U.S. pressuring Qatar to ditch Al-Jazeera - so much for spreading democracy!

COLTRANE · (#1 (**permalink**))

You can have any TV station you like, as long as it's pro-American!
WASHINGTON - The tiny state of Qatar is a crucial American ally in the Persian Gulf, where it provides a military base and warm support for American policies. Yet relations with Qatar are also strained over an awkward issue: Qatar's sponsorship of Al Jazeera, the provocative television station that is a big source of news in the Arab world.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/30/international/middleeast/30jazeera.html

Burning Spear · (#2 (**permalink**))

What the problem ? Al Jazerra is a propaganda piece for the jihadist's .I think banning is strong.Anyone with a satellite dish can get it.

COLTRANE · (#3 (**permalink**))

can you define jihadist?

COLTRANE · (#4 (**permalink**))

Al-Jazeera is world's fifth top brand
http://media.guardian.co.uk/marketingandpr/story/0,7494,1403386,00.html

Burning Spear · (#5 (**permalink**))

COLTRANE you know what a jihadist is.Use GOGGLE or MSN search to find out.

What does the brand name have to do with anything??confused3

Kunjufu · (#6 (**permalink**))

Burning Spear: and how pray tell would you define Fox news? I don't hear anyone calling fore this station to be removed..

Mafdet · (#7 (**permalink**))

@Kunjufu

I wish I could find the piece where Fredblack summed up CNN and Fox news so adequatly....but until then hope you get an answer to your question from Burning Spear you and Coltrane....because I for one would like to hear this response blkwriter

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Burning Spear · (#8 (**permalink**))

Fox news is simply a n all-news channel that leans right.Nothing more and nothing less.The American flag in the background can get annoying but so what?

Kunjufu · (#9 (**permalink**))

Burning Spear wrote:

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Fox news is simply a n all-news channel that leans right.Nothing more and nothing less.The American flag in the background can get annoying but so what?

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ROTFLMAO...Sorry Burning spear FOX News 'leans right'..don't talk fart!!!! listen Burning Spear there is a big difference between give a right wing point of view and massaging the new to fit an agenda.. This is also a big difference in give an editorial that is highligted as such and Editorialising to the facts as a mattter of course.. For instance the decision by FOX to call attacks by palestians HOMCIDE bombings instead of the widely accepted and known phrase 'suicide Bombers'.. This is blatant Propoganda no.

What about FOX's decision to have a status alert sign as part of its Screen logo, is that also not blatant Goverment propoganda? Or maybe i'm suppose to assume that the news as reeditorialised by Fox is actually the whole truth?

Maybe that why this Station tried hard to convince itsekf and others that it is 'fair and Balanced'.. yea right..!!!!!

Burning Spear · (#10 (**permalink**))

Kunjufu,

Its not that big a deal.The only British news I get is BBC and SKy in the states and they are different.

Baybers · (#11 (**permalink**))

burning spear

"Fox news is simply a n all-news channel that leans right.Nothing more and nothing less.The American flag in the background can get annoying but so what?"

fox news is an all-news channel that leans right is a kindly opinion of this voice of those that howl at the moon. fox news is so right wing that its amazing it doesn't fall over. the american flag in the background is barely noticed as the foaming mouths of the presenters tend to command attention.

aljazera is a news channel which presents the news from the viewpoint of the middle east. if you don't like it switch channels, there's always fox, thats what i tend to do.