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Tag Archives: Al Jazeera
Michael Mullins. Threatened Al Jazeera more trustworthy than ‘white man’s media’
John Menadue’s blog post ‘White man’s media’ points to our media’s disproportionate coverage of terrorism in the west, where only 2.6 per cent of terrorism related deaths occur. Our easily accessible media outlets could be on the way to becoming even … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Jazeera, Foxtel, Michael Mullins
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Tony Kevin. A Confused Military Endgame in Tikrit
In an effort to understand what is happening in the very important battle to retake the Sunni city of Tikrit in Iraq, now approaching its climax, I consulted yesterday’s news and editorial coverage in the Washington Post, (‘Iraqi forces break … Continue reading
Posted in Defence/Security, World Affairs
Tagged Al Jazeera, Islamic Revolutionary Guards, Mosul, Shia vs Sunni, Tikrit, Tony Kevin
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