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BBC regular on Gadaffi's payroll
Awwwwkward!
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/201...c-darling.html
He seems to be one of those people who speak differently in Arabic and in English:
Following an October 2003 article in which Atwan claimed that the U.S. is to blame for the Arab world's hatred of it, a Yemenite journalist and columnist for the London Arabic-language daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Munir Al-Mawari, stated: "The Abd Al-Bari Atwan [appearing] on CNN is completely different from the Abdel Bari Atwan on the Al-Jazeera network or in his Al-Quds Al-Arabi daily.
On CNN
, Atwan speaks solemnly and with total composure, presenting rational and balanced views. This is in complete contrast with his
fuming appearances on Al-Jazeera and in Al-Quds Al-Arabi
, in which he whips up the emotions of multitudes of viewers and readers."
In response to Atwan's legitimization of the Mercaz HaRav shooting in March 2008, Lior Ben-Dor, a spokesman at the Israeli Embassy in London, said: "The problem is that
when addressing the British public, he tends to hide his true opinions and ideology
- his support for terror and the murder of civilians. This article reveals Atwan's real colors, a supporter of fundamentalism and terror, and hence he should be treated accordingly."He has also been a big
critic
of the Libyan uprising:
On 17th April 2011, speaking on BBC News Channel's Dateline London, Atwan claimed that "We know that Eastern area of Libya is almost a hotbed of extremist Al-Qaeda people. I know that personally".It appears that his opinions on Libya were a bit...tainted.
Arabic media
has been reporting that the new Libyan government has released documents showing that Atwan, as well as Jordanian Al-Dostour reporter Khairy Mansour, were
being paid by Gaddafi a sum of $3000 every month.
Atwan vehemently denies it and is threatening to sue everyone who makes these accusations.
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