[{"command":"openDialog","selector":"#drupal-modal","settings":null,"data":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ds-1col clearfix\u0022\u003E\n\n  \n\n  \n  \u003Cp\u003EOn December 10, 2012, the U.S. listed the Nusra Front as an alias for al-Qaeda in Iraq (now ISIS). The designation was met with a mixed response from Western and Arab media outlets. In the aftermath of the designation through December 2012, Al Jazeera published 14 articles that mentioned the Nusra Front. Seven of the articles qualified the U.S. designation by putting \u2018terrorist\u2019 or \u2018terrorist organization\u2019 in quotation marks.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cSyria Rebels \u0027Seize Key Aleppo Army Base,\u2019\u201d Al Jazeera, December 11, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/20121210104312760502.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/20121210104312760502.html\u003C\/a\u003E; \u201cScores Reportedly Killed in Syria\u0027s Hama,\u201d Al Jazeera, December 11, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/20121211102930540995.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/20121211102930540995.html\u003C\/a\u003E; \u0022\u0027Friends of Syria\u2019 Recognise Opposition,\u201d Al Jazeera, December 12, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/201212124541767116.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/201212124541767116.html\u003C\/a\u003E; \u201cScores Reportedly Killed in Syria\u0027s Hama,\u201d Al Jazeera, December 11, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/201212124541767116.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/201212124541767116.html\u003C\/a\u003E; \u201cSyrians Back Al-Nusra Despite \u2018Terrorist\u2019 Tag,\u201d Al Jazeera, December 14, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/20121214164411696160.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/20121214164411696160.html\u003C\/a\u003E; \u201cSyrians Decry US Blacklisting of Rebel Group,\u201d Al Jazeera, December 15, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/201212157416500378.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/201212157416500378.html\u003C\/a\u003E; Mark Perry, \u201cThe \u2018War on Terror\u2019 and the Arab Spring,\u201d Al Jazeera, December 17, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/2012\/12\/2012121674256897741.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/2012\/12\/2012121674256897741.html\u003C\/a\u003E; \u201cSyria \u2018Secures Chemical Weapons Stockpile,\u2019\u201d Al Jazeera, December 23, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/201212221532021654.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/201212221532021654.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E Three referenced the designation without the quotation marks, while the remaining four did not reference the designation at all.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EZeina Khodr, \u201cStalemate Stokes Anger at Rebels in Aleppo,\u201d Al Jazeera, December 11, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2012\/12\/20121211125010153551.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2012\/12\/20121211125010153551.html\u003C\/a\u003E; \u201cUN Says Syria Conflict Is \u2018Overtly Sectarian,\u2019\u201d Al Jazeera, December 11, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/2012122015525051365.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/2012122015525051365.html\u003C\/a\u003E; \u201cBrahimi Meets Syria\u0027s Assad Amid Violence,\u201d Al Jazeera, December 24, 2012,\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/20121224101635166809.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/20121224101635166809.html\u003C\/a\u003E; \u201cChildren \u0027Killed\u0027 in Syria Army Tank Attack,\u201d Al Jazeera, December 26, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/20121226102221539127.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2012\/12\/20121226102221539127.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E In an op-ed titled \u201cThe \u2018War on Terror\u2019 and the Arab Spring,\u201d Al Jazeera correspondent Mark Perry claimed that the U.S. designation reflects \u201ca profound misunderstanding\u201d of current events in the Arab world. Perry recommends that \u201cInstead of being afraid, we should be filled with pride: These people are so dedicated to the idea of liberty that they\u0027re actually fighting for it.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EMark Perry, \u201cThe \u0027War on Terror\u0027 and the Arab Spring,\u201d Al Jazeera, December 17, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/2012\/12\/2012121674256897741.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/2012\/12\/2012121674256897741.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cem\u003E The New York Times\u003C\/em\u003E did not use quotation marks to describe the terrorist designation,\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EMichael R. Gordon and Anne Barnard, \u201cU.S. Places Militant Syrian Rebel Group on List of Terrorist Organizations,\u201d New York Times, December 10, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/11\/world\/middleeast\/us-designates-syrian-al-nusra-front-as-terrorist-group.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/11\/world\/middleeast\/us-designates-syrian-al-nusra-front-as-terrorist-group.html\u003C\/a\u003E; \u201cAl Qaeda in Syria,\u201d New York Times, December 10, 2012,  \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/11\/opinion\/al-qaeda-in-syria.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/11\/opinion\/al-qaeda-in-syria.html\u003C\/a\u003E; Mark Landler, Michael R. Gordon and Anne Barnard, \u201cU.S. Will Grant Recognition to Syrian Rebels, Obama Says,\u201d New York Times, December 11, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/12\/world\/middleeast\/united-states-involvement-in-syria.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/12\/world\/middleeast\/united-states-involvement-in-syria.html\u003C\/a\u003E; Mark Landler and Michael R. Gordon, \u201cObama Says U.S. Will Recognize Syrian Rebels,\u201d New York Times, December 11, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/12\/us\/obama-says-us-will-recognize-syrian-rebels.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/12\/us\/obama-says-us-will-recognize-syrian-rebels.html\u003C\/a\u003E; Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt, \u201cSyria Uses Scud Missiles in New Effort to Push Back Rebels,\u201d The New York Times, December 11, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/13\/world\/middleeast\/syria-war-developments-assad.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/13\/world\/middleeast\/syria-war-developments-assad.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E nor did \u003Cem\u003EThe Wall Street Journal\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003ENour Malas, \u201cSyrian Rebels Win Broader Support,\u201d The Wall Street Journal, December 12, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/news\/articles\/SB10001424127887324296604578175311307111792\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.wsj.com\/news\/articles\/SB10001424127887324296604578175311307111792\u003C\/a\u003E; Nour Malas and Jay Solomon, \u201cU.S. Formally Recognizes Syria\u0027s Main Rebel Group,\u201d The Wall Street Journal, December 12, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/SB10001424127887324339204578173272657834096\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/SB10001424127887324339204578173272657834096\u003C\/a\u003E; Samuel Rubenfeld, \u201cUS Lists Syrian Al-Qaeda Linked Group as Foreign Terror Organization,\u201d The Wall Street Journal, December 1, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/corruption-currents\/2012\/12\/11\/us-lists-syrian-al-qaeda-linked-group-as-foreign-terror-organization\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/corruption-currents\/2012\/12\/11\/us-lists-syrian-al-qaeda-linked-group-as-foreign-terror-organization\u003C\/a\u003E; Alan Cullison, Nour Malas and Jay Solomon, \u201cRussia, in Shift, Sees Rebel Victory in Syria,\u201d The Wall Street Journal, December 13, 2012,  \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/news\/articles\/SB10001424127887323981504578176752775162778\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.wsj.com\/news\/articles\/SB10001424127887323981504578176752775162778\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E or \u003Cem\u003EThe Washington Post\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EAnne Gearan and Karen DeYoung, \u201cU.S. Embracing New Syrian Opposition Group,\u201d Washington Post, December 10, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/us-designates-syrian-group-as-terrorist-organization\/2012\/12\/10\/6544b6d0-42e4-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/us-designates-syrian-group-as-terrorist-organization\/2012\/12\/10\/6544b6d0-42e4-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html\u003C\/a\u003E; Jennifer Rubin, \u201cNo Good Options in Three Hot Spots,\u201d Washington Post, December 11, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/right-turn\/wp\/2012\/12\/11\/no-good-options-in-three-hot-spots\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/right-turn\/wp\/2012\/12\/11\/no-good-options-in-three-hot-spots\/\u003C\/a\u003E; Karen DeYoung and Babak Dehghanpisheh, \u201cDozens Killed in Attack in Central Syria,\u201d Washington Post, December 11, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/dozens-killed-in-attack-in-central-syria\/2012\/12\/11\/021d3440-43d6-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/dozens-killed-in-attack-in-central-syria\/2012\/12\/11\/021d3440-43d6-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html\u003C\/a\u003E; Jennifer Rubin, \u201cMorning Bits,\u201d Washington Post, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/right-turn\/wp\/2012\/12\/12\/morning-bits-9\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/right-turn\/wp\/2012\/12\/12\/morning-bits-9\/\u003C\/a\u003E; Allen McDuffee, \u201cSyria and Chemical Weapons: What Can the U.S. Do Now?\u201d Washington Post, December 12, 2012,  \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/thinktanked\/wp\/2012\/12\/12\/syria-and-chemical-weapons-what-can-the-u-s-do-now\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/thinktanked\/wp\/2012\/12\/12\/syria-and-chemical-weapons-what-can-the-u-s-do-now\/\u003C\/a\u003E; Karen DeYoung, \u201cU.S., NATO: Syrian Forces Fired Short-Range Ballistic Missiles at Rebels,\u201d Washington Post, December 13, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/syrian-forces-fire-scud-missiles-at-rebels\/2012\/12\/12\/ee60e58a-448b-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/syrian-forces-fire-scud-missiles-at-rebels\/2012\/12\/12\/ee60e58a-448b-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html\u003C\/a\u003E; Walter Pincus, \u201cSorting the Terrorists,\u201d Washington Post, December 12, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/sorting-the-terrorists\/2012\/12\/12\/38d06ede-4314-11e2-9648-a2c323a991d6_story.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/sorting-the-terrorists\/2012\/12\/12\/38d06ede-4314-11e2-9648-a2c323a991d6_story.html\u003C\/a\u003E; Max Fisher, \u201cQaeda-linked Syrian rebel group is feuding with WordPress on Twitter,\u201d Washington Post, December 13, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/worldviews\/wp\/2012\/12\/13\/qaeda-linked-syrian-rebel-group-is-feuding-with-wordpress-on-twitter\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/worldviews\/wp\/2012\/12\/13\/qaeda-linked-syrian-rebel-group-is-feuding-with-wordpress-on-twitter\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Time\u2019s first article covering the terrorist designation, the author put \u2018terrorist\u2019 in quotation marks while describing the designation.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003ETony Karon, \u201cWhile U.S. Recognizes Syrian Opposition, It Designates One Anti-Assad Group as \u2018Terrorist\u2019,\u201d Time, December 11, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/world.time.com\/2012\/12\/11\/why-the-u-s-has-designated-one-anti-assad-group-as-terrorist\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/world.time.com\/2012\/12\/11\/why-the-u-s-has-designated-one-anti-assad-group-as-terrorist\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E The article\u2019s sub-headline states, \u201cOne of the most effective anti-Assad militias has just been designated a \u2018terrorist\u2019 organization by the U.S.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E Tony Karon, \u201cWhile U.S. Recognizes Syrian Opposition, It Designates One Anti-Assad Group as \u2018Terrorist\u2019,\u201d Time, December 11, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/world.time.com\/2012\/12\/11\/why-the-u-s-has-designated-one-anti-assad-group-as-terrorist\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/world.time.com\/2012\/12\/11\/why-the-u-s-has-designated-one-anti-assad-group-as-terrorist\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n","dialogOptions":{"minWidth":850,"resizable":true,"modal":true,"title":"Responses to U.S. Designation of the Nusra Front"}},{"command":"doFootnotes"}]