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		pekk on Jan 15, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Atlantic posts sponsored Scientology story, mo... The Taliban doesn't have the resources. Qatar did have the resources to build al Jazeera, which is much in demand. I suppose the problem is that the Atlantic has rented itself out rather than being owned lock, stock and barrel.

scrumper on Jan 15, 2013 [–]

> The Taliban doesn't have the resources. Qatar did have the resources to build al Jazeera, which is much in demand.

Are you really likening the owners of Al Jazeera and the state of Qatar with the Taliban? Please tell me I've missed something.

illuminate on Jan 15, 2013 | [–]

Al Jazeera sounds so ~foreign~, obviously in cahoots.

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