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To: Vlad0

Al Mayadeen

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Mayadeen#Political_alignment

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Political alignment

France 24 and Mohammed Al Jazairy of Asharq Alawsat state that Al Mayadeen represents the latest expansion of Iran, Syria and Hezbollah in the field of media.[6][7] Shortly after its launch the channel became one of the supporters of Hezbollah.[33] The same view was also expressed in a 2021 publication.[34] Joe Khalil, the author of a book about television in the Arab world, told The Daily Telegraph newspaper that the station is undoubtedly supportive of Assad.[8] According to the Jewish Chronicle, its director, Ghassan bin Jiddo, has spoken of his “friendship” with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.[27]
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The network has been accused of antisemitism. According to the Jewish Chronicle, among articles on its Arabic website are ones entitled “The Holocaust — that great deception”, “Why do the Jews rejoice at the burning of Notre Dame in Paris?”, “Jews and Freemasons in the Arabs’ revolutions”, and “The Jews of ‘Israel’ — this is why their end is certain”.[27][35] According to Media Matters for America in 2021, Al Mayadeen used antisemitic conspiracy theories about George Soros in its coverage of the Pandora Papers “to sow doubt about whistleblowers and leaks”.[36]

The network stated that the Palestinian cause is the channel’s centerpiece.[37]

In September 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Al Mayadeen spoke to Russian sources about setbacks in eastern Ukraine.[38] It has referred to the Government of Ukraine as a “Nazi regime” and promoted the discredited Ukraine bioweapons conspiracy theory.[39] British politician Jeremy Corbyn was criticised by Joan Ryan and the Simon Wiesenthal Center for appearing on the network during the war because of its perceived closeness to Iran and Hezbollah.[35]

Writing in Al Mayadeen in October 2022, Janna Al Kadri said that the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran was used by the West as an “opportunity to fuel Iran-phobia and Islamophobia”. Al Kadri described the hijab as “a symbol of the working class in its struggle for autonomy against the ongoing and impending assaults of imperialism”.[40]


18 posted on 02/28/2023 12:34:43 PM PST by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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To: familyop
Sort of interesting, but I fail to see how it has anything to do with the story. Which was written by a very well-known Russian writer, and translated into English by someone and published on the cite you are telling us about.

Do you not know who Alexander Dugin is?

Your position is that if ABC News posted an article by Pat Buchanan that it's critically important to note that it's ABC News. Where as I am saying: "It's a Pat Buchanan article" and whether it's published on ABC News, or Human Events, or Fox News it still represents the thinking of the author.

It's a form of McCarthyism, what you are doing here. I guess that's to be expected these days, even on Free Republic.

28 posted on 03/01/2023 10:29:14 AM PST by Vlad0 (Ukraine is the money laundering center for the Soros / WEF / Democratic elite. Ask Hunter! )
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