DU this CNN Poll: Do you believe Bush talked about bombing al-Jazeera HQ?

[Angry Girl]

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/24/jazeera.protest/
Do you believe President Bush talked about bombing the HQ of Arabic-language TV network al-Jazeera?

Scroll down, on the right-hand side

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/24/jazeera.protest/

70% so far say YES, 30% lobotomized

[UDenver20]

1. Link?

[Angry Girl]

3. DOH!!!! fixed. sorry... hehe

[bahrbearian]

2. Link ?

[ewagner]

4. Thanks for the "linky thing"

still 70% Yes and 30% from the Kool-aid stand.

[onager]

5. Front-page news here in Egypt

The Egyptian Gazette had that item about al-Jazeera on the front page this week. (I've been working in Alexandria for over a month this time, and have spent several months this year in Cairo and Alexandria.)

The Gazette is one of the "official" Egyptian papers, controlled tightly by the government, AFAIK. That should give you a hint as to how seriously the Arab world is taking this story.

On a happier note, I spent today (Thanksgiving!) doing some touristy stuff, like exploring ancient Greek/Roman tombs.

My guide was a very well-educated young Muslim woman. She told me that last week, she helped out with a tour for over 1,000 Americans off of a Mediterranean cruise ship.

At one point, she said, they started a chant: "We hate Bush!"

Even that is mild compared to some of the Egyptians I've talked to. Their opinions range from blazing paranoia ("Bush wants to destory Islam!"). Down to the elegantly simple and classic expression I hear all over the place: "Bush no good!"

[PsychoDad]

8. "Bush no good!"

At one point, she said, they started a chant: "We hate Bush!"

The Islamic world needs to hear Americans saying that.

Heck, the world needs to hear it. :)

Peace.

[Warpy]

20. Several Egyptians frequent the IRC channel

I spend much of my time refereeing, and those reactions are pretty typical. The reactions from our UK visitors are even more rabid, since the Blair bunch tried to shut that story down there (and failed miserably, from the look of things).

The overreaction by the Blair gang would seem to demonstrate that this plan was being seriously considered by the Bush/Blair coalition, and that is incredibly scary for a number of reasons.

[marbuc]

6. GWB should do our country a favor

and step down. Our reputation in the World is at an all time low, and I find it hard to believe that he can be productive from here on out.

[rock]

7. Well, we could simply ask bush*

And logically negate the answer!

[tiptoe]

9. Hmmm the "fixed link" above doesn't work for me. This link worked:

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/24/jazeera.protest/index.html

[graywarrior]

10. He's a walking weapon of mass destruction

A catastrophy seeking missle.

[tulsakatz]

11. or as Al Sharpton says.......

....he's a weapon of mass distraction!

[Vidar]

12. done 70 30 133674 votes

[Aviation Pro]

13. Unfortunately, like Reagan's comment on the Soviet Union, this...

...will become a non-event.

"My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."

[leftchick]

14. "Don't Bomb the Messenger"!

[havocmom]

15. good number of respondents

Yes 70% 93232 votes
No 30% 40528 votes
Total: 133760 votes

[FtWayneBlue]

16. done

Do you believe President Bush talked about bombing the HQ of Arabic-language TV network al-Jazeera?

Yes 70% 93232 votes

No 30% 40528 votes
Total: 133760 votes


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Related:

U.S.: Al-Jazeera airstrike story 'outlandish'

[marmar]

17. Is the sky blue?

still 70 percent yes, 30 percent "so dumb we'll believe any bullshit."
Mr. Bush has a credibility problem, methinks.

:think:

[0007]

18. completed

[kansasblue]

19. 70% 93295 votes Total: 133837 votes

[IChing]

21. Done, still at 70% with 93360 votes- Internationally this is being played-

out as front page news.


This is a on-line pole but that still is a lot of votes.
Interesting editorial article in DU editorial from a British MP

LINK: "I'll go to jail to print the truth about Bush and al-Jazeera"
I nominated it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x175327

[IndianaGreen]

31. Big news in England and everywhere else, except in America

Breaking news about the missing coed in Aruba! Details at eleven!

[hlthe2b]

22. I badly wanted a "HELL YES" option....

but this will do...

[LSDMTMA]

23. Voted.

Voted.

[stillcool]

24. done...

although i can't imagine who would not think * would say this. Aren't freepers pretty much into bombing everything?...

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

25. Done n/t

[Oceansaway]

26. Done....

[Punkingal]

27. Done.

70% yes, 30% no

[Aimah]

28. Done

Do you believe President Bush talked about bombing the HQ of Arabic-language TV network al-Jazeera?

Yes 70% 93951 votes

No 30% 40732 votes
Total: 134683 votes

[skipos]

29. yes 70

[leesa]

30. Bush, the international terrorist. No difference whatsoever between him

and OBL except Bush kills a hell of a lot more innocent people.

[No Exit]

32. Done

[Nimrod2005]

33. 70% said yes, I passed too...

[zanne]

34. The next question will be----

"Do you think there would be anything wrong with bombing Al-Jazeera"? I can practically hear the freepers yelling; "Hell, No"!

[truthisfreedom]

35. prezdunt is a screwy doofus

[OnionPatch]

36. 70% finally got it

the president is a dangerous idiot.