Video: Screaming match over Saddam on Al Jazeera
posted at 1:13 pm on January 8, 2007 by Allahpundit
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The guy with hair is Sadeq al-Musawi, a Shiite journalist. The fat, bald degenerate opposite him is Mishan al-Jabouri, proprietor of the Iraqi insurgency’s very own satellite network, Al-Zawraa. Naturally, he’s a welcome guest on Al Jazeera.
Keep watching past the point where the fight ends to see just how far his Sunni tribal loyalty to Saddam extends. A google search on al-Musawi reveals little; if he’s a Sadrist, then this little vignette is a near-perfect microcosm of Iraqi politics. The only thing missing is one of them drilling a hole in the other’s head.
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I like Trump v. Rosie better.
Good Lt on January 8, 2007 at 1:27 PM
Didn’t MSNBC cancel this show a few months ago?
Dread Pirate Roberts VI on January 8, 2007 at 1:29 PM
Which one is Hannity and which one is Colmes?
honora on January 8, 2007 at 1:35 PM
Hannity has hair. I don’t think Alan is quite as vituperative as that other guy though.
mikeyboss on January 8, 2007 at 1:40 PM
Looks like the DNC convention….tolerance is a beautiful thing….who do you back, this is the Iraq-Iran war all over again. We have an Iranian-backed shia rightly condemning Saddam and a sunni idiot extolling the virtues of Saddam. Wow, the mess muslims have foisted upon the rest of the world………….
ritethinker on January 8, 2007 at 1:40 PM
there were a couple of sentiments shouted there which i wasn’t quite able to grock.
jummy on January 8, 2007 at 1:42 PM
If this is indeed a microcosim of the situation in Iraq then as soon as American troops come home there will be civil war in Iraq.
The only thing these two have in common besides their language and perhaps their religion is their ardent desire to kill each other.
These two make O’Donnell and Trump look like good buddies.
omegaram on January 8, 2007 at 1:44 PM
oh. i watched it again from the beginning.
jummy on January 8, 2007 at 1:45 PM
“I will curse you until this show is over!”
That’s all I ask for my entertainment dollar.
Blacksheep on January 8, 2007 at 1:45 PM
MUCH better than Jerry Springer.
jman on January 8, 2007 at 1:53 PM
SNL ?
Wade on January 8, 2007 at 1:54 PM
link sucks or my power book g4 does.
I’m going with the link
kara26 on January 8, 2007 at 2:03 PM
Hell, a Sunni and a Shiite cannot get along even on tv… is it any wonder why the Middle East is such a powder keg?
Ah, Islam, the Religion of Peace.
dalewalt on January 8, 2007 at 2:10 PM
One more reason to kill everything that moves in Iraq
Ropera on January 8, 2007 at 2:17 PM
That was TOO funny!
Lonevoice on January 8, 2007 at 2:29 PM
Lawrence O’Donnell of Arabia.
fogw on January 8, 2007 at 2:36 PM
figure this can go here
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/07/hussein.trial.reut/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
Iraq trial tapes tell of ‘extermination’ plan
POSTED: 12:01 p.m. EST, January 8, 2007
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) — Saddam Hussein and his cousin “Chemical Ali” discussed killing thousands with chemical weapons before unleashing them on Kurds in 1988, according to tapes played on Monday in a trial of former Iraqi officials
will strike them with chemical weapons and kill them all,” a voice identified by prosecutors as that of Majeed, Hussein’s cousin and a senior aide, is heard saying.
“Who is going to say anything? The international community? Curse the international community,” the voice continued.
“Yes, it’s effective, especially on those who don’t wear a mask immediately, as we understand,” another voice, identified as Hussein, is heard saying on another tape.
“Sir, does it exterminate thousands?” a voice asks back.
“Yes, it exterminates thousands and forces them not to eat or drink and they will have to evacuate their homes without taking anything with them, until we can finally purge them,” the voice identified as Hussein answers.
William Amos on January 8, 2007 at 2:43 PM
Coming up next… Mohammed’s Bacon Blow-out!
x95b10 on January 8, 2007 at 2:50 PM
Why you Persian shoe you!
Reminded me of that scene in “What’s Up Tiger Lily?”. “Sarazin dog, Spartan Pig, Spanish fly!”.
Classic, and classy!
THeDRiFTeR on January 8, 2007 at 2:51 PM
What, no midget fight or paternity tests?
Iblis on January 8, 2007 at 2:58 PM
Awesome
right2bright on January 8, 2007 at 3:00 PM
My favorite part is when the creepy crazy guy starts reciting his prayers and peeks to see if the camera is catching him praying.
Phony.
Vincenzo on January 8, 2007 at 3:08 PM
Well, what do you expect after 30 years of brutal totalitarian rule? Shiites having to mouth how great Saddam is despite being his victims, and Sunnis never hearing a word to the contrary. Now that the Shiites can talk freely, they have a lot to say, and certainly a lot of emotion behind it, and the Sunnis are shocked anyone is allowed to speak badly of Saddam.
Overall, I think this sort of thing is good.
Clark1 on January 8, 2007 at 3:18 PM
Let the healing begin
Kini on January 8, 2007 at 3:39 PM
Shows like this would send O’Reilly, McLaughlin, Hannity and the other shows down the memory hole.
I loved the ‘You are an Iranian shoe.’ line. That was great.
On the flip side, Baker’s inference that we should step up dialoguing all around falls kinda flat now.
Exit question, if I may: Is there a book of ME fighting words, cause it would be kind of nice to see if any of this inflamatory rhetoric was real or if these guys were pikers.
Dusty on January 8, 2007 at 4:14 PM
this must be the “open discussion” the dems are talking about where one party threatens to kill the other.
One Angry Christian on January 8, 2007 at 4:15 PM
Link’s fine, Kara… ;-)
Mazztek on January 8, 2007 at 4:56 PM
Mishan al-Jabouri needs to be buried with Saddam. I don’t care which of the two gets to be on top.
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GT on January 8, 2007 at 5:11 PM
Jeriq al-Springer.
flipflop on January 8, 2007 at 5:45 PM
Broadcasting these exchanges in an
uncivilizedopen debate to the public would never have been done under Saddam. Messy as it is, do I detect progress in democracy here? It may have been mostly death threats and mudslinging but hey, it’s a start. Brings to mind the infamous Hatfields and McCoys right down to the hanging.Guardian on January 8, 2007 at 6:30 PM
Oh Allah help us all…
Seixon on January 8, 2007 at 6:40 PM
Cue the Civil War in 5, 4, 3…
seejanemom on January 8, 2007 at 6:55 PM
“Your Father killed Kurds!”…
And your Mother was uncovered meat!
seejanemom on January 8, 2007 at 7:06 PM
It still boils down to how badly they want to treat women. I don’t approve of them or their religion
tormod on January 8, 2007 at 7:27 PM
…..and their ratings went up 5 points.
In two weeks they’ll be ahead of Nancy Grace.
BacaDog on January 8, 2007 at 7:40 PM
That was some funny shi’ite. Microcosm, indeed. Even if the guy was Iranian by birth, he didn’t say anything untrue about Saddam.
10$ says we see Che-like T-shirts with Saddam’s face on them at Death Cab for Cutie concerts within the year.
spmat on January 8, 2007 at 8:38 PM
lol, best insult ever.
Dash on January 8, 2007 at 8:55 PM
Just what is the difference between a Persian and a Arab?
Yakko77 on January 8, 2007 at 9:23 PM
Not Exactly Che spmat, but I’d wear it!
Booo on January 8, 2007 at 10:58 PM
This video made me laugh tears.
fogw, I put $100 in the kitty today. You just simply killed me, laughing. Then, along came Kini with the ‘healing’. Stitches!
Yakko77, they’re as dissimilar as Japanese and Koreans. Here is a link with bits and pieces about it…I’m sure it’s not the best on topic…
Entelechy on January 8, 2007 at 11:32 PM
The part I like best is that they’re both Muslims. The part I get hung up on is that if the enemy of my enemy is my friend, I can’t work out which one is my friend and which one is my enemy. Oh, right they’re both my friends, er, I mean my enemies. It would only have been better if they were both Democrats.
smellthecoffee on January 9, 2007 at 12:42 AM
I am not sure about the difference between a Persian and an Arab but I will never make the mistake of confusing the two again after an incident with a friend of mine. lol
EnochCain on January 9, 2007 at 3:25 AM
What a bunch of Animals… these people, both the Persians and the Arabs are all filth… Please Allah let them kill each other peacfully!
Bob on January 9, 2007 at 8:22 AM
My personal arabic translator said he swore he heard the phrase “Liar, Creepy Liar” during that fiasco. :-)
fogw on January 9, 2007 at 9:06 AM
hahahahaha!!!
I’d love to know what the moonbats think when they see this stuff. Compared to Mishan al-Jabouri, Bush is Noam Chomsky! Yet the crazy left fawn over these “freedom fighters” as if they are just a ME version of the american 60’s peace-nick wackos! If that ME mentality ever became dominant in this country, the first people they’d supress would be the liberals.
The left is very fond of pointing out the cozy relationship the US has with countries that eventually become our enemies. Well, here are the moonbats, supporting a group of people that would just as soon stone them to death than look at them. The difference is that the US KNOWS we are going to fight those unholy allies eventually, while the moonbats, with their “I’d like to buy the world a Coke” mentality, are courting the destrution of themselves and their ilk AND ARE TOTALLY CLUELESS!!
PS…the Shiites would do the same thing! I only mention that because when we go into Iran, we are going to be fighting the same wacko mentality. The silver lining to that cloud is the fact that the Iranian people are far more moderate than the ruling class is.
I wonder if the Iranians think this “surge” of troops we are going to send in is a build up to attack them? If we use troops to secure the Iranian border, you can dang well bet that is exactly what Aboony-binny-jerk will use to increase his anti-Israeli rhetoric.
csdeven on January 9, 2007 at 9:24 AM
The tv host wanted to give his producer the sign for “cut” but he was afraid it would be misinterpreted…
Jaibones on January 9, 2007 at 10:52 AM
Fascinating. The guy who was pro-Saddam claimed that Saddam had executed various members of his family.
Perhaps this is a lesson for dealing with the Arab street… execute their families, and they’ll make you an imam. Grant them freedom, and they’ll plant IED’s on the streets.
morganfrost on January 9, 2007 at 11:01 AM
Right on point…
RalphyBoy on January 9, 2007 at 11:46 AM
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