It would be nice if Cole addressed some of the details of the "brain dead" op
ed if this is the one he criticizes:
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/07/2013710113522489801.html
NED's website says Soliman spreads only nonviolent literature, and his group
was set up to provide "immediate, pro bono legal advice through a telephone
hotline, instant messaging, and other social networking tools".
However, in Egyptian media interviews, social media posts and YouTube videos,
Soliman encouraged the violent overthrow of Egypt's government, then led by the
Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party.
"Incapacitate them by smashing their knee bones first," he instructed followers
on Facebook in late June, as Morsi's opponents prepared massive street rallies
against the government. Egypt's US-funded and trainedmilitary later used those
demonstrations to justify its coup on July 3.
"Make a road bump with a broken palm tree to stop the buses going into Cairo,
and drench the road around it with gas and diesel. When the bus slows down for
the bump, set it all ablaze so it will burn down with all the passengers inside
… God bless," Soliman's post read.
In late May he instructed, "Behead those who control power, water and gas
utilities."
Cheers, ken
Blog: http://kenthink7.blogspot.com/index.html
Blog: http://kencan7.blogspot.com/index.html
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From: Chuck Grimes <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: Progressive Economics <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 2:55:14 PM
Subject: [lbo-talk] Cole on Alijazzeera
Aljazeera Arabic has long since lost a lot of its previous journalisic
standards, once its head, Waddah Khanfar, was fired in favor a member of the
royal family. Some 22 Egyptian journalists just resigned from Aljazeera in
Cairo in protest against its Fox-News-like biases in reporting on recent
events.
Aljazeera English usually still does a good job, having a different
editorial line and generally good reporters, often former BBC or ABC
reporters.
But their publication of a frankly brain dead op-ed feature article
purporting to show US support for anti-Morsi political forces is sheer
conspiracy theory and very bad, unbalanced journalism.
http://www.juancole.com/2013/07/aljazeeras-conspiracy-brainless.html
Slowly over the last year or so AJE got less and less edgey and more and
more fluff, and I stopped watching it in a compulsive way, and reverted to
just checking up on this or that.
So the explains it and why AJE reporting on June 30 was nearly void of
coherent content.
Doug had a good interview with Gilbert Achcar that helped with a view on
June 30 and current events worth listening to.
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