What do you think of Al Jazeera broadcasting in America?

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Sadie (thank you, Sadie) sends along the following:

It’s not just Al Jeezera, it’s the ‘timing’ too. Ramadan begins today. Next month marks 10 years (September 11), Durban III NYC, P.A./Hamas urging for statehood (Hamas fired 26 rockets into Israel during the month of July), Madam
Clinton said it’s “real news” and the NYT doesn’t find a problem – what could go wrong.

Qatar & Al Jeezera (betcha you were thinking something else) So, what are you thinking? Time-Warner, etc. said we had no questions, do you?

Qatar has been ruled as an absolute monarchy by the Al Thani family since the 19th century.

There are no democratic institutions or elections, and power is assumed on a hereditary basis.

The government uses Sunni law as the basis of its criminal and civil regulations. Some religious tolerance is granted. Foreign nationals are free to affiliate with their faiths other than Islam, as long as they are religious in private and do not offend ‘public order’ or ‘morality’. In March 2008 a Roman Catholic church of “Our Lady of the Rosary” was consecrated in Doha. No missionaries were allowed in the community. The church will have no bells, crosses or other Christian symbols on it and its premises. Qatar retains the death penalty, mainly for threats against national security. Leaving Islam is formally considered a capital offense.
p.s. Qatar a/k/a Al Thani family owns Al Jeezera
Al Jazeera English Arrives on N.Y. Cable

CNN had the gulf war. Fox News had the war on terror. And Al Jazeera English had the Arab Spring.

The country’s biggest cable and satellite companies each declined requests for interviews about Al Jazeera last week; most cited policies against talking about any specific carriage decisions. But they expressed no public concerns about Al
Jazeera’s content.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/business/media/new-york-cable-channel-to-carry-al-jazeera-english.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

DQ here: I favor it.  We should be able to hear what they are saying.  What would be very interesting, though, is to monitor what is being said on Al Jazeera English and compare it to what is being said on Al Jeezera Arabic.

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