Al Jazeera to be sold
Under U.S. Government pressure, Qatar is trying to sell Al Jazeera.
Are you fucking kidding me? We're pressuring a friendly government to sell the most independent network in the region? True, it's critical of the U.S. action in Iraq. Hell, I'm critical of our being in Iraq. The whole rest of the world is critical of our role in Iraq. It's media from the Arab point of view, and they have credibility. Is this really a problem? Do we really want to force everyone to watch state-run media? It's bad enough that we kicked them out of covering Iraq, but if true, this is truly an abuse of power.
WASHINGTON, JANUARY 30: The tiny state of Qatar is a crucial US ally in the Persian Gulf, where it provides a military base and warm support of US 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.
US Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State Colin L Powell and other Bush administration officials have complained to Qatari leaders that Al Jazeera’s broadcasts have been inflammatory, misleading and occasionally false, especially on Iraq. The pressure has been so intense, a senior Qatari official said, that the government is accelerating plans to put Al Jazeera on the market.
Are you fucking kidding me? We're pressuring a friendly government to sell the most independent network in the region? True, it's critical of the U.S. action in Iraq. Hell, I'm critical of our being in Iraq. The whole rest of the world is critical of our role in Iraq. It's media from the Arab point of view, and they have credibility. Is this really a problem? Do we really want to force everyone to watch state-run media? It's bad enough that we kicked them out of covering Iraq, but if true, this is truly an abuse of power.
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