The New York Times reports that 102 Israeli reservists have signed a statement saying that they refuse to serve in the West Bank and Gaza Strip because of the way the IDF treats the Palestinians.
Anyone following the spat between Al-Jazeera and CNN? Apparently Al-Jazeera interviewed Osama bin Laden on October 21, but never aired it. Somehow CNN got ahold of it and started showing parts of it last week. That really pissed off Al-Jazeera. Now CNN is reporting that Dick Cheney asked the emir of Qatar (the guy who pays Al-Jazeera’s bills) to tone down the Osama bin Laden crap on October 20. Could Al-Jazeera be mad because the emir ordered them not to show the interview, and now they stand to lose face with their core audience because they held back on the interview and CNN didn’t?