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| − | Voice of the Caliphate is yet to make its debut on the world scene yet it made its first appearance not via a broadcast on Al-Jazeera or the slew of other websites on which messages from Islamist groups are carried, but through the website of an organization called [[SITE]]. | + | '''Voice of the Caliphate''' is allegedly a special broacast issued weekly by "The [[Global Islamic Media Front]], an [[al-Qaeda]] mouthpiece" ([[SITE Institute]]). Voice of the Caliphate is yet to make its debut on the world scene yet it made its first appearance not via a broadcast on [[Al-Jazeera]] or the slew of other websites on which messages from Islamist groups are usually carried, but through the website of an organization called [[Search for International Terrorist Entities]] (SITE).<ref>SITE Institute [http://web.archive.org/web/20060625074637/http://www.siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications100105&Category=publications&Subcategory=0 “The Voice of the Caliphate” Special Broadcast about Taysir Alluni, an al-Jazeera Journalist Convicted of Helping to Finance al-Qaeda] September 28, 2005</ref> |
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| + | The appearance of this report coincided with the breaking of the US soldiers trading photographs of Iraqi dead for porn scandal.<ref>Andrew Gumbel, ''The Independent'', 29 September 2005</ref> Reporting on the Al-Jazeera correspondent [[Taysir Alony]]'s conviction in a Spanish court, the website quotes some laudatory comments from "VOC" to imply guilt and takes for granted Alony's alleged role in "helping to finance al-Qaeda by acting as a courier for the group during reporting work in Afghanistan". | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
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| + | * [http://www.counterpunch.org/andoni09262005.html The Railroading of Taysir Alony] Lamis Andoni, ''Counterpunch'', September 26, 2005 | ||
| + | * [http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/09/27/1434212 Al Jazeera Spain Correspondent Sentenced to Prison on Charges of Collaborating with al Qaeda], ''Democracy Now'', September 27, 2005 | ||
| + | * [http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article315839.ece US troops upload photos of dead Iraqis for porn] Andrew Gumbel, ''The Independent'', 29 September 2005 | ||
| + | ==Notes== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Middle East Watch]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:43, 22 November 2010
Voice of the Caliphate is allegedly a special broacast issued weekly by "The Global Islamic Media Front, an al-Qaeda mouthpiece" (SITE Institute). Voice of the Caliphate is yet to make its debut on the world scene yet it made its first appearance not via a broadcast on Al-Jazeera or the slew of other websites on which messages from Islamist groups are usually carried, but through the website of an organization called Search for International Terrorist Entities (SITE).[1]
The appearance of this report coincided with the breaking of the US soldiers trading photographs of Iraqi dead for porn scandal.[2] Reporting on the Al-Jazeera correspondent Taysir Alony's conviction in a Spanish court, the website quotes some laudatory comments from "VOC" to imply guilt and takes for granted Alony's alleged role in "helping to finance al-Qaeda by acting as a courier for the group during reporting work in Afghanistan".
Links
- The Railroading of Taysir Alony Lamis Andoni, Counterpunch, September 26, 2005
- Al Jazeera Spain Correspondent Sentenced to Prison on Charges of Collaborating with al Qaeda, Democracy Now, September 27, 2005
- US troops upload photos of dead Iraqis for porn Andrew Gumbel, The Independent, 29 September 2005
Notes
- ↑ SITE Institute “The Voice of the Caliphate” Special Broadcast about Taysir Alluni, an al-Jazeera Journalist Convicted of Helping to Finance al-Qaeda September 28, 2005
- ↑ Andrew Gumbel, The Independent, 29 September 2005
