As my comments on Thu, 2011/06/02 - 5:53pm and Thu, 2011/06/02 - 9:12pm brought out, Al-Jazeera reportage bears taking with a grain of salt; to put it mildly and say the least. Al-Jazeera, foisted upon the listeners of KPFA just in time for the so-called “Middle-East uprisings”, and providing long-neglected “Sports” and “Pop-Culture/Celebrity-tabloid-gossip HEADLINE NEWS” (How on earth did the station survive so long without them-what were the “Founders” thinking; is this neglect the reason for the $80,000 pledge shortfall this past fund drive?!?), is proving itself to be a sad, mainstream-corporate media/gov’t propaganda, foot-in-the door machine to establish a dis-information/distraction operation beachhead assault on the shores of our Bay Area KPFA radio station AND the whole of the Pacifica Radio Network listeners. Just as the majority of listeners of the Genesis Communications Networks (www.gcnlive.com), and a growing number of Pacifica Network listeners have nothing to relate but disdain, disgust and contempt for this destructive machine, the purveyors obviously see KPFA and Pacifica as a more, Liberal-minded obstacle and threat to their instilling a mentally-emotionally-physically sickly/dumb-down/apathy/trifle/compliance-to- “authority”/surrender-your-(natural) rights and pay-us-to-destroy and kill-you, agenda. Do you feel my love for this decision to force-feed us listeners with this pablum and their expectation for us to like and accept it? I do neither! Now, just TODAY on the Flashpoints program, my point regarding Al-Jazeera was made very clear. If you have not already done so, you should listen to the Flashpoints presentation of the latest current events reports on Libya. What do you think of the differences in data sources and their witness’ accounts of what is happening on the ground there? Thank you Flashpoints, and thank you KPFA and listener-sponsors, for making this information available.

Africa Today: Did you hear the latest report, from yet another-separate source, on the misadventures of Al-Jazeera, this time in Nigeria? Listen to the report on KPFA’s “Africa Today” program of July 18 Monday 2011 at about 15 to 20 minutes into the show. The shows guest spills this particular bucket of beans on, pro-corporation, pro-imperialistic spin, pro-pa-gan-dist…Al-Jazeera.
And on a supporting note regarding Libya reportage, offered by Al-Jazeera and others, please have a look at this article found recently on a collaborative (of sorts) communication network:
http://www.gcnlive.com/wp/2011/07/18/an-urgent-appeal-to-all-who-oppose-...
Also,you have gotta hear the “Flashpoints” report on Libya today, July 19 Tuesday 2011. It backs what Mr. Whitehurst-Berry states in the article referenced above.
Lastly, I am thankful that it is possible for the reporting of worldwide events, to be contrasted here at KPFA. Al-Jazeera has its’ foot-in-the-door here, but there are enough voices telling it how it “REALLY IS” going over there, that each time the foot is placed in the door, it gets SLAMMED by the truth from, OTHER, more CREDIBLE sources, of which there are many and they are from diverse camps with the truth in common. “Al-Jazeera, Where are you?!?”.

This is the complete web link referenced in my previous post above:
http://www.gcnlive.com/wp/2011/07/18/an-urgent-appeal-to-all-who-oppose-...

Below is the complete web link referenced before:
http://www.gcnlive.com/wp/2011/07/18/an-urgent-appeal-to-all-who-
oppose-the-mass-media%e2%80%99s-lies/
If the link is again incomplete in attempt to repost it above, please go to:
www.gcnlive.com and look up the article on Libya and the US/NATO bombing of this citizen oriented "Direct Democracy".

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does anyone know the date show or the name of the woman who was on the morning show about a month ago talking about raw food? she mentioned a shake that she makes and she also mentioned a book i believe. i cant remember who she is.

JR Thank you for bringing us information on topics that are generally not discussed in depth in mainstream media. I tuned in this morning and heard your interview on the situation in Haiti. I would suggest inviting guests of varied views so that the audience can get a full picture of what is really going on in Haiti. Your guest, I didn't catch her name (Alona?) presented a one sided and outdated view of current events in Haiti. She repeated the rhetoric often heard from Lavalas supporters and failed to mention any of the positive developments currently going on in Haiti under President Michel Martelly's government. She did not mention the fact that President Martelly met with former President Aristide in an effort to include the Fami Lavalas Party in the current government and bring healing and reconciliation to Haiti.. He also met with former President Preval. This is unprecedented. Haiti needs all of her children. More Haitian artists and artisans are working now than we've seen in a long time. More children are going to school since the government launched its free education program. She also did not mention that at the beginning of Aristide's campaign, many Haitians from all walks of life supported him as they felt he would bring much needed change to Haiti, however somewhere down the line, his message changed and he launched a full fledged attack on the Haitian bourgeoisie and business class in the form of necklacing (placing a tire around a person's body, dousing them with gasoline and setting them on fire) and enticed the people to violence. She also failed to mention that Cite Soleil is gang infested. The gangs who were paid by Aristide and supplied with munitions by Aristide terrorize the people who live in Cite Soleil and were also paid to cause disruption in the capital. They are largely responsible for the rash of kidnappings that we've seen over the past few years. I personally do not support one party over the other, but what's fair is fair and people have the right to hear the whole story. Politics is dirty business, no leader is a saint. We need to tell the whole truth. Keep up the good work. Peace & Blessings.

To me your show constitutes a great example of concrete local news reporting. While Democracy Now may sometimes pursue news gathering into certain wild right wing swamps in America the news that Glen Beck will soon be broad casting from local radio stations (Beach Front Properties com-modified) is extremely worrying. Please express your dismay to your elected representatives and the FCC.

george pope
san mateo

I was saddened to hear that the guest (who works in a circus) this morning (1/11/12) did not see the animals born into the circus business as being abused. Her arguments could very well be used by proponents of human slavery. Just because a being is born into a particular situation does not mean it is the best situation for them. To breed living, feeling beings for a particular purpose is no justification either.

"The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for whites or women for men." - Alice Walker