Terrorism and the media...

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Mediawatch tonight ripped apart some truly god-awful "war on terror" reporting.

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How many other Australians out there absolutely love MediaWatch?

A sidenote, if you missed it tonight, try and catch the replay tomorrow or watch it online just for David Marr's tone of voice when he is flaying John Laws (again).

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How many other Australians out there absolutely love MediaWatch?

I do, but I always manage to forget it's on.

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I love it.

A group of Sydney-based Indonesian nationals has been arrested in Melbourne and accused of involvement in a forgery racket with the money used to fund the terrorist organisation Jemaah Islamyiah.

Strange the police had nothing to say about the terrorist link when the five faced court seeking bail. Strange that at least some of the men accused of funding islamic terrorism are christians.

BWAHAHAHA!

Our stories … were based on the belief of investigators handling the fraud case that the allegedly stolen money could ultimately have fallen into the hands of Jemaah Islamiyah… we know of nothing to suggest that they do not still hold that belief.
-Michael Venus letter to Media Watch, 1 October 2004
-Read letter

Well Michael, if you just give the cops a ring I reckon you'll hear what we heard - the frequently reiterated old Aussie word "bullshit".

Ah, Media Watch. I love thee.

I hear David Marr is pissing off to another job. I wonder who will replace him?

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I hear David Marr is pissing off to another job. I wonder who will replace him?

My bet is that it ain't gonna be Margo Kingston.