AL-JAZEERA AND MEDIA PERSONALITIES WERE PAID BRIBES BY THE IRAQI MUKHABART

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THE GERMAN WEEKLY DER SPIEGEL CLAIMS TO HAVE ORIGINAL SECRET DOCUMENTS IN ARABIC IDENTIFYING 24 AL-JAZEERA AND MEDIA PERSONALITIES WHO WERE PAID BRIBES BY THE IRAQI MUKHABART. THE LIST INCLUDES THE DIRECTOR OF AL-JAZEERA MUHAMMAD JASSIM AL-ALI, WHO HAS SINCE BEEN FIRED, AND ABDUL BARI ATWAN, THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY AL-QUDS AL-ARABI. (AL-TAAKHI, IRAQ, 5/23/04)