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As the crisis in Egypt continues to escalate, The Huffington Post has spearheaded a campaign to pressure American cable companies into carrying Al Jazeera English. On Monday, they provided a forum for the Qatari government-owned network's director general, Wadah Khanfar, to make his case to an American audience. Khanfar begins his appeal by highlighting the importance of the events taking place in Egypt, events which HuffPo insists are to Al Jazeera "what the Gulf War was to CNN." He then points to Egyptian censorship of Al Jazeera in a bid to gain sympathy and portray his organization as a hard...

As the NIAC and Trita Parsi story unfolds in the wake of Eli Lake’s bombshell story, it is interesting to note just how it might be that many on the Left are simultaneously reaching the same conclusions (e.g., it’s all a neocon conspiracy, Parsi is besieged by an MEK agent). On Parsi and NIAC’s side is Brown Lloyd James, a PR firm with much experience in this area. The firm’s website tells us: “Brown Lloyd James handled the international launch of Al Jazeera English.” And we also know from news reports that “Brown Lloyd James, a public relations firm with...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has approved a request to add Al-Jazeera English (AJE) to the list of television satellite services for distribution in Canada. Supporters of the Arab government-funded propaganda channel hope that acceptance in Canada will lead to more cable and satellite carriers in the U.S. picking up the incendiary network. A group called "Canadians for Al-Jazeera" organized public pressure on the CRTC to approve the entry of AJE into the Canadian media market. Although the group's leader, Walied Khogali, is described in news reports as a Canadian, he identifies himself on his Facebook page as...

Kingfish of the Campo Minutemen was contacted by Al Jazeera English and they met at Cameron Corners. http://english.aljazeera.net/English/ There was a man who identified himself as "Mike Kirsh" who referred to his "body of work." The woman did not give her name. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVWouTKVESU They were driving a newer black SUV which they stated was owned by the woman's husband. The license plate was noted and provided to the border patrol. They stated they had spent the previous night with MCDC at Camp Vigilance and wished to spend sometime with the Campo Minutemen. The emphasized that they were with Al Jazeera...

More Bias from Public Broadcasting By Cliff Kincaid December 19, 2006 The election results have caused knowledgeable conservatives to conclude that the much-vaunted conservative media isn't as powerful as they thought it was. While conservative radio hosts are on hundreds of radio stations, taxpayer-supported public radio has 800 affiliates. Its bias, usually presented as objectve journalism, has a real impact on people. Its recent treatment of the controversy over the launch of Al-Jazeera English is a case study of how the bias is displayed on a daily basis. On American University Radio, WAMU, on the Diane Rehm Show, there were...