Bush Plot To Bomb Al-Jazeera
US President George Bush planned to bomb Arab broadcaster Aljazeera, British newspaper, the Daily Mirror reports, citing a Downing Street memo marked "Top Secret".
The five-page transcript of the pair's talks during Blair's 16 April 2004 visit to Washington allegedly shows Bush wanted to attack the satellite channel's headquarters in Doha, Qatar and that Blair talked him out of it.
The attack would have led to a massacre of innocents on the territory of a key US and Western ally and enraged the Middle East, maybe even leading to bloody retaliation.
So this is what Bush plans for his strongest and closest allies!
And this is how the leader of the "free" world believes in "Freedom of press, media and expression"?!
Should be very reassuring...
[Sources: Daily Mirror, Al Jazeera]
Rafik Al-Hariri Killed in Bomb Attack Don't Do It, Mr. President, Don't Bomb Iran! Bush & The Brazilians The True Legacy Of George W. Bush President Bush Drinking AgainI thought there were more sophesticated ways to get rid off a TV-Channel! I read that one of the sources who reported this specified that Bush was joking...Joking or not I can imagine that he wished that aljazeera diseappears, but I don't think that he really means bombing...This is ridiculous
Posted by: asmaoverseas at November 22, 2005 05:24 PMJoking or not, the President needs to be more aware of how his words are perceived in the Arab world. He's a continual diplomatic nightmare.
Posted by: Jenny at November 23, 2005 06:43 PMW est fou tout le monde le sait. mais pas au point de bombarder le siege d une chaine tele. de surcroit Al Jazeera. il l e ptet dit pour deconner avec son chien d ami de blair. et puis le mirror est un tabloid, un journal de caniveau pour lequel bush et britney spears sont des stars qui permettent de vendre son torchon.
Posted by: k-pax at November 23, 2005 07:12 PMon se rend compte que ce n'était pas une plaisanterie. les fonctionnaires responsables de la fuite sont pouvrsuivis en juste par Blair et le Tabloid qui a diffusé l'info est menacé de saisie (incroyable dans un pays comme la GB !). c une véritable affaire qu'on tente d'étoffer à tout prix. un scandale ! le président de la première puissance du monde qui pense bombarder le siège d'une chaîne de télévision ! qui plus est est située dans un pays allié ! c de la folie pure !
Posted by: k-pax at December 2, 2005 12:09 AM