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  • Al-Jazeera Condemns Express 'Bin Laden TV' Slur

    01/23/2004 6:37:47 AM PST · by Ex-Dem · 6 replies · 180+ views
    The Guadrian ^ | January 21, 2004 | Ciar Byrne
    Al-Jazeera, the Arabic news channel that gained international prominence during the Gulf war, has hit back at a "ridiculous" attack on its most senior editor in the Daily Express, which branded him "Bin Laden TV chief". The BBC has also defended its decision to hire al-Jazeera's editor-in-chief, Ibrahim Helal, to train journalists throughout the Middle East. In a front-page splash today, the Express lashed out at Helal under the headline: "Now BBC signs up Bin Laden TV chief - new insult to viewers just days after Kilroy sacking." The paper branded al-Jazeera "terror chief Osama Bin Laden's mouthpiece TV channel"...
  • BBC Kilroy 'regrets' anti-Arab comments

    01/09/2004 2:19:17 PM PST · by BushisTheMan · 45 replies · 1,226+ views
    BBC ^ | 01/09/2004 | BBC
    The Kilroy programme will be suspended from Monday Television presenter Robert Kilroy-Silk has apologised for a newspaper article in which he made anti-Arab comments. He said he greatly regretted the offence caused by the Sunday Express article, which was written in April but "republished last weekend in error". In it, he branded Arabs "suicide bombers, limb amputators, women repressors" and asked what they had given to the world other than oil. Earlier, the BBC suspended the Kilroy show while it investigates the matter. The corporation stressed the comments did not reflect its views as a broadcaster. In a statement, Mr...