:
We Jan 26 -

CONSPIRACY THEORIES -

Sheikha Mouza of Qatar has won a libel case against the Azzaman newspaper.

The [spurious] claims against her, made in a series of articles in 2001, ranged from "improper interference in political, judicial and security matters in Qatar to engagement in secret dealings with Israel."

Azzaman is supposed to publish an apology for the allegations in both its print and electronic editions as part of the settlement reached with her legal team. And a three-quarter million dollar financial penalty was attached, too.

The Sheikha seems to have become the target of some Byzantine conspiracy theory. Such theories are not uncommon in the Middle East where the line between poetry and history is often blurred.

:: Sheikha Wins ::
-- AFP/Yahoo --


At first it seemed so simple...

Then The Guardian wrote their story:

*Lawyers for Mr Bazzaz argued that Azzaman was raising issues of importance and it was not possible to check everything in an undemocractic and secretive country such as Qatar.*

Pardon me while I scrape myself off the floor from laughing so hard. His lawyers asserted that if it's inconvenient to verify a story, you're entitled to fabricate one?

And that's just the beginning. By the time you reach the end of this story, you'll think you fell down the White Rabbit's hole.

Whose conspiracy was that?

:: D.Pallister-Guardian: Mogul ::

...