I am often struck by fringe extremists who cite Al Jazeera as anti-American. You could not be - by definition - more patriotic American if doing what Al Jazeera does. And example from the NY Times of 11 Mar 2006:
Quote:
For Muslim Who Says Violence Destroys Islam, Violent Threats
Dr. Sultan bitterly criticized the Muslim clerics, holy warriors and political leaders who she believes have distorted the teachings of Muhammad and the Koran for 14 centuries.
She said the world's Muslims, whom she compares unfavorably with the Jews, have descended into a vortex of self-pity and violence.
Dr. Sultan said the world was not witnessing a clash of religions or cultures, but a battle between modernity and barbarism, a battle that the forces of violent, reactionary Islam are destined to lose. ...
"The Jews have come from the tragedy and forced the world to respect them, with their knowledge, not with their terror; with their work, not with their crying and yelling."
She went on, "We have not seen a single Jew blow himself up in a German restaurant. We have not seen a single Jew destroy a church. We have not seen a single Jew protest by killing people."
She concluded, "Only the Muslims defend their beliefs by burning down churches, killing people and destroying embassies. This path will not yield any results. The Muslims must ask themselves what they can do for humankind, before they demand that humankind respect them."
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Is it an accident that Al Jazeera facitlities both in Iraq and in Afghanistan were attacked by American planes? One missile striking that building only on the floor where Al Jazeera was located.