In case you have not heard the news, the ramifications of al-Ghad’s irresponsible journalism continue to reverberate.
Thousands of Iraqi Shi’ ites protested Monday after hearing reports that relatives of a Jordanian suicide bomber suspected of killing 125 people in the town of Hilla celebrated him as a martyr.
After breaking into the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad and tearing down the flag, protesters called on all foreign Arabs to leave the country and then denounced Jordan’s King Abdullah.
The journalist that wrote the story has also found himself in trouble with the law. According to Petra news agency (the state news agency), the interior minister announced that the reporter, Hadi al Nsour, was arrested for "publishing false information that harmed the country." Personally, I think it shouldn’t be the journalist alone that takes all the blame. There had to have been a page editor and there should have been a managing editor that allowed this monstrosity to be published.
This all developed because of one tiny inflammatory article published in a new daily that is trying desperately to be “controversial." Amazing no? This likely would not have happened several years ago when the Arabic media published inciting articles regularly but got away with it. Things are no longer the same due to modern technology. If this didn’t teach al-Ghad a lesson, I don’t know what will.
It really is a scandal and a major embarrassment to each and every Jordanian. We say in Arabic "Fada7oona alla yefda7hom," or "they scandalized us,
May God scandalize them." And this is exactly what the suicide bomber,
his family and al-Ghad did to us! They tarnished our reputation. On a personal note, today an Iraqi Shia acquaintance
approached me saying: "What, you guys are celebrating? Natasha, I’m
going to kill you!" He was joking, fortunately.
With regard to the demonstrations, what’s with the the Star of David painted [see picture] on this particular Jordanian flag? On Aljazeera I even saw a report showing an Iraqi holding a banner decrying the "Jordanian (Israeli) Government." Does everything in this region have to be a ‘Zionist conspiracy?’ Grow up people!
Unfortunatly is does. It is the only thing that unites the region. It will never end and I’m sure we all know why.
IB – Black September was about internal control and stability.
Zionist conspiracies controlling King Abdullah that is ridiculous. I will phone him tonight and order him to eliminate anyone who says that.
Interesting times in Lebanon!
Once again, the decent folks of Lebanon are flooding the streets, waving flags, and generally putting on a good impression of a respectable mass movement.Estimates of the crowd are running from 800,000 to more than twice that.
Interesting times in Lebanon!
Once again, the decent folks of Lebanon are flooding the streets, waving flags, and generally putting on a good impression of a respectable mass movement.Estimates of the crowd are running from 800,000 to more than twice that.
Dude, Iraqiblogger, like I care a hoot whether you are disappointed I am Iraqi or not.
That IS testimony to your racism and prejudice. Iraqis MUST conform to your notion of the world, otherwise you are disappointed in them.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, once again Iraqis have learned nothing in the past three decades.
Your political acumen is equal to that of a 16-year-old, full of cum, piss and vinegar as the saying goes.
Quit being so passionate, take a step back, a deep breath, and then another, and look at the big picture.
I stand by what I said. Your focus on Jordan is unfair.
If you have read anything I have posted here in the past six months, hell, you’re in for a lot of disappointments.
Grow up and move on.
Iraqi Blogger, no problem, misunderstandings happen. You’re right no flag is holy, but they are representations and personfications of things which are. Such as the green flag of islam. Note that the jordanian flag is not tribal, the colours represent the islamic empire and the star is the 7 ayat from surat il fate7a. Jordan is not lead by a corrupt leader, you are entitled to your opinion but it dosn’t make it true.
As for the person who killed those shi3a, i’m not being selective, if you read that other blog thread here you would see that i was merely pointing out that we should not jump to unfounded conclusion during an ongoing war where information is very limited and miscommunicated to the masses, the result of which we’ve seen unfold through natasha’s updates here. It dosnt matter what nationality he was, to kill innocent people is wrong and to do it in the name of islam is worse, irregardless of his passport. Why would you want to descriminate the origin of the result is the same?
Again, we dont know who he is or where he was from. Everything else is just conclusions