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Fox News Says Terrorists 'Must Be Thrilled'
Posted Nov 15th 2006 3:19PM by Christopher Weber
Filed under: Media, Dirty Tricks

What the hell was Fox thinking? The conservative news source World Net Daily reports it appears the Bush Administration's favorite network paid off terrorists who had kidnapped two of its reporters. Mind-boggling:

JERUSALEM - Palestinian terror groups and security organizations in the Gaza Strip received $2 million from a U.S. source in exchange for the release of Fox News employees Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig, who were kidnapped here last summer, a senior leader of one of the groups suspected of the abductions told WND.

The terror leader, from the Gaza-based Popular Resistance Committees, said his organization's share of the money was used to purchase weapons, which he said would be utilized "to hit the Zionists."

There's a reason it's U.S. policy to never, ever negotiate with terrorists and this is it: that same terror leader said the huge payment "will encourage Palestinian groups to carry out further kidnappings."

UPDATE: Drudge reports that Fox honcho Roger Ailes is denying any payment was made in exchange for the hostages' release. So where did the $2 million come from?


But wait, there's more from the avatar of fairness and balance on television. An internal Fox News memo has surfaced that instructs staff members to be on the lookout for "any statements from the Iraqi insurgents, who must be thrilled at the prospect of a Dem-controlled congress." Well, yeah. How do you think the Democrats pulled out that election landslide last week? By courting the insurgent vote of course.

Yeah they're a great bunch of Americans over there at the "Fair and Balanced" news organization aren't they
Let's see how Slant Head Hannity and O'Reilley spin this one.

Rest assured that if it were some member of the "liberal media", i.e., anyone but the 'Fair and Balanced' folks at FoxNews, the right wing harpies would be calling for heads to roll...

In their black and white world, however, this is just the type of situational ethics they love to practice, so I'm sure they'll either ignore it, or apologize it away.

Fish on...

Todd

How about all that money that we spend on Saudi Arabia's oil? Weren't like 19 of the 24 9/11 hijackers Saudi's?
There government has been linked to funding terrorists though, and to think that what we put into our cars to make them run is basically funding terrorists..

No. I'm damn proud to be American. But when stuff like this comes out it just makes me wonder what happens with our money that we put into the hands of people in the Middle East.

Of course Bush is going to say we like Saudi Arabia and their government and we are allies. It's cause of oil.
The problem is that your are blindly following Bush. Ever consider oil as a reason why we are such good friends with countries like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia? Why the hell would we want to help liberate Kuwait from Saddam's invasion back in the early 90's? OIL! There's a reason why we are still friends with all these countries. And it's oil. Why else would we give so much money to Kuwait? So we can keep buying their oil.

The Saudi government and our government are great friends, no doubt about it. They would easily be considered allies, but the liking for America stops there. A LOT of the Saudi people don't like us and the government has been linked to funding terrorism as well.
Here's an article from 2003 from the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/080303A.shtml

KK: I wish I could say this isn't true but I've heard it many other places and it's all legit.

FYI: We've also supplied weapons and to none other then Mr. Osama bin Laden himself when we didn't want the USSR to take over Afghanistan back in the 70's.

And I hope you a bit about al Qaeda too...

FH

By even doubting the patriotism of The One True Network that isn't filled up with Sodomites, Liberals, Pagans, and Evil-doers, you are all affirming your treasonous, traitorous hatred of Freedom, Justice Liberty, and the only man in our White Christian Nation that can protect it; Our mighty and infallible leader, George Dubya Bush.

Fish Hunter,

"KK: I wish I could say this isn't true but I've heard it many other places and it's all legit."

Take KK's last post, envelope it in big, green cloud of sarcasm, and you'll realize that the quote from your last post wasn't necessary...

Fish on...

Todd

Or maybe driving with Ted Kennedy....

Schweeeet.

Fish on...

Todd