Fox News Warns Of Al Jazeera Infiltrating America, Activating Sleeper Cells

[DonViejo]

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]

1. ugh

dangerous fearmongers

[HowHasItComeToThis]

15. FOX WILL DO ANYTHING TO DRUM UP VIEWERS

GO BACK TO AUSTRAILIA

[Diclotican]

20. HowHasItComeToThis

HowHasItComeToThis

I am afraid most australians would not have this type of "news" back home...

Diclotican

[Marrah_G]

2. Teh stupid, it burnzzzzzzzzzz!

[Joe Bacon]

17. 19th Century Fox IS a Sleeper Cell!

[Katashi_itto]

24. Actually FOX is the Sleeper Cell: Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal owns a 7 percent stake in

News Corp — the parent company of Fox News — making him the largest shareholder outside the family of News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch. Alwaleed has grown close with the Murdoch enterprise, recently endorsing James Murdoch to succeed his father and creating a content-sharing agreement with Fox News for his own media conglomerate, Rotana.

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]

3. It looks like

they are afraid of competition.

[leveymg]

4. How ironic, considering that a significant investor in NewsCorp is Kingdom Holdings (Saudi Royals)

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

Kingdom Holding Company has been a significant investor since 1997 in News Corporation, the world’s third largest media conglomerate. News Corporation has unrivaled global reach with broadcast, cable television, filmed entertainment, newspaper and publishing interests.

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 Corporation’s worth. This initial interest was extended in 1999, at the request of News International’s management, with an additional USD 200m investment.

Following News Corporation’s acquisition of Fox Entertainment in 2005, the initial 3% non-voting preferred shares holding was converted into a 5.5% holding in News International’s common voting stock to support the management’s 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]

42. The righties always give the Saudis a pass

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]

43. I believe it also has to do with the Saudis funding the GOP since Bush, Sr. - through "US companies"

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]

5. Look on the bright side

If any of this wacky paranoia was real. It would make these sleeper cells easier to catch.

[sakabatou]

6. *facepalm*

[onehandle]

7. Fascist liars. nt

[durablend]

8. BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA!

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]

9. Fox probably reported the same thing 10 years ago, word-for-word...

[George II]

10. I think the only "sleeper cells" are those in the brains of Fox News commentators!

[mwooldri]

11. Yep, aj is going to infiltrate America and wake up sleeper cells.

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]

12. This is so stupid.

As if you'd need to be in Detroit to interact with supposed sleeper cells there.

[Warren Stupidity]

13. That's how it works.

They have to broadcast from Detroit showing a picture of the Queen of Diamonds. Everyone knows that.

[drm604]

44. Oh. Okay, now it makes sense!

[Wait Wut]

14. I need to practice that...

...'omg...end of the world' look. Maybe then my Republican friends will listen to me.

[kentauros]

26. It's also called "The Trout Look"

per George Gobel

[msanthrope]

16. This isn't bullshit!!! Abu Nazir turned Nicholas Brody, so we have to be vigilant! nt

[IcyPeas]

29. ha ha. /eom

[BainsBane]

53. Abu Nazir must have turned Fox too

because they are hostile to the majority of the American public. That and the fact they are just bat shit crazy.

[Ash_F]

18. I wonder how Fox's Saudi owner feels about this obvious racism /nt

[defacto7]

19. Oh please......

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]

21. another good reason

to read Al Jazeera every day. One of the best news sources we have.

[Wolf Frankula]

22. The Sleeper Cell is Called Fox News

Pronounced Faux Snooze. "We Distort, You Believe"

Wolf

[The Stranger]

23. Funny how they can publish and have CNN expound upon a real terrorist's "manifesto" but we can't

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]

25. Lisa's last name says it all:

Daft Ar I

[still_one]

27. Can faux be sued? This isn't news, this is intentionally spreading falsehoods

[kentauros]

46. Fox News won the "right to lie" some years back

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]

48. geez. Thanks for the information

[kentauros]

50. You're welcome.

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]

28. So can we do away with HLS now that Fux has terrorism under control?

[blkmusclmachine]

30. terror terror terror terror terror terror terror terror terror terror terror terror terror terror

[Scuba]

31. If you want to see "real anti-American bias", tune to Fox News.

[harmonicon]

32. Do they have sleeper cells of journalists, just waiting for an opportunity to get to work?

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]

33. "Terra terra" is SO a decade ago.

But cudos to them! May they continue to marginalize themselves to the fringe of society.

[jazzimov]

34. Some of the best advertising that al Jazeera could ask for.

They should make an entire campaign out of it. "Fox News hates us!"

[Festivito]

35. With cable, we've had Al-Jazeera feeds for years. So, ...

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]

36. oooohhh, journalists planning secret pitches about their next scoops

I'm so scared

[HeiressofBickworth]

37. Thank you, Fox, for the warning

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]

38. those sleeper cells are in their brains, and they aren't waking up anytime soon.

[Nika]

39. Me thinks their tin foil beanies are wrapped onto their pointed heads a wee bit too tight

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]

40. Fraidy cat Fox scared of Al-jazeera?

[Politicub]

41. No shame

They will say anything to win one more paranoid and frightened viewer.

Fox, the NRA, etc. trade in fear.

[Sunlei]

45. fox lies hates real journalistic news media

welcome, Al Jazeera global news.

[kentauros]

47. Do they truly mean "sleeper cells"

or the more appropriate "Freeper cells"?

[jambo101]

49. FOX in hysteria mode as usual

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]

51. Hilarious!

[truthisfreedom]

52. Thanks for warning us, Faux News! We'll just have to keep our eyes on Al Jazeera!

And off your sorry asses!

[City Lights]

54. We laugh at them, but how many people believe the shit they spew?

Too many people will take them at their word and be convinced that this is really happening.

[woo me with science]

55. More worried about the infiltration of banks and corporations

into our government and both political parties.

[truthisfreedom]

56. Faux regularly activates sleeper cells of reactionary right-wing nutjobs.

This is called projection.