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Al-Jazeera buys Current TV from Al Gore.....[W:187,319]

And rather than calling Murdoch on his hypocrisy the Jon Stewarts of the world chose to wat until they could play, 'tit for tat' with this matter.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

And no matter what Murdoch might be guilty of doing or not doing, Algore is WRONG to have sold his network to Al Jazeera.

How dare you interfere with the market. Are you some kind of socialist?
 
He's "wrong" becuase you hate capitalism?

Because Al Jazeera radio's BIGGEST show in the MiddleEast asked Allah to count each Jew on Earth so that they could all be killed.

Because a terrorist smashed the head of a 4 year Jewish girl onto a rock until she was dead and then Al Jazeera celebrated that monster with a cake and praise.

How could any civil human being condone this or do business with anyone who does???

Get in touch with your humanity before replying.
 
I thought you were a staunch believer in "free market" capitalism - you know, that whole "governments should have nothing to do with the actions of corporations"


By the way who is Algore? I know of a former politician by the name of Al Gore but who is Algore?

Algore = Al Gore.
 
O great, another biased tv station. God now I'm going to here everything about Islam and anti Israel and pro Palestine
 
O great, another biased tv station. God now I'm going to here everything about Islam and anti Israel and pro Palestine

It's not that obvious. I've watched it.
 
O great, another biased tv station. God now I'm going to here everything about Islam and anti Israel and pro Palestine

Obviously you know nothing about Al Jazeera but not unexpected - lots of Americans have little knowledge of the world outside their personal bubbles
 
Because Al Jazeera radio's BIGGEST show in the MiddleEast asked Allah to count each Jew on Earth so that they could all be killed.

Because a terrorist smashed the head of a 4 year Jewish girl onto a rock until she was dead and then Al Jazeera celebrated that monster with a cake and praise.

How could any civil human being condone this or do business with anyone who does???

Get in touch with your humanity before replying.

In answer to the second claim
Al-Jazeera admits to 'unethical' behavior over Kuntar party
The Al Jazeera television station admitted Wednesday that its coverage of Israel's release of convicted Lebanese terrorist Samir Kuntar violated the station's own code of ethics. The admission came in response to a threat by Israel's Government Press Office to boycott the satellite channel unless it apologized.

In an official letter, a copy of which was obtained by Haaretz, Al Jazeera's director general, Khanfar Wadah, wrote that "elements of the program" broadcast in Kuntar's honor on the night of Saturday, July 19, "violated [the station's] Code of Ethics," and he "regards these violations as very serious."

He also said he had ordered the channel's programming director to take steps to ensure that such an incident does not recur.

This and other readings on the subject seem to show that individual producers have at times acted in reprehensible fashion, against the ethical code of the Al Jazeera network - but hey, they're nothing but a bunch of ragheads so they are all guilty, right?
 
but hey, they're nothing but a bunch of ragheads so they are all guilty, right?

Al Jazeera is a vile propaganda network, there is no doubt about that. But you needn't use terms like that to make a point.
 
Obviously you know nothing about Al Jazeera but not unexpected - lots of Americans have little knowledge of the world outside their personal bubbles

Of course you know all about right.
 
Obviously you know nothing about Al Jazeera but not unexpected - lots of Americans have little knowledge of the world outside their personal bubbles

Of course you know all about right.

When my daughter was in junior high, she attended a large urban school - 1500 kids in three grades, 7, 8 & 9, - I took her to Europe for the first time the summer after Grade 7. Out of 1500 kids, only one other student from her school visited another country during that summer holiday.

I've lived in 5 countries other than the US since I became an adult, after growing up in a country other than the US.

No, I don't know ALL about the world but I do know a lot more about the world than the vast majority of Americans - which I think is sad. Far too many Americans seem to think there is nothing worthwhile to be learned from other nations.
 
When my daughter was in junior high, she attended a large urban school - 1500 kids in three grades, 7, 8 & 9, - I took her to Europe for the first time the summer after Grade 7. Out of 1500 kids, only one other student from her school visited another country during that summer holiday.

I've lived in 5 countries other than the US since I became an adult, after growing up in a country other than the US.

No, I don't know ALL about the world but I do know a lot more about the world than the vast majority of Americans - which I think is sad. Far too many Americans seem to think there is nothing worthwhile to be learned from other nations.
I understand and I'm sorry for questioning you.
 
Al Jazeera is a vile propaganda network, there is no doubt about that. But you needn't use terms like that to make a point.

Have you ever watched it? (incidentally if anyone does feel like checking it out they have a live stream on their English youtube channel)
 
Have you ever watched it? (incidentally if anyone does feel like checking it out they have a live stream on their English youtube channel)

Yes. I've watched both the Arab version and the English version (the English version has been available on cable in Canada for a few years now) both of which are very valuable sources to understand where their sentiments lie. The English version, of course, is very different from the Arab version which is straightforward Islamic propaganda. The English version is far more subtle and often contains perspectives not available elsewhere. But there is no doubt at all where their interests lie.
 
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