Al-Jazeera Kabul offices hit in US raid (13 Nov 2001)

Al-Jazeera Kabul offices hit in US raid 13 November 2001

The Kabul offices of the Arab satellite al-Jazeera channel have been destroyed by a US missile.

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The station said in an earlier report the bureau had been hit by shells when the Afghan opposition forces entered the capital.

Al-Jazeera confirmed later that it was a US missile that destroyed the building and damaged the homes of some employees.

"The situation is very critical," Mr Jasim told the BBC from the channel's offices in Doha.

"This office has been known by everybody, the American airplanes know the location of the office, they know we are broadcasting from there," he said.

Gee, it looks like Dictator Bush has lied again:

U.S.: Al-Jazeera bomb story 'outlandish' 23 November 2005

The White House characterized as "outlandish" Tuesday a British newspaper report that President (sic) Bush once discussed bombing the headquarters of Arabic-language television network Al-Jazeera with Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Al-Jazeera, based in Qatar, called on the British government to confirm or deny the report, which appeared Tuesday in the Daily Mirror, a London tabloid (sic - Faux News is the 'tabloid.' The Daily Mirror is *not.* That's typical libel by CensoringNewsNetwork.)

Lori Price
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