In the Arab world they seem to.
I just want to make a subtle point here. The Al Jazeera Network
is a mouthpiece for the movement of Islamic Terrorism. It is a propaganda
machine and makes every effort it can to both bolster and congratulate Islamic
terrorist actions wherever they occur, throughout the world.
Anyone gets beheaded it's on Al Jazeera, any group is massacred
it's on Al Jazeera, anyone is mutilated and dragged through the streets -
you'll see it on Al Jazeera.
I recently heard an American radio show host a live call from
the first and only call-in/talk radio show in Iraq. When asked by the American
host what the number one subject of the calls on his program were, the Iraqi
host replied, "It used to be the lack of electricity, but now since we
have had electrical power restored, it has turned to the problem with the
sewer system." How I know the American host had expected that the answer
would have been something like, "When will the American occupation end
and those terrible soldiers leave our land? But it wasn't the answer he got
and the American actually tried fishing for the answer he really wanted, but
alas the Iraqi talk show host never responded. He simply replied, "Most
of our calls concerning the American presence are from people who want to
thank the Americans for making their lives safer. The other topic we received
a lot of calls about is unemployment, as there are a lot of men out of work
right now." This was very, very cool because being a live broadcast the
Iraqi host was just being simple, honest and forthright, and this caught the
American completely off guard, something our journalists and broadcasters
could learn from. But here is where the interview took an awful turn.
In a moment of pure spontaneity and simple curiosity, the Iraqi
radio host asked, "Why does the media in the U.S. and International press
never report on the improvements that have been made in Iraq since the fall
of Saddam? Our schools are open, we have a free press, we are going to have
elections, women can attend school and get jobs and our children are now safe.
All that is reported in your news is about car bombs or an ambush where some
terrorists have attacked and killed someone. In Iraq it is like if one or
two cities in America had riots or uprisings while the rest of the country
remains away from the trouble, would you only put on the news of the riots
and not news of the rest of your country? What of the good things that were
also taking place?
Now, I'm not a journalist or news analyst but this guy deserves
a Pulitzer Prize. He put the entire U.S. and International media on call,
with just a simple honest question.
All I can say is this. Every time I see news footage of an Iraqi
terrorist aiming and firing a sniper rifle or an R.P.G. on mainstream evening
news, I see an enemy trying to kill an American. Maybe the commentator should
be doing a voice over saying, "This young Iraqi Freedom fighter is trying
to shoot one of those 4 marines over there manning that checkpoint."
Funny, that's never mentioned.
Back to Al Jazeera
I've been briefed by our intelligence apparatus regarding Al
Jazeera. Very simply it goes like this: If you see an Al Jazeera cameraman
or an Al Jazeera van anywhere near your position, take cover and prepare for
an attack. This is not a joke - it is real.
I was dismayed by a recent event that took place in Iraq. It
involved a Bradley Fighting Vehicle that was disabled by Terrorists. A U.S.
air strike was called for to fully destroy the vehicle for obvious security
reasons. In the U.S. news it was reported and repeated many times that among
others, an Al Arabiya reporter was mortally wounded and lay upon the ground
calling out "I am dying, I am dying."
Well I've got some advice for all the Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya
reporters.
The next time you get a phone call from some terrorist telling
you to be on some street corner in an hour to see Americans get killed - Don't
Go.
Ernest R. Emerson
