Take five and a half minutes and watch this. What do you learn? That Al-Jazeera is more fair than the American media (I am not here to start a discussion about this clip's content, just its delivery).
Sure, the hosts there have agendas in support of the official national doctrine just like here, but when have you seen someone that dissents so fiercely from O'Reilly, Hannity, or the bowtie guy get to talk so long without being silenced? Seriously, if she were on American TV arguing her counterpoint they would have cut to a commercial or baselessly laughed her off. Yes, I know she essentially agrees with all the loud white guys I just mentioned, but the point here is her relationship to the hosts. Not what was said, but how she was allowed to say it.
Posted by Chris at August 18, 2006 03:56 PMI wonder if her comments will end up getting her killed. On the topic of Al Jazeera, there is a documentary called Control Room, which is an enlightening examination of the network, although likely carrying biases and an agenda of it's own.
Posted by: John at August 18, 2006 04:40 PM