Al Jazeera isn't. Privately run (with stockholders) They've been a source of friction between Qatar and it's neighbors for over a decade. They piss the Emir off frequently, but he will not shut them down
We beat up on the Arabs for lack of freedom of the press and then when their free press is as irresponsible and anti American as say The New York Times, CNN, the Guardian, the BBC and Le Figaro.... we complain about that
Mike-in-Iraq is dead right on this one. I lived there for four years. It's one of the more promising countries in the Middle East.
Sbotz - Thank You in Arabic is "Shukran" or "Mashkur"
All the best
Qatar-6
I'll refer you to #220
" It's one of the more promising countries in the Middle East."
I think it could be
Good post. People also forget Al Jazeera was the first to allow senior Israeli figures to come on and be interviewed and make their cases, especially refraining from censoring them into incoheerence as MSM have been known to do.
They also allow US and western figures to come on and argue cases.
They ain't saints, but they're no devils either. They run footage whichbb is sensational and brings in viewers. Can't rightly say as I blame them...