Wikileaks: Crown Prince of UAE asked Americans to bomb Al Jazeera headquarters

The same document also revealed that Bin Zayed had advised the Americans not to have journalists accompany them during the first attack on Afghanistan so they could not report civilian victims.

Middle East Monitor
By Middle East Monitor

The Crown Prince of the UAE Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan asked the Americans to bomb the headquarters of Al Jazeera during the US war on Afghanistan, Arabi21.com revealed yesterday. According to the document bin Zayed spoke about a meeting between his father and the former Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. The same document also

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Israeli Defense Minister: Al-Jazeera Is Nazi, Soviet-Style Propaganda

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has the called the diplomatic conflict between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, a potential “opportunity” for Israel.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
Shut Down Israeli Embassy

Israeli officials have been eagerly backing regional hostility toward Qatar, and Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has doubled down on that, accusing the Qatar-funded al-Jazeera network, the most popular news media outlet in the Middle East, of being “Nazi-, Soviet-style propaganda.” Lieberman’s evidence for this was that al-Jazeera has often

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Saudi Arabia’s Blockade On Qatar Is Backfiring As Doha Embraces Iran, Turkey

Saudi attempt to assure Qatar falls in line with their desired policy goals is driving Doha closer to Turkey and Iran.

Paul Iddon
By Paul Iddon
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attends a Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Doha, Qatar. (AP/Osama Faisal)

Qatar's neighbors have implemented a threat they made three years ago, and severed their ties with, and physically cut off, the small Gulf state, prompting a diplomatic crisis in the important resource-rich region. Bogus comments attributed to the Qatari emir in the state press - which Doha says, and the FBI has confirmed, was a result of a

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United Arab Emirates Threatens Qatar Sympathizers With Prison

Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry also announced that “all options” remain open for handling Qatar.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
Qatar Emir Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani waits for the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ahead of their meeting, at Diwan Palace in Doha, Qatar. (Brendan Smialowski/AP)

Tensions between the Gulf Arab states continue to rise today, with Saudi Arabia leading a new round of threats against Qatar, with Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry insisting that “all options” remain open for handling Qatar, amid rumors of a potential invasion. The most extreme action of the day, however, came from the United Arab Emirates, which

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Wikileaks: Google Provided Tools To Bolster Ranks Of al-Qaeda

U.S. intelligence agencies’ use of technological innovation to further their agenda is not a revelation in itself. But WikiLeaks’ disclosure of collusion between the State Department and Google has a dark twist, as the former used tech created by the latter to help al-Qaeda gain new recruits.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Islamic State

MINNEAPOLIS-- Documents that were released last year by WikiLeaks have shed light on Google’s role in supporting al-Qaeda and other extremist groups that have been operating in Syria for the first few years of the country’s ongoing conflict. Specifically, emails between Jared Cohen, former director of Google Ideas, and former Secretary of State

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Al Jazeera’s Fall From Grace – How A News Outlet Became A Tool Of The State

Though viewed by many as one of few unbiased news sources in the Middle East, Al Jazeera’s stripes are showing as it expands into social media. The network’s subservience to the government of Qatar has become unmistakably obvious as it tries to expand its audience.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
A Qatari employee of Al Jazeera Arabic language TV news channel walks past the logo of Al Jazeera in Doha, Qatar. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)

MINNEAPOLIS - Long a prominent voice in the Arabic-speaking world, Al Jazeera has more recently become a notable force in Western media. Despite receiving all of its funding from the government of Qatar, Al Jazeera English – in contrast to other Western media outlets - has enjoyed a reputation for unbiased and in-depth reporting with a focus on

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