Terror Linked Al Jazeera Opening 12 New Bureaus Across the US

Al Jazeera, the Qatar based international cable network, will open twelve new bureaus in various locations across the US. The goal of the news outlet’s aggressive expansion is to become a household name in America.

The launch of the new bureaus will begin in the summer. In addition to expansion in New York City, bureaus will open in Nashville, Denver, New Orleans, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Seattle, Detroit, and Washington DC.

Dawud Walid, executive director of Hamas linked Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), said he believes Al Jazeera America in Detroit is a positive development for the local Muslim community. “I believe Al Jazeera coming here to the heart of Muslim America can play a productive role in showing a clearer image of who we are as Muslims.”

Al Jazeera has seventy divisions around the world and has been criticized for being a propaganda tool. The network is partially backed by a grant from the Qatari government, which is a contributor to Hamas, in Gaza. The owner of Aljazeera, the emir of Qatar, has donated four hundred million dollars to Hamas, a State Department designated terrorist group.

During an October 2012 visit by Qatari emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, to the southern Gaza strip, the emir agreed to an investment of four hundred million dollars to rebuild the Gaza Strip which sustained damage during Operation: Cast Lead, between Israel and Gaza terrorist groups in 2008.
“The emir agreed to increase Qatari investment from two hundred and fifty-four million dollars to four hundred million,” Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya announced during a press conference. “Today we demolish the wall of the blockade through this visit, thank you Qatar,” he added.

James Simpson, in a RedState article, provides examples of Al Jazeera’s anti-American propaganda and terrorist connections. A few highlights:

• Film footage of captured terrorists in Iraq demonstrates intent; they arrived to kill Americans because of Al Jazeera.
• NBC’s Lisa Myers, in an article, wrote: “Why do they go? Saudis captured in Iraq say it’s because of pictures on Arab television network Al-Jazeera. We saw the Americans massacring the Iraqis,” said one Saudi prisoner in Iraq…”
• According to CNN, a document found in bin Laden’s compound following his death referred to a meeting with the Al Jazeera bureau chief in Pakistan.
• 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was protected by the government of Qatar, which funds Al Jazeera.

Cliff Kincaid, president of America’s Survival Inc. and director of the Accuracy in Media (AIM) Center for Investigative Journalism, refers to Al-Jazeera as an “enemy propaganda network that has served as a mouthpiece for terrorist groups.” Those terrorist groups would include Al-Qaeda, Hamas, and Hezbollah.


Kincaid told The Clarion Project’s Ryan Mauro, in an interview, that, “at a time when Americans are increasingly concerned about gun violence and the murder of innocents, Al Jazeera wants access to tens of millions of American homes to promote its own brand of anti-American violence and terrorism. For the sake of our loved ones, we have to say no.” Kincaid went on to explain that Al Jazeera could inspire jihadism in America in the same way it has incited anti-American terrorism abroad.

Lebanon’s Al Manar TV has already been banned from the U.S. because it was found to be part of Hezbollah. So, in the same way, a hearing should have been held to determine if Al Jazeera should be banned due to its obvious ties to terrorism. Keep in mind, Al-Jazeera was the voice piece of Osama bin Laden. And, though we are not at war with Qatar, we are at war with the jihadists being supported by Qatar.

What needs to be investigated is why Al Jazeera’s broadcasts in the US aren’t treated by cable and satellite providers as foreign propaganda under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Also in question is why public television stations are turning their broadcast time over to Al Jazeera and other foreign channels, in violation of Federal Communications Commission rules. Additionally, the deal bringing Al Jazeera into the US was not reported to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) of the Treasury Department, which is a violation of the law.

In as much as these are significant concerns, it did not persuade Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA), chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), to call for investigation of Al Jazeera. Citing the First Amendment, Scalise said that Al Jazeera has the right to expand its broadcasts in the United States and that there are no grounds for a congressional investigation of Al Gore’s deal with Al Jazeera.

In the US, it is against the law to provide material support to terrorists, with “material support” defined as including expert advice or assistance and communications equipment. Consider the fact that during World War II, Tokyo Rose along with Axis Sally broadcast anti-American diatribes from overseas but were apprehended by US authorities after the war, charged with treason and sent to prison. Similarly, the US is officially still at war with global terrorism, but Al Gore provided supporter of terrorism, Al Jazeera, an opportunity to continue its campaign of anti-American, pro-jihadists propaganda on American soil.

Last December, Al Jazeera ran a story about the “gentle” al Qaeda terrorists in Mali who kidnapped and killed three Americans. With statements like this having been and the news organization’s ties to terrorism, there is good reason for concern regarding Al Jazeera’s potential for inciting home grown terrorism.

Terror Attacks in Iraq Kill 8

Iraq dealt with a series of attacks that left eight dead and thirty-eight injured, on Wednesday.

The offices of a Kurdish political party were hit with a car bomb, in Kirkuk. Twenty people were wounded in that explosion.

One person was killed and six wounded when a suicide bomber struck a military check point, in Kirkuk. It was being manned by Kurds and all of the casualties were members of their security forces.

A police station in Fallujah was hit by a drive by shooting. Three officers died the attack.

In Baghdad, three people were killed and eight wounded when a bomb blew up on a commuter bus.

A suicide bomber in Mosul blew up a carpenter's, killing one and injuring four.

Most of the attacks have not yet been claimed, but Al Qaeda is considered the likely suspect as they regularly try to disrupt life in Iraq.

Yau Yau's Rebels Seize South Sudan Town and Military Base

David Yau Yau

Rebels in the South Sudan have chased the government's forces out of the town of Boma.

They've also chased them from the neighboring military base.

Government troops have taken refuge on the mountain, which over looks the town.

UN aid workers abandoned the town, as well, to avoid being in the cross fire between the two armed groups.

The rebels belong to the South Sudan Democratic Army, led by David Yau Yau.

He says his forces are working to force South Sudan into having an actual democracy, rather than a one party system.

His forces are regularly supplied by the Sudanese government, who regularly denies that it supports the rebels fighting the country which until a few years ago was part of their own.  

Ship Hits Harbor Control Tower in Genoa Killing 7

A traffic control tower in the port of Genoa, Italy collapsed when it was struck by a cargo ship, late Tuesday night.

Seven people were killed and four injured in the collision, and two remain missing.

Due to the timing of the accident, right at shift change, there were thirteen people in the tower.

Officials believe that a malfunction with the ship's engine caused the accident.

No damage was done to the Jolly Nero, the ship that struck the tower.