United Arab Emirates eyes Knight-Ridder Newspapers

The Rock River Times - Rockford IL ^ | March 22-28, 2006, issue | Joe Baker, Senior Editor

[bert]

Or they being conservatives could set up a chain of conservative papers and become the dominent voice in print.

Following the Murdoch Fox News model, such a contrarian move could prove profitable. An idiot would knoe better than to pour money down the liberal media rat hole.

[muawiyah]

Good lord, those A-Rabs might get holt' of National Enquirer ~ oh the humanity!

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

The funny thing is that, even with declining circulations, newspapers are still relatively profitable.

At least, for the people that own them.

[Willie Green]

Oh no, if the UAE owns a MSM entity here in the US, they could write anti-American, anti-patriotic pieces, undermine the President at every turn, and make two-faced comments about supporting the troops, and then, making their jobs harder at the same time!!

Knight Ridder exclusive: Interview with Iraqi guerrillas - fighters reject label of terrorist

[the anti-liberal]

[Sax]

Yeah, the UAE is actually a friendly nation. They get it. It's all about business.

[AmeriBrit]

Thanks for the 'ping', would have missed it otherwise.

I'm sure everything 'slick' Clinton has his finger in from now till 2008 will be to ensure free advertising for 'slime' Clinton's run for the WH.

[GOPJ]

If the UAE buys the chain, what will change?

IMHO Knight-Ridder didn't publish the cartoons out of fear, and they won't publish them in the future for the same reason. Or for that matter anything that might offend anyone who might come after them. So, who cares?

All that chomping at the bit to fight for freedom of speech appears to be a fraud. Let the UAE have 'em.

[nopardons]

Thanks for the ping!