Fox News Warns Of Al Jazeera Infiltrating America, Activating Sleeper Cells
Source: TPM
TOM KLUDT 4:00 PM EST, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2013
A Fox News panel on Wednesday afternoon discussed Al Jazeera's imminent arrival in the United States, warning viewers of the network's "real anti-American bias" and its potential to interact with sleeper cells in Detroit.
The cautionary segment came during the afternoon program "America Live," with host Megyn Kelly saying ominously that Al Jazeera, which has plans to launch a U.S.-based network, is "about to infilitrate America."
But the discussion took a truly paranoid turn when Lisa Daftari, a Fox News contributor, sounded a frightening note on Al Jazeera's planned expansion to Detroit, "a large ex-pat community of Muslim-Americans where sleeper cells have been detected," as she described the Motor City.
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Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)dangerous fearmongers
HowHasItComeToThis
(3,566 posts)GO BACK TO AUSTRAILIA
Diclotican
(5,095 posts)HowHasItComeToThis
I am afraid most australians would not have this type of "news" back home...
Diclotican
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)Joe Bacon
(5,165 posts)Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)Moreover:
The Terror Prince, HRH Alwaleed bin Talal, cited by Fox News as supporting radical Islam and fomenting the growth of terrorist organizations, personally runs the Kingdom Foundation charity funding the Ground Zero Mosque in addition to his co-ownership of Fox News/News Corp with Israeli-American investor Rupert Murdoch.
Bahahaa!
EC
(12,287 posts)they are afraid of competition.
leveymg
(36,418 posts)A bit of rivalry between the sheikhs and emirs (al-Jazeera is owned by the United Arab Emirates), or are the Fox "analysts" just plain ignorant of who owns both global new groups? The Saudis own about 10% of Fox News' parent company, according to Kingdom Holding's website. http://www.kingdom.com.sa/investments/media-and-publishing/news-corporation
While searching for a high-value media investment, KHC identified News Corporation as having a uniquely strong brand and unrivalled global reach in a sector of ever growing potential. Capitalizing on a period of underperformance beginning in the early 1990s, KHC seized an opportunity to invest USD 400m into the corporation in 1997, securing non-voting preferred shares that represented approximately 3% of News Corporations worth. This initial interest was extended in 1999, at the request of News Internationals management, with an additional USD 200m investment.
Following News Corporations acquisition of Fox Entertainment in 2005, the initial 3% non-voting preferred shares holding was converted into a 5.5% holding in News Internationals common voting stock to support the managements efforts to resist a potential hostile bid from Liberty Media.
The future between KHC and News Corporation looks bright, with the Company seeking to leverage its relationship with the media giant to identify new investment opportunities.
Politicub
(12,165 posts)I believe it has something to do with the way women are treated in the country. The likes of Todd Akin admire how the Saudis keep women in their place.
leveymg
(36,418 posts)they own or control. This is what the dissent in the Citizens United decision warned about is happening - uncontrolled foreign influence buying of the US political process.
iandhr
(6,852 posts)If any of this wacky paranoia was real. It would make these sleeper cells easier to catch.
sakabatou
(42,174 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)durablend
(7,464 posts)I'd be wary about the motives of all three of them in the picture ('specially that one in the middle--Hi Megyn!)
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)mwooldri
(10,303 posts)Infiltrate America with actual news, and those who watch will awaken from their sleepy state wondering why they put up with this Fox BS for so long.
Fox News - the most and least trusted news source in America. Further proof their news is not just unbalanced, it's off the cliff!
drm604
(16,230 posts)As if you'd need to be in Detroit to interact with supposed sleeper cells there.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)They have to broadcast from Detroit showing a picture of the Queen of Diamonds. Everyone knows that.
drm604
(16,230 posts)Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)...'omg...end of the world' look. Maybe then my Republican friends will listen to me.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)per George Gobel
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)IcyPeas
(21,904 posts)BainsBane
(53,066 posts)because they are hostile to the majority of the American public. That and the fact they are just bat shit crazy.
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)defacto7
(13,485 posts)Everyone put on your tin hats....
Note how they word the title of their video... "PLANNING" "MAJOR EXPANSION" "INTO 8 US CITIES" "INCLUDING WASHINGTON DC" They purposely make it sound like an attack on US cities. You bet it's an attack... it's an attack against Faux News bull shit.
They could have more easily said, "Al Jazeera plans network expansion"
Faux....
locks
(2,012 posts)to read Al Jazeera every day. One of the best news sources we have.
Wolf Frankula
(3,601 posts)Pronounced Faux Snooze. "We Distort, You Believe"
Wolf
The Stranger
(11,297 posts)have access to news media from another nation and another people -- who are not terrorists.
It begins to show the profound and sick racism at work here.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)Daft Ar I
still_one
(92,397 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)in a whistleblower case involving a story on Monsanto.
I remember reading about it back then and having subsequently less trust in the mainstream news as a result.
Here's the story. Read it and weep.
still_one
(92,397 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)It's good to remind even those aware of this. I would hope we can get it changed in the future, whether through the FCC or the courts. Making a ruling in the FCC against willful falsehoods in news reporting would be the best way to start changing this
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)harmonicon
(12,008 posts)I can imagine that Fox would fear that, but I'm afraid that America really probably doesn't have very many good journalists hanging around, sleepers or otherwise. One can dream though.
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)But cudos to them! May they continue to marginalize themselves to the fringe of society.
jazzimov
(1,456 posts)They should make an entire campaign out of it. "Fox News hates us!"
Festivito
(13,452 posts)now that the journalists are coming we need to fear the journalists?
Well, I guess I can understand why FOX would fear actual journalists.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)I'm so scared
HeiressofBickworth
(2,682 posts)I'll be sure to watch the new Al Jazzera network as soon as it debuts.
The poor deluded pin-heads just can't help themselves, can they?
frylock
(34,825 posts)Nika
(546 posts)I've heard some bizarre crap come from these people, but this tops much of it.
They are the ones who scare me, not Al Jazeera.
agentS
(1,325 posts)Politicub
(12,165 posts)They will say anything to win one more paranoid and frightened viewer.
Fox, the NRA, etc. trade in fear.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)welcome, Al Jazeera global news.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)or the more appropriate "Freeper cells"?
jambo101
(797 posts)I'd trust Al Jezeera for my news any day over those idiots over on FOX.
FOX is a Media source that i suspect has a main goal of destroying America from within,dig deep enough and i'm sure you'll find our enemies at work over there.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,155 posts)And off your sorry asses!
City Lights
(25,171 posts)Too many people will take them at their word and be convinced that this is really happening.
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)into our government and both political parties.
truthisfreedom
(23,155 posts)This is called projection.