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1. HomeRemedySupply on 05/27/2016 at 4:25 am

   On story #3.
   I am troubled by these two aspects.
   MEMRI and I can not locate the original story in Al-Hayat / Al-Monitor.

   QUOTE:
   Excerpts of the article were translated from Arabic by the Middle East Media Research Institute. MEMRI
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   Middle East Media Research Institute or MEMRI from Wikipedia…
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_Media_Research_Institute
   EXCERPTS
   The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) is a not for profit press monitoring and analysis organization with headquarters in Washington, DC…
   …
   …MEMRI’s founding staff of seven included three who had formerly served in military intelligence in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)….
   …
   …Board of Directors
   Oliver “Buck” Revell, Chairman, former Associate Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, President of Revell Group International
   Michael Mukasey, former U.S. Attorney General, former Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
   Reid Morden, former Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada and President and CEO of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)
   Robert R. Reilly, former Senior Advisor at the Department of Defense, Chairman of the Committee for Western Civilization at the Claremont Institute and CEO of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)
   Jeffrey Kaufman, an intellectual property lawyer
   Steve Emerson, journalist, author, Executive Director of The Investigative Project on Terrorism
   …
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   Al-Jazeera video about MEMRI TV: https://youtu.be/-DvTwMW-kDs
   QUOTE
   Norman Finkelstein on MEMRI:

   “MEMRI is a main arm of Israeli propaganda. Although widely used in the mainstream media as a source of information on the Arab world, it is as trustworthy as Julius Streichers Der Sturmer was on the Jewish world.”

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   • HomeRemedySupply on 06/03/2016 at 11:42 pm

     James,
     I read your wonderful article at “The International Forecaster”.
     http://theinternationalforecaster.com/International_Forecaster_Weekly/200_Former_Israeli_Security_Officials_Push_Palestinian_Peace_Plan

     This May 23 Reuters article substantiates your article.
     “Shake-up in Israeli politics prompts ‘seeds of fascism’ warning”
     http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-politics-idUSKCN0YE1I6
     EXCERPTS
     Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak warns of “the seeds of fascism”…
     …”What has happened is a hostile takeover of the Israeli government by dangerous elements,” Ehud Barak, Israel’s most decorated soldier and a former defense minister following his spell as head of government, told Channel 10 TV.
     Israel has been “infected by the seeds of fascism”, he said, adding that it should be “a red light for all of us regarding what’s going on in the government.”….

     MEMRI and the “Truther News”
     “Saudi paper: U.S. carried out 9/11 attacks”
     http://www.wnd.com/2016/05/saudi-paper-u-s-carried-out-911-attacks/
     …and…
     Excerpts of the article were translated from Arabic by the Middle East Media Research Institute. http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/9202.htm

     As just a thought, in light of your recent June 1st International Forecaster article, perhaps MEMRI is made up of these folks who are aligned with the Palestinian plight.
     Perhaps MEMRI is not a pro-Zionist propaganda machine, despite being made up of ex-Israeli military.

     I have an email into Al-Hayat / Al-Monitor asking for the source article of the “Truther News”. No response yet.
     I would like to see the source article in order to determine the type of influence of MEMRI.

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     On a Saudi Arabian note and OIL (1973)
     King Faisal is a remarkable story of reform within Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.
     In regards to the Palestinians, he said:
     “What are waiting for? For the World’s conscience to rise by itself? Where is it?”
     https://youtu.be/oIV7vLota3E?t=19m50s

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     • Corbett on 06/04/2016 at 12:12 am

       Thanks for this, HomeRemedySupply. I’m looking to flesh that Forecaster article out into a meatier analysis and information like this is helpful.

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       • HomeRemedySupply on 06/04/2016 at 9:05 am

         After another email, I received the link to the ORIGINAL AL-HAYAT article.
         http://www.alhayat.com/m/opinion/15308266

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2. ddplmr on 05/28/2016 at 3:43 am

   The pot seems to be getting hotter for Saudi Arabia, and I’m wondering if the Saudis are getting closer to jumping out. This story about 911 in Al Hayet is a significant move as it comes from our “good friend and ally.” While it will probably get no notice and reveals nothing new, I assume the Saudis have a lot more damning information that they could release.

   The U.S. is still firing over the Saudis’ bow with Schumer’s save in the Senate Bill. But the shots are getting closer to hitting, and if they do what might come next?

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3. HomeRemedySupply on 06/04/2016 at 10:25 am

   nosoapradio,
   I think that translations can become tricky.

   At first I did not trust MEMRI, the ones who translated the original article, because of their ex-Israeli military ties.
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_Media_Research_Institute
   http://www.wnd.com/2016/05/saudi-paper-u-s-carried-out-911-attacks/#TxLBRVkiJLveiobr.99

   After my second emailed request to Al-Hayat, I received the link to the original source article.
   http://www.alhayat.com/m/opinion/15308266

   MicrosoftTranslator definitely lacks on a good translation with the original exact meaning. If one is creative, they can get a mental design of the author’s original message.
   MicrosoftTranslator – http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?&lo=TP&from=ar&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alhayat.com%2Fm%2Fopinion%2F15308266
   Compare to MEMRI – http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/9202.htm

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   After viewing James Corbett’s International Forecaster article, I now think that MEMRI might be trying to promote peace in the Mideast.
   http://911blogger.com/news/2016-05-21/saudi-paper-us-carried-out-911-attacks#comment-263983

   -TomT

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