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Satiric News Decreases Bias Against Arab-Americans and Al Jazeera

By Guest PostJune 24, 2012Media, Politicsaje, al jazeera, al qaeda, americans, anti american agenda, arab americans, bush administration, cnn international, humorous tones, intercultural acceptance, jon stewart, kabul government, katie brown, osama bin laden, satiric news, taliban, the daily show, the nightly news, united states, university of michigan, viewing habits, war on terror, william youmans

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Satiric news coverage—a format seen on programs such as “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”—decreases Arab American prejudice and bias against Al Jazeera English.

A new University of Michigan study finds that Americans can change their views about Al Jazeera English, a global news network, depending on how it is covered by other media.

AJE has not been welcomed in the United States, in part, because many people associate it with Al Qaeda and other American adversaries. Many Americans presume the network is biased and driven by an anti-American agenda. (more…)

Pentagon Accuses Soldier of Filtering Files

By PravdaJuly 31, 2010Politicsafghanistan, Barack Obama, bradley manning, joseph biden, julian assange, osama bin laden, oval office, pentagon, taliban, us army, Vietnam, wikileaks

The Pentagon confirmed today that it could imprison the U.S. Army soldier, Bradley Manning, as the main factor in the dissemination of secret military documents related to Afghanistan. A spokesperson from the Department of Defense explained to CNN that Manning, 22, probably accessed the IT records of the Institution and downloaded thousands of files which he then resent via mail.

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Troops in Afghanistan Had Special Group to Exterminate “Terrorists”

By PravdaJuly 27, 2010Politicsafghanistan, air missiles, al qaeda, americans, Barack Obama, coalition troops, der Spiegel, french troops, guardian, iran, lisa karpova, new york times, Pakistan, pravda, taliban, White House, wikileaks

Hundreds of civilians were killed without public and official knowledge by coalition troops in Afghanistan. Secret plans to kill leaders of the extremist Taliban and Al Qaeda and the discussion of the alleged involvement of Iran and Pakistan in supporting the insurgents were recurring themes for military leaders.

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Afghanistan’s Natural Wealth Evaluated at $1 Trillion

By PravdaJune 18, 2010Economyafghan economy, afghanistan, american geologists, blackberrys, China, cobalt, copper, drugs, gold, hamid karzai, iron, kabul, laptops, lithium, Pakistan, soviet scientists, taliban, united states

In Afghanistan, American geologists have discovered deposits of iron, copper, lithium, cobalt, and gold worth $1 trillion.

Experts believe that these reserves may not only stop the poverty in one of the poorest countries in the world, but turn Afghanistan in a flourishing country and one of the largest centers of natural resources excavation.

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Satiric News Decreases Bias Against Arab-Americans and Al Jazeera

Pentagon Accuses Soldier of Filtering Files

Troops in Afghanistan Had Special Group to Exterminate “Terrorists”

Afghanistan’s Natural Wealth Evaluated at $1 Trillion