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To: Cindy

Correct, Cindy. And they have their own television networks, too, even tried to set one up here in the U.S. you may recall.

http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/01/arabsat_begins_to_broadcast_in.php

"Al-Zawraa hit the airwaves on November 14. According to Middle East-based media monitor Marwan Soliman and military analyst Bill Roggio, it was set up by the Islamic Army of Iraq, an insurgent group comprised of former Baathists who were loyal to Saddam Hussein and now profess their conversion to a bin Laden-like ideology.

"...On Friday 26 January BBC Monitoring observed Al-Zawraa TV, a Sunni satellite channel that targets viewers in Iraq and the Middle East, transmitting on Badr 4, one of the Arabsat satellites, at 26 degrees east.
Al-Zawraa also continues to be carried on the Egyptian-run Nilesat satellite.

Arabsat, based in Saudi Arabia, is an intergovernmental organization established originally by the Arab League. Saudi Arabia is the main stakeholder."


49 posted on 01/27/2007 9:52:47 PM PST by La Enchiladita (People get ready . . .)
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To: La Enchiladita
Yep, we'ver been following that on the Threat Matrix for awhile.

ON THE NET...

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com (THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION): "AL-QAEDA'S TV PROPAGANDA" by James A. Phillips and William Schirano (January 22, 2007)

JIHAD WATCH.org (GUARDIAN.co.uk): "JIHADIST TV CHANNEL A HIT IN IRAQ" (January 17, 2007)

CSMONITOR.com: Cairo - "WHY IS EGYPT AIRING INSURGENT TV FROM IRAQ? Al-Zawraa's broadcasting of Sunni attacks on American soldiers highlights sectarian politics." (January 17, 2007)

LittleGreenFootballs.com - weblog: "SUNNI-SHI'ITE WAR IN MICROCOSM" (Note: Includes video.) (Jaunuary 8, 2007)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "WWW.ALZAWRAA.TV: WEBSITE OF IRAQ'S MUJAHEDEEN TV STATION This site is in the USA, unsurprisingly." (Note: See info.) (January 5, 2007)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "EGYPT PLANS TO FIGHT TERRORIST USE OF THE INTERNET But terrorist use of Egyptian satellites is no problem..." (January 5, 2007)

BILL ROGGIO.com - THE FOURTH RAIL - blog: "AL-ZAWRAA RESPONDS TO MUJ TV" (December 25, 2006)

BILL ROGGIO.com - THE FOURTH RAIL - blog: "AL-ZAWRAA: MUJ TV" (December 10, 2006)

50 posted on 01/27/2007 10:01:02 PM PST by Cindy
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To: La Enchiladita

I'll add your link to my list.

THANKS La Enchiladita.


51 posted on 01/27/2007 10:04:02 PM PST by Cindy
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