[lit-ideas] News via the web -- the fake aljazeera
- From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "lit-ideas" <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 18:32:22 +0100
>Meanwhile, what's the story with the .com version of al Jazeera? Who is
>behind that?
Though it says it's based in London (and though it's worth checking its
front page for current news, which it takes from reputable sources) I
thought it was a right-wing US Christian anti-Israel (and not exactly
pro-Muslim) site. It was a bit difficult to tell, but links gave that
impression
(but they were I think inserted by Google).
Then there's a link -- for no apparent reason -- to
http://www.pro-american.com/forums/
What this story said about the site I didn't at first know -- it's a
seriously weird piece!
http://www.islamonline.com/cgi-bin/news_service/world_full_story.asp?service
_id=486
but when I researched the story I found that *this* aljazeera is indeed US,
it seems to be a Muslim anti-Israel site (but I could be being unfair) --
here it is:
http://www.aljazeerah.info/Support%20Al-Jazeerah/Support%20Al-Jazeerah%20Hom
e.htm
That's enough "research" for one day! But I might ring the London offices of
this Aljazeera to see what happens..
Judy Evans
jaye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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