Al Jazeera Coming to America (Liberal Focus On EIB First)

NewsMax ^ | 7/18/05 | Limbacher

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

The pro-terrorist Al Jazeera International will debut early next year as a 24-hour English-language news network headquartered in the Middle East.

And efforts to bring the network to the U.S. have been "very interesting and extremely encouraging,” according to Commercial Director Lindsey Oliver.

At launch the network will have a staff of "hundreds,” said Oliver, a former director of CNBC Europe.

The advertising-supported network will operate out of four broadcast centers – Washington, London, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia - and Doha, Qatar, its headquarters.

The international version of Al Jazeera, which has been accused by Washington of having an anti-American, pro-terrorist bias, will launch on schedule "regardless of its subscriber count,” according to the publication Broadcasting & Cable.

On the network’s schedule, the first half of each hour will be devoted to hard news, and the second will largely feature talk shows and documentaries.

The managing director of the network will be Nigel Parsons, a 30-year media veteran formerly with Associated Press Television News, and Yemen-born CNN veteran Riz Khan will host a live interview show.

The network is funded by the Emir of Qatar, who launched the Arab-language Al Jazeera in 1996.

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

DNC advertising...

[rface]

EIB = Rush Limbaugh's broadcasts.....

[wildwood]

The managing director of the network will be Nigel Parsons, a 30-year media veteran formerly with Associated Press Television News, and Yemen-born CNN veteran Riz Khan

yeah, those previous jobs are in keeping with al-jazeera.

[Chi-townChief]

Competition for Air America.

[Phantom Lord]

1) Why did you change the headline?

2) EIB is not mentioned in the story. Why did you add it?

[layman]

Good ... maybe Americans will now get the opportunity to witness be-headings, mass executions, and Allah Akbar rallies.

[weegee]

Will Time Magazine run a cover story "Is Al Jazeera Good For America" the way they demonized Rush Limbaugh's radio show?

[weegee]

I hope they will. Right now, the Ratherbiased media tells us to troll the web for extremist websites to see such news items as the brutal murder of innocents.

[jess35]

How lovely. Just what we need...the arab version of BBC to propagandize to our muslims.

[cardinal4]

The international version of Al Jazeera, which has been accused by Washington of having an anti-American, pro-terrorist bias, will launch on schedule "regardless of its subscriber count,” according to the publication Broadcasting & Cable.

Sounds like the Saudi's are involved. They have money to just toss down Al Jazeera's toilet..

[Tspud1]

This will just increase the likely hood of raising our own homegrown terrorists like England

[porkchopexpress]

I wonder if they are going to have a special segment for prayer time, 5 times a day.

[SandRat]

Wouldn't it be great if;

No one rented or sold property to them
No construction firms would work for them
If they had land and wanted to build, the All the Unions picket if they tried to bring in SCABS from the ME or anywhere else.

AJ could be made very uncomfortable.

[Babu]

Please remove misleading portion of title or remove thread.

Story has nothing to do with EIB, which is 'Excellence in Broadcasting Network', the Rush Limbaugh Show.

[Dolphan]

Our troops protect the "Emir of Qatar" and he funds a blatantly anti-America media organ, not to mention, they fund al-Qaeda all over the world.

With friends like these, who needs enemies?

[TheForceOfOne]

It will be interesting to see who the commercial sponsors will be. Will they all end with "Paid for by George Soros"

[nuconvert]

I can't tell from this article if they are hoping to have a Washington office, or if they're already getting one set up. Since they are anti-American & pro-terrorist, I can't understand how anyone working for AlJazeera even gets a visa to visit here.

[SoothSayerONETIME]

I saee absolutely no good in bringing this arab extremeist propaganda garbage here.........the liberals will love it too much too.

[docbnj]

My cable network better not carry this terrorist network, or I'm back to my old antenna.

[TheForceOfOne]

Neither do I, Just wondering which U.S. based companies would be so bold as to advertise with them and ruin the product they're selling because it would probably face a national boycott.