starving people....

Its not Iraq problem, that north americans are stupid

[mrarches]

most freedom shit???????????? What the fuck does that mean? idiot.

[wateveriwantittobe85]

dude... how da fuck can u rip on everyone... u dont even know me and yet ur already makin a statement bout me... so ur basically a judgemental stupid mother fucker... im not a racist person so i dont base my opinions on a country just be cuz of wat i hear on da news... i base my opinions on da ppl themselves... which is somethin u need to do dumbshit

[BigPurple121]

"it's like they killed what Iraq is, it's this ancient amazing amazing place"

Iraq was created by western leaders with a ruler and a poor knowledge of the regional culture. It's not an ancient country, its a brand new country. And the region has one of the most violent histories the world has ever seen

[freevoice24]

it is a very anciet country

go read a history book

[BigPurple121]

Really, the country of Iraq is an ancient country?

I'm pretty sure it was drawn with a ruler by Churchhill after WWI. Have you ever noticed how straight the borders are. Or how it's actually 3 partial nations :Sunni, Shi'ite & Kurd. Or how there hasn't ever been a legitimate ruler, it went from a foreign king, to a set of brutal military dictators. The first time Iraqis faught as Iraqis was 30 years ago

Maybe if you don't have any idea what you're talking about, you shouldn't post shit

[freevoice24]

it is clear you know nothing about history

it is ancient country with great history

it is pointless talking to you

like i said before go read a book

[BigPurple121]

I'm in a class about Iraqi politics right now, my final is next Thursday. I know what I'm talking about.

Ever wonder why Hussein was the first king? When he wasn't even from Iraq

I know what I'm talking about, Iraq didn't exist before the 1900s. YOU STUPID FUCK! How about you take some of your own advice and read a book.

[BigPurple121]

I see your from the West Bank. haha no wonder why you are ignorant

[shrinkyshoe]

dude stop showing people how dumb you are, yup Iraq is an ancient country, you just need to get educated :) read more books, NOT your american books, another white fag talking shit about our great history, read the islamic history and the arabic history, you'll know that without our scientists , you'd be lost ;) have a nice day and this is the last time to tell you that you realy need to read books

[shrinkyshoe]

lmfao why do you keep calling everyone an ignorant? that shows how ignorant you are :) if you know the history of the ottoman , that means you've read about the state of basra ;) which is iraq..... USA was ruled by indians,french,spanish and english people, does that make it a country without a history?? :D think about it dude.

[shrinkyshoe]

lmfaoo hahaha dude the dino thingy made me laugh, no its not, but you keep on arguing with everyone and i just wanted to share pissing you off thats all, go study hard for your finals;)

[zzxzqwq]

Fuck you Phil how will the aclu feel having a maggot like you working for them?

[somebody1250]

all israels deserve tourcher and death fuck them all

[start1502]

you idiot. its 90% muslims who kils the news people

[BigPurple121]

There are only 14 million Jews in the world. There are 1 BILLION muslims.

Can you say scapegoat.

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[iamthemol]

How dare you defile bob's name? Gaza is Israel's concentration camp. Obviously.

[slowshineymetal]

you're in a warzone dumbass.....stupid fuck thinks its safe, i guess.

[forgotpizza]

i love this show i never get bord of it

[3adfa]

israel... carrying out genocide in gaza,doing exactly what the nazis did to them all those yrs ago..now they are nothing but bullies....maybe iran has the best solution...

[semperfidelissemus]

Idiot. do more research! Hamas, a terrorist group in Gaza, has been shooting missles at Israel for the past couple of years, and Israel is all of a sudden retaliating. This is Hamas fault, not Israels, what's Israel supposed to do?? Ignore missles flying at them? idiot...

[ramizahra]

you soo funny and idiot when you said all of the sudden retaliating?..the last few years Israel killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza and westbank and you called it sudden retaliation, i see the useless rockets that Hamas fires is a protest against Israeli aggression nothing more.......peace

[mshahidil]

No, they simply have to give Palestinian refugees their due rights, stop the illegal occupation ("settlements", reduce the number of checkpoints, open up Israeli-only roads to Palestinians, disarm settlers/occupiers) in the West Bank, etc.

[FarsiBaladneest]

Sorry, but you are the one who needs to do research.

HAMAS - created 1987

ILLEGAL israeli occupation of Gaza - started after 6Day war - 1967.

Hezbollah - Created 1982

ILLEGAL israeli occupation of Lebanon started 1982.

I shouldnt have to say this but of course with illegal occupations, the people of the country will unquestionably be harshly oppressed. AND therefore, retaliated with HAMAS and HEZBOLLAH.

The desocrations of palestinians by israelis vastly outnumber those vice versa.

[sactomuslim]

This is an awesome series. Jazak Allaah Khair. May Allaah swt help all of those out there who risk there life to bring us the truth, whatever the truth shall be.

wasalaam

[trotteline]

fuck israel and every jew

[Bakuninite]

Fuck both Antisemitism and Zionism.

[Kenzofeis]

As long as propaganda is so important for warmongers journalists are important, even crucial, for manipulating the populations to support or at least accepting the mass murders.

This logically enough makes journalists into targets one way or the other.

If ajournalist takes the side of the people that pays for the wars, said journalist becomes an "unwanted element" and there will arise a desire to eliminate said "unwanted element" one way or the other.

It is the ultimate cowardness.

[m14m1a1]

my b4 post is that this is fake, aljezera has an agenda against us soldiers. be back after i watch the vids.

[assousa1951]

Does shooting the messenger constitute a new phenomena or has the more frequent occurrence changed perception of dangers media encounter. The phenomena predates Bosnia: the March 1977 murder in Cairo of a Sunday Times reporter, the 1980s killing of journalists in Lebanon such as Al Hawadeth editor whose body was found with its right hand dipped in acid, the shooting of Reuters correspondent Debusman, the kidnapping of Anderson and others,the Nicaraguan execution of a US television reporter.

[dmgcat]

This thread is a good example why the Isreal /Arab conflict has very little chance of being resolved. I always asked myself why dont other Arab nations petition the UN to recognize a Palestinian state? I thought damn I already know the answer. The whole idea of the Balfour declaration was to take away the Palestine state and to replace it with a British controlled Isreal. All the other Arab nations are too greedy to help Palestine because they make money with the West. Its all politics not God.

[zappersdoop]

Muslims are a bunch of rock throwing IED using dumb fuck cowards and can't pitch a fair battle with a real military force so they attack reporters and torture and kill them.

[sweeneytod]

Pretty sure the state of israel has been responsible for the deaths of many journalists. As well as numerous journalists killed or held in g-bay by America. The recently released Al Jazeera camera man who suffered terrible torture at the hands of America for example.

[Videofrigate69]

You are ignorant. Look up the word ignorant to see what it means.

[Oxbloodred]

Stupid is as Stupid does...War exists...Focusing on the war itself draws attention from the root causes...Why not focus on who profits from it? That should be the story pursued!

[dmgcat]

America is wrong and is run by scum gangsters. All you pilgrims going to church every Sunday and cheer this stuff on are wrong and are riding on the back of a great whore. I stand for truth and life. What do you all stand for? Shopping, consumerism, false gods and other selfish ends. America is a void.

[fignuts4475]

to bad we owne everything HAHAHAHAHAHA!

[bbproductionsLA]

crazy sorry about losing your friends I feel like journalists are helping everyone. Who is afraid of the truth and manipulating it

[Elegabalus]

They say they are on nobody's side, that's simply laughable! Politkovkaya, Al Jazeera, all have their agendas. Of course reports should be not targeted, but in order to become safer they should stop taking sides first. They are propagandists pure and simple.

[urbantiger24]

lots of our one off programs are 4 parts put into a one hour program. mostly it's Witness Specials and they broadcast at 1900gmt Friday 0000gmt, 0500gmt and 1000gmt Saturdays

[Maxwedge12000]

Jounalists get in a war zone? So what?  It is not like journalists are rare or anything. People die in war zones. Someone should tell these idiotic journalists.

[urbantiger24]

tell us what - not to report the news, not to go to war zones to give the world it's news... if you actually paid attention and applied some part of your small brain you'd see that the point of the program is to show that these people are TARGETING journalists because they don't want the world to know whats going on... who else is going to help the innocent victims by letting everyone know whats happening.... NOONE!!

[Maxwedge12000]

Too often journalists take sides and act as propaganda oficers for one side or the other. Why shouldn't they be targeted by the opposing side? Journalists put themselves in harms way for their own personal agandas.

[endeavor8000]

It may appear that way if you are one of those at ease with their heads plugged up their arses.

[Maxwedge12000]

BITE ME, YOU LAMER. LOL

[nowellian]

The US is a corporate dictatorship!

Vote Nader/Gonzalez!

[ansyt]

Thank you Al Jazeera.  I'm so disappointed you have not been able to broadcast meaningfully in the United States. Your coverage is so superior to anything in the mainstream media here.

[XPlutonium]

Al Jazeera's reports are so vivid. We should appreciate their work. At least, they are showing what Fox, Cat and Dog channels are not showing.

[andybowe]

I think The FCC should Force all cable news channels to Carry Domestic programming on one channel and on another put its International eequivent, CNN International example, BBC World TV 24/7 and ALJAZEERA English 24/7, or at least tell Americans about Globe Cast TV Sat service its avibale here with truely International program, with every langauge posssible, Australlia has a serice on TV called Specdial Broadcasting Services which talk to Australlians in all languages, we Need this shit in USA

[choclatkiss]

true! i agree with andybowe and XPlutonium - it is time, that many nations get the chance to hear AND SEE more than what the country's own TV Channels show. - Give a voice to those TV CHANNELS! Well done alJazeera!

[Freedomfighterrr]

there are many stories to cover..it will be included in other parts..because al jazeera focus a lot on somalia. i KNOW.

[oneundergod]

When reporters get shot dont we just need to wonder who is letting it happen so silently WHY ISNT OUR mutinational owned media reporting these things same like plaestein genocide read 'WHAT REALLY HAPPEND' .com learn to 'think free] [to ''be free''] its the time for truth this war mindset isnt bringing us peace!! who murdered is not given their life from god? who is not a child of god [the life GIVER] serve war you serve NOT the life giver BUT THE LIFE TAKER think about it.

[lastnymleft]

Lay with dogs, and you have to expect to get fleas. Embedded journalism should be viewed as a failed experiment, and sent to the dustbin of history. Reporters need to be independent, and they can't do that by cosying up to the conflicting parties. The US military was basically feeding the journalists scripted story lines, and the public were duly dished it up. Scandalous.

This corruption of journalism goes back a long way. Google operation mockingbird

[lastnymleft]

This is a multi-part story. Are you sure such is not mentioned in the other parts?

They seem to be going basically chronologically, which would mean Somalia isn't due to be covered yet.