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Al-Jazeera – The ‘Mouthpiece’ Of Al Qaeda And The Muslim Brotherhood – Now Has Fans In The Obama White House
By KEACH HAGEY & BYRON TAU, Politico – “In the halls of American power, the Arab Spring has brought Al-Jazeera in from the cold.
Seven years after then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld called the broadcaster’s reporting ‘vicious, inaccurate and inexcusable” and President George W. Bush joked about bombing it, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised it as ‘real news’ in her recent Senate testimony.
Not only that, her staffers, as well as those of the CIA and the Obama White House, were attending the Congressional Correspondents’ Dinner as Al-Jazeera’s guests.
‘They are a really important media entity, and we have a really great relationship with them,’ said Dana Shell Smith, the State Department’s deputy assistant secretary for international media engagement, who speaks Arabic and has frequently appeared on the channel. ‘This administration has empowered those of us who actually do the communicating to be in a close relationship with Al-Jazeera. They understand that the relationship can’t consist of complaining to each other about the differences we have.’
The differences also have shrunk as the big story in the Middle East has shifted from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the democratic movements sweeping the region. In the recent uprisings, U.S. interests tended to line up with Al-Jazeera’s, and President Barack Obama alluded to both the network’s influence and its pro-democracy bent in remarks caught on an open mic during a closed-door fundraiser last week.
‘The emir of Qatar come by the Oval Office today, and he owns Al-Jazeera basically,’ Obama said in remarks recorded by CBS News’s Mark Knoller. ‘Pretty influential guy. He is a big booster, big promoter of democracy all throughout the Middle East. Reform, reform, reform. You’re seeing it on Al-Jazeera.'” Read more.
Palestinians Hail International ‘Birth Certificate’ of Statehood
“Donor countries meeting in Brussels recognized on Wednesday that the ‘Palestinian Authority (PA) is above the threshold of a functioning state’ – an assessment immediately hailed as a ‘birth certificate’ for a Palestinian state by PA premier Salam Fayyad.
In recent months, the World Bank, the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have certified that Fayyad’s state-building plans are on track for completion in mid-2011.
‘We can today conclude that the Palestinian Authority is above the threshold of a functioning state,’ Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store said after chairing a meeting of the Ad Hoc Liason Committee, a panel of donor countries to the Palestinians.” Read more.
Report: Japan Mulls to Move Capital over Disaster Worries
“As powerful earthquakes continue to jolt Japan and radiation levels near Tokyo are rising, the Asian country’s authorities are considering moving the capital to another city.
The most probable location for a new capital are Osaka and Nagoya, according to ITAR-TASS. Both cities are located near international airports.
The main conditions the new capital has to provide are a population over 50 000 and a sufficient capacity to accommodate the parliament, the government, the Emperor’s residency and the foreign diplomatic missions.” Read more.
Fears That University Has Been Infiltrated by Islamist Extremists
By Duncan Gardham – “Westminster University elected Tarik Mahri, 23, to the job of president of the union despite his links to the group Hizb ut-Tahrir which advocates the establishment of an Islamic state.
His vice-president, Jamal Achchi, 26, also has links to the group, raising concerns that the university’s student union has been taken over by extremists.
In the past members of the group have been accused of encouraging street violence against non-Muslims and of sexism and homophobia.
The Prime Minister has said the group should be banned as it ‘seeks to poison young minds against our country’ …” Read more.
Earth Getting Mysteriously Windier
By Mason Inman for National Geographic News – “The world has gotten stormier over the past two decades—and the reason is a mystery, a new study says.
In the past 20 years, winds have picked up around 5 percent on average.
Extremely strong winds caused by storms have increased even faster, jumping 10 percent over 20 years, according to the new analysis of global satellite data.
The study, the first to look at wind speeds across such a large swath of the planet, bolsters some earlier findings, according to study leader Ian Young, of the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia.
‘Some regional studies had found similar results, so we suspected there may be an increasing trend,’ Young said.” Read more.
Middle East Problems Caused by the West? British Journalist Niall Ferguson Mops the Floor with Historical Facts
Niall Ferguson, author of Civilization, will help us examine the role of the West in the revolution in the Arab world – and explain what history can tell us about why certain cultures appear to dominate the world at certain times.
Ferguson: “… [W]hen one’s trying to understand the problems of the region it’s far more illuminating to talk about the long-term legacy of Ottoman rule than to talk about the relatively short-term impact of British, French or Italian rule … You can’t say it’s the fault of Imperialism and leave out the longest living empire in the Middle East, which was the Ottoman Empire — the Muslim Empire — which went back much further than any of the European empires …
Let’s be absolutely clear here. The culture that exists in the greater Middle East and North Africa today bears very, very few resemblances to the culture that the Europeans tried to implant there beginning in the late 19th century and carrying on through to the mid 20th century. It owes far more to the long-lasting impacts of, say, Islam — let’s not forget that — which has had the biggest impact on the region of any empire. So it seems to me the problem with arguing that it’s all the fault of ‘British Imperialism’, that’s to misdiagnose the problems. And can I just pick up on one important point, which is slightly different, which is when you look at the problems that currently exist in a country like Egypt they have far more to do with the ways in which those countries have been governed in the last 30 years than with anything that happened under British law.”
Watch the video below for the full interview.
Will Obama Push For Palestinian Statehood This Year?
By Arshad Mohammed – “… Clinton spoke against the backdrop of the popular revolts that have toppled long-time authoritarian leaders in Tunisia and Egypt this year and spurred public protests in much of the Arab world, including Libya, Bahrain, Syria and Yemen.
‘The status quo between Palestinians and Israelis is no more sustainable than the political systems that have crumbled in recent months,’ she said, saying the only way to meet both people’s aspirations was through a two-state solution.
‘And while it is a truism that only the parties themselves can make the hard choices for peace, there is no substitute for continued, active American leadership — and the president and I are committed to that,’ she added.” Read more.
Indonesia’s Merapi Volcano Sees New Lava Dome
“VIVAnews – Indonesia’s most active volcano Merapi has seen a new lava dome formation at a diameter of 400 meters recently.
‘The dome is resulted from the latest eruption which has expanded to 400 meters in diameter,’ said Subandriyo, Chief of Volcanology Technology Research and Development Agency (BPPTK) of Yogyakarta, on Tuesday.” Read more.
Giant Whirlpools in Atlantic Ocean Puzzle Scientists
BY ROB DAVEN – “US scientists discovered two giant whirlpools in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Guyana and Suriname. It became a sensational discovery because this part of the ocean has been studied thoroughly, and no one expected anything like that to appear in the area. More importantly, no one can understand where the whirlpools came from and what surprises they may bring to people.
According to Brazilian scientist Guilherme Castellane, the two funnels are approximately 400 kilometers in diameter. Until now, these were not known on Earth. The funnels reportedly exert a strong influence on climate changes that have been registered during the recent years.” Read more.
Is Europe About to Move Below Africa as Direction of Tectonic Plates Shifts?
“Europe could be moving beneath Africa as the two continents shift closer together, scientists believe.
Geologists say a pause in the movement between the two continents could mean the tectonic plates are about to change direction, in what has been described as a ‘scientifically fascinating’ development.
The northern edge of the African tectonic plate has descended under Europe for millions of years but recently this process halted, it has been reported.” Read more.
Maikel Nabil, Egypt Blogger, Jailed For Criticizing Military
Welcome to Egypt’s new era of peace and freedom …
By Jailan Zayan – “CAIRO (AFP) – A military court has jailed a blogger for three years for criticising the armed forces that have ruled Egypt since president Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in February, in a decision slammed by rights groups on Monday.
‘Regrettably, the Nasr City military court sentenced Maikel Nabil to three years in prison,’ the blogger’s lawyer Gamal Eid told AFP.
‘The lawyers were not present, the verdict was handed out almost in secret.’
The decision had initially been set for Wednesday and was postponed to Sunday. The lawyers went on Sunday but were told to leave because there would be no verdict, Eid said.” Read more.
Israel National News
- IDF issues evacuation warning for Dahieh
- Father of five who shot Arab rioter released to house arrest
- 396 attacks from Iran since the war began
- For a decisive victory in the elections, the PM must abandon restraint
- Aerial infiltration in the Galilee panhandle
- Suspected hazmat leak at factory in Ramat Hovav following missile impact
- Syrian military locates and seals two Hezbollah tunnels on Syria-Lebanon border
- Sirens sounding in the Galilee panhandle
- Fallen projectile at northern Negev industrial zone
- Anti-Israel radicalization in UK's Green Party
FrontPage Magazine
- ‘No Kings’ Schedules Next Riots for May Day Murder of Police Officers
- “Death to America”: Communists, Islamic Terror Supporters Riot at ‘No Kings’ Rallies
- Killer of 84-Year-Old Man, Who Inspired #StopAsianHate, Freed With No Prison
- The Media “Cannot Have It That Trump and Bibi Are the Ones Defending the West”
- The All Non-White X-Files is Coming
- Olympics Bans Men in Dresses From Competing Against Women
- Chinese Brother and Sister Planted Bomb at Air Force Base
- Rabbi Sentenced for ‘Vandalizing’ ‘Mural’ by Hamas Supporter
- The Jew-Hating Classroom
- Europe to Euthanize Girl Raped by Migrants
Gatestone Institute
- The War on Civilization: 'Israel Cannot Outsource Its Survival'
- Iran: The Danger of the Venezuelan Model
- Finish the Job: Leaving Iran's Regime in Place Guarantees Endless Regional Instability
- Iran's Fantasy of Strength: When Bazaar Tactics Collide with Reality
- Arabs Did Not Help the Gulf States: What Do they See as the Central Source of Instability in the Middle East?
- Birthright Citizenship is National Suicide
- Disarming Hamas Must Remain Trump's Top Priority in Gaza
- Courage, Not Recklessness: Why Netanyahu and Trump Were Right on Iran
- The Quantum Giant That Will Demand Fusion Power
- China Is About to Lose Its Cuban Military Bases
Middle East – The Jerusalem Post
- ‘Eroding shield’: Iran’s evolving attack strategy aims for interceptor shortage, report reveals
- Protests erupt in Syrian Christian city Al-Suqaylabiyah, demand security accountability
- Iran issues directive to counter potential US ground operation
- IDF strikes 'critical' Iranian ballistic missile manufacturing sites in Tehran
- Bahrain confirms Iranian attack on aluminum facility as UAE, Kuwait air defenses intercept missiles
- The US may be weighing a ground operation in Iran, and it could last for weeks - report
- IRGC threatens universities across Middle East after alleged strike against Iran University
- Iran's Pezeshkian clashes with IRGC's chief over control of Iran, marking rifts in regime - report
- Iranian-backed militias escalate in Iraq, targeting Kurdistan Region president Nechirvan Barzani
- Pakistan steps up mediation efforts between Iran, US to end conflict as war enters second month
Earthquakes & Volcanic Activity
- World Earthquake Report for Sunday, 29 March 2026
- Volcanoes Today, 29 Mar 2026: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Shiveluch, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Mayon, Sangay
- Reventador Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: PSBL VA EMS
- Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL070 OBS EXT E OBS VA DTG: 29/1110Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)
- Mayon Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20260329/0854Z FL090 EXTD SW REPORTED OBS VA DTG: 29/0900Z
- Shiveluch Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 29/0820Z to 32000 ft (9800 m)
- Sangay Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING VA EMS to 20000 ft (6100 m)
- Fuego Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING VA EMS to 14000 ft (4300 m)
- Shiveluch Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA AT 20260329/0140Z FL140 EXTD E MOV 10KT REPORTED
- Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL070 OBS MOV SE AT 29/0130Z OBS VA DTG: 29/0130Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)
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