Muhammad Al-Rumaihi, Kuwaiti columnist in an article in the Saudi daily Al-Watan, accused the Arab media of conveying a distorted message that led the Arab public to justify terrorism: "After the cruel acts of murder in the Jordanian capital, I listened to the British [Arabic language] radio channel that broadcasts from the city of Al-Zarqaa, the birthplace of Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi. I heard the announcer declare that the individual names Al-Zarqawi does not [really] exist, that he is an invention, and that the bombings were perpetrated by the 'Americans.' There are tens of thousands who think like him. Our media, whether deliberately or not, supports illogical notions of this sort to the point where [people] believe them without question…."
Source: MEMRI (January 19, 2006). Special Dispatch - Reform Project, No. 1073. Arab columnists criticize the justification of terrorism.
Source: MEMRI (January 19, 2006). Special Dispatch - Reform Project, No. 1073. Arab columnists criticize the justification of terrorism.
