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Federal investigation into Al Jazeera gains steam after Qatar-funded spy op on U.S. Jews

Mar 7, 2018 1:51 pm By Robert Spencer

Having Al Jazeera operate in the U.S. is like having Goebbel’s Propaganda Ministry opening a U.S. branch in 1942.

“Federal Investigation Into Al Jazeera Gains Steam After Qatar-Funded Spy Op on U.S. Jews,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, March 6, 2018:

Congress is pushing forward with an effort to spark a federal investigation into the Al Jazeera, the Qatari-funded propaganda network that recently conducted a secret, months-long spy operation on American Jews in Washington, D.C., according to lawmakers and sources familiar with the effort.

A bipartisan team of lawmakers including Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) and leading House members such as Rep. Ron DeSantis (R., Fla.), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, petitioned the Department of Justice to open an investigation into Al Jazeera to determine if it should have to register as a foreign-controlled agent under U.S. law.

The Washington Free Beacon was first to report on this growing effort last month, when a bipartisan team of lawmakers and congressional officials began calling for an investigation after revelations Al Jazeera conducted a spy operation targeting American Jews on U.S. soil.

The congressional call for an investigation appears to be the result of Al Jazeera’s effort to secretly record American Jews and Israel supporters as part of a documentary purporting to show Jewish influence in politics, according to sources familiar with the letter, which was formally sent on Tuesday to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

As part of the upcoming documentary, a mole paid by Al Jazeera recorded pro-Israel advocates discussing efforts to combat anti-Semitism and boycotts of Israel.

Cruz, who has criticized the Middle Eastern news outlet in the past, said Al Jazeera is publishing state-funded propaganda without regulation, similar to the Kremlin-controlled outlet RT, which was recently forced to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, or FARA.

“The Department of Justice’s recent designation of Russia’s RT America as a foreign agent, as well as the questionable practices of Al Jazeera and China Central Television, strongly suggest the presence of a subversive threat in the United States,” Cruz said in a statement provided to the Free Beacon. “Qatar’s Al Jazeera, which the State Department has indicated is state-controlled, produces content that is anti-American, anti-Semitic, and anti-Israel, while promoting positive coverage of terrorist organizations such as Iranian-sponsored Hezbollah and Hamas.”

The Trump administration must take steps to rein in such foreign-funded propaganda outlets operating in the United States without restriction, Cruz said.

“Our adversaries, from the Middle East to Eurasia, are waging influence campaigns against the American people under the guise of objective news, with the goal of shaping Americans’ perceptions in accordance with their nefarious interests,” Cruz said. “The United States should take all necessary and prudent steps to unmask these efforts for what they are: the propaganda of terrorist-supporting regimes and authoritarian states.”

The letter, signed by 19 lawmakers, demands the Justice Department provide Congress with detailed information about Al Jazeera’s operations in the United States.

“We find it troubling that the content produced by this network often directly undermines American interests with favorable coverage of U.S. State Department-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations, including Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria,” the letter states.

“Furthermore, Al Jazeera’s record of radical anti-American, anti-Semitic, and anti-Israel broadcasts warrants scrutiny from regulators to determine whether this network is in violation of U.S. law,” it continues. “Such an investigation should cover the full range of activities undertaken by Al Jazeera in the United States, including reports that it infiltrated American 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) nonprofit organizations.”…

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  1. mortimer says

    Mar 7, 2018 at 1:56 pm

    ISLAM’S DOCTRINE OF THE NEAR ENEMY SHOULD BE STUDIED BY POLITICIANS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

    Jihadists have theorized about the issue of first attacking the ‘near enemy’ (adou al-qareeb) versus the far enemy (adou al bayeed) in order to remove jahiliyya (non-Islamic thought) and create an Islamic state based on Islamic ideology from which they may attack the ‘far enemy’.

    Egyptian jihad theoretician Muhammad abd al-Salam Faraj wrote in “The Neglected Duty” (Al Faridah al Ghaibah) about the necessity of attacking the ‘near enemy’ first in order to create a strong Islamic base from which to attack the ‘far enemy’.

    If Muslims do not participate in JIHAD AGAINST THE NEAR ENEMY, they are considered to be ‘HYPOCRITES’ or Muslims in name only.

  2. gravenimage says

    Mar 7, 2018 at 1:59 pm

    Federal investigation into Al Jazeera gains steam after Qatar-funded spy op on U.S. Jews

    Having Al Jazeera operate in the U.S. is like having Goebbel’s Propaganda Ministry opening a U.S. branch in 1942.
    …………………………..

    Yes, it is. Glad to see they are being investigated. Bravo Ted Cruz for spearheaing this!

    • Joe says

      Mar 8, 2018 at 7:07 am

      I’m not supporting Al Jazeera, but they showed pictures and ran a story of 13 people being crucified in plain view across the street from the presidential palace when Morsi was President of Egypt. CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and so forth did not find that news worthy.

      The news is pure propaganda most of the time. The news companies are never punished for reporting their agenda. In addition, the American news agencies collaborate in every way to brainwash the unsuspecting. CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and so forth might as well be one news agency. At least foreign news agencies are a little independent of this system. That doesn’t mean they are any good. But is it not better to have 3 bad sources than 1 bad source?

      My point is that almost all media as well as social media is anti-American. I’m not for mccarthyism, but the problem is not limited to Al Jazeera. By restricting Al Jazeera are we not giving even more authority to the fake news companies (AKA most news companies)?

      • gravenimage says

        Mar 8, 2018 at 11:59 pm

        Al Jazeera is not just fake news–it is deliberate propaganda against the Infidels. I find them interesting at times, to get a view into the Muslim mind set–but they should not be regarded as a reliable news source, as some in the West seem to think.

        And I *certainly* don’t want Muslims using Al Jazeera to spy on us.

  3. DFD says

    Mar 7, 2018 at 3:09 pm

    Bit more from Europe (Alphabetically)
    ============================

    __First Europe Generally: Steve Brannon is now touring Europe discussing with, and advising European opposition parties. Something Trump and his pals have studiously avoided, except for a couple of sound bites, total about 10 or 20 minutes. IN ALL!!!! Well, he mustn’t upset George too much, mustn’t he?

    __Austria/Hungary: Lazar, one of Victor Orban’s ministers in his gov, toured Vienna and was horrified, his own words. That there was no German spoken, the dirt in the streets and the visible crime. He posted that on face book – and Zuckerberg acted immediately: Lazar’s post was deleted.

    __France, Bretagne: The usual, attacks upon churches, same as in Germany, Sweden, Italy and so on and so forth. This time fires to various items in churches, and ‘simple’ wanton destruction. Here’s a pic: journalistenwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Bildschirmfoto-2018-03-07-um-05.26.26.png Not that this is worthy of note for the European wide ”conservative” media…

    __Germany: As I mentioned in a recent post (jihadwatch.org/2018/03/india-muslims-gang-rape-girl-after-she-refuses-to-convert-to-islam#comment-1849303) about the food bank scandals in Germany, this seems to grow, and with a bit of luck provide the fuse for the powder keg.

    Merkel has of course sided with the colonists who beat up elderly Germans, single mothers and Germans in need of help. Needless to say, the German (?) press is also on the side of the colonists, spearheaded by the so-called conservatives such as Die Welt, Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, etc. They are now referring to the food providing charity organization as racist because they simply serve by now only Germans, other food banks are following that example. The media mentioned above are promoting the idea of taking the food banks to court on account of tax evasion – no kidding. That’s Die Zeit, Die Welt etc. for you…. Will be interesting to see how this develops, it has attracted Germans who until now have taken no particular or at least no obvious interest in the matter of the invasion. Thus we may, HOPEFULLY, gain support. {{Personal comment: Has anybody noticed how very few people of the west, in percentage terms, we actually reach? We being the various anti jihadists. Less than 3% with ALL our publications combined – GET ACTIVE! SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!!}} To continue…

    __UK: Theresa May, Sharia May that is, is now being promoted as a Christian. Hard to believe but true. The “Daily Express” and some other papers keep publishing pictures of her with the captions: “…May after leaving Church/services… blah blah.” Funny thing that, until recently she is not known for the attendance of church services on Sundays, or any other days. Yes, it’s the woman with the Hijabs who changed her views on Brexit, from anti-Brexit to pro-Brexit within six hours – for leadership of the Tory party… Turning coat? BEAM her to the other flag! That’s free after star trek.

    __USA: Point of interest, or personal note if you so wish. When I said a couple of years ago, and I keep on saying this, what happens here in Europe will soon happen in the US as well, exactly and precisely so. That was a few years ago, and I keep on saying that. Nobody believed me, it was called hatred for America, and Europe should learn to solve it’s own problems and we should not beg for Americas help, Americans will deal with such matters themselves, swiftly and decidedly (Hah, harh harh, harde-di-harhar!!!!) ….. NOTE: ***I was warning you and foretelling, not “begging for help***.

    Well dear chaps, and gal’s, have you read the headlines recently, on sites such as jihad watch? Looks as if my predictions have come true, exactly and precisely. And it will get worse for you over there, as it gets worse for us over here. The same parties, the same courts/judgements, the same news agencies, the same ‘good-cop-bad-cop’ phony politician’s show… TRY TO WAKE UP!!!!

    • Darryl Kerney says

      Mar 7, 2018 at 6:46 pm

      there are some signs of sanity at least…..

      https://clarionproject.org/fbi-bombshell-far-left-u-s-radicals-colluding-isis/

    • gravenimage says

      Mar 9, 2018 at 12:02 am

      Thanks for those stories, DFD.

  4. Darryl Kerney says

    Mar 7, 2018 at 6:51 pm

    i forget the name right now,
    who was it that the network that became al jazeera was bought from ?
    a prominent liberal i do recall….

    • Marcy Watson says

      Mar 7, 2018 at 10:11 pm

      You are correct! The name is Al Gore….you know the friend and running mate of Bill the rapist Clinton, who are all buddies with George Nazi Soros!

  5. Krishna says

    Mar 7, 2018 at 11:21 pm

    Al jazeera is one of the worst news channels that promotes terrorist groups like lakshar e taiba, hamas, hezbolah

  6. Matthieu Baudin says

    Mar 8, 2018 at 12:25 am

    So many non-compliant Muslims could see what Al Jazeera was about many years ago, and spoke about their concerns privately, and now many years later, at long last, this trendy dodgy outfit takes it’s place in the Intelligence Spotlight.

  7. SJ says

    Mar 8, 2018 at 7:33 am

    RE: Aljahzera….What in the world took them so long to investigate those THUGS?
    IT IS sickening to see their anti American – anti Israel articles in Google News! It’s the same feeling about Google anything.
    I need a new internet provider and browser!!!

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