One way terrorists gain support in Iraq

[billvon 2,434]

. . . is via US-funded television.

U.S. Government Gave Airtime to Terrorists, Official Admits

May 22, 2007 10:47 AM

Al Hurra television, the U.S. government's $63 million-a-year effort at public diplomacy broadcasting in the Middle East, is run by executives and officials who cannot speak Arabic, according to a senior official who oversees the program.

That might explain why critics say the service has recently been caught broadcasting terrorist messages, including an hour-long tirade on the importance of anti-Jewish violence, among other questionable pieces.

Facing tough questions before a congressional panel last week, Broadcasting Board of Governors member Joaquin Blaya admitted none of the senior news managers at the network spoke Arabic when the terrorist messages made it onto the air courtesy of U.S. taxpayer funds. Nor did Blaya himself or any of the other officials at the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees the network.

"How does it happen that the terrorists take over?" asked Rep. Gary L. Ackerman, D-N.Y., at a hearing last Wednesday of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee he chairs. "Is there no adult supervision?"

Blaya conceded that the top officials in the network's chain of command could not understand what was being said on al Hurra broadcasts.

[joedirt 0]

Oh... for crying out loud. This whole thing would be a lot easier if terrorists were speaking Spanish or French or one of the easy languages. Damn.

[billvon 2,434]

>This whole thing would be a lot easier if terrorists were speaking
>Spanish or French or one of the easy languages. Damn.

True! Well, spanish. No self-respecting US contractor is going to be willing to learn french. (Cue surrender jokes)

[kallend 1,648]

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. . . is via US-funded television.

U.S. Government Gave Airtime to Terrorists, Official Admits

May 22, 2007 10:47 AM

Al Hurra television, the U.S. government's $63 million-a-year effort at public diplomacy broadcasting in the Middle East, is run by executives and officials who cannot speak Arabic, according to a senior official who oversees the program.

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Maybe they were educated at Liberty University, like so many of the government's lawyers under this administration.

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[mnealtx 0]

They love it when Senate majority leaders get on TV and say "this war is lost", too...

Mike
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[billvon 2,434]

> They love it when Senate majority leaders get on TV and say "this war is lost", too...

And when minority leaders say it, and when our own military leaders say it. They love it even more when they know we are guaranteed to stay as long as they like.

Everyone loves to win.

[Zipp0 1]

Oh, for the love of Allah..... What a bunch of morons.

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[chris74 0]

1) French is not an official terrorist language
2) there are some french contractors in Irak ( +- 200)
3) And now really Irak=Vietnam