Should Al Jazeera English be broadcast in the US?

[ieffinhatecardio]

Frontline World did a great piece the other night on Arab news outlets. One of the questions Frontline posed was why isn't Al Jazeera English broadcast in the US, currently cable and satellite providers have refused to carry it. The only way to view it is on the internet. Surprisingly the two military members assigned to media duties in Dubai that Frontline followed for a day felt it should be broadcast.

Great show and interesting topic.

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/newswar/

[24KT]

We had the same controversy here. The population wanted AlJazeera, but the gov't said no.

[ribonucleic]

I wouldn't risk any of my money on it.

But it will be amusing to see what tortured logic some rightie comes up with to argue that is should be prohibited. [We know how they love torture.  ]

I mean, let's face it... they don't really believe in freedom of speech. You think you could ever get the votes to make that a constitutional amendment today?

[Nordic Superman]

I wouldn't risk any of my money on it.

But it will be amusing to see what tortured logic some rightie comes up with to argue that is should be prohibited. [We know how they love torture.  ]

I mean, let's face it... they don't really believe in freedom of speech. You think you could ever get the votes to make that a constitutional amendment today?

Ironic really. Research the country where Al Jazeera is published.

[militarymuscle69]

I wouldn't risk any of my money on it.

But it will be amusing to see what tortured logic some rightie comes up with to argue that is should be prohibited. [We know how they love torture.  ]

I mean, let's face it... they don't really believe in freedom of speech. You think you could ever get the votes to make that a constitutional amendment today?

Wait, are you saying you believe in freedom of speech more than a rightie?

[240 is Back]

Ironic really. Research the country where Al Jazeera is published.

Alex Jones is published from America. 



What was the point you were trying to make?   

[ribonucleic]

Wait, are you saying you believe in freedom of speech more than a rightie?

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=137717.msg1956650#msg1956650

[militarymuscle69]

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=137717.msg1956650#msg1956650

You are going to use child porn to fight your freedom of speach debate? I'm sure Washington and the bunch intended for people to be able to round up 12 year old girls, post their pics on the net and let guys jack off to them when they came up with the first ammendment. Of course if I ran around here calling people blacks you would call me a racist and support me being kicked out of the military. But that makes sense because that instance wouldn't support your beliefs.

[Hugo Chavez]

Frontline World did a great piece the other night on Arab news outlets. One of the questions Frontline posed was why isn't Al Jazeera English broadcast in the US, currently cable and satellite providers have refused to carry it. The only way to view it is on the internet. Surprisingly the two military members assigned to media duties in Dubai that Frontline followed for a day felt it should be broadcast.

Great show and interesting topic.

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/newswar/

we should absolutely be able to take any and all infomation and be able to individually be capable of disseminating truth from BS.  The more information we are able to get from different sources, the more able we are to do this.  The fewer sources we have the more easy it is to pass off BS to the population and have it stick.  I say let any and all sources freely broadcast...  Keep on rocking in the free world

[Eyeball Chambers]

we should absolutely be able to take any and all infomation and be able to individually be capable of disseminating truth from BS.  The more information we are able to get from different sources, the more able we are to do this.  The fewer sources we have the more easy it is to pass off BS to the population and have it stick.  I say let any and all sources freely broadcast...  Keep on rocking in the free world

YES!

[militarymuscle69]

we should absolutely be able to take any and all infomation and be able to individually be capable of disseminating truth from BS.  The more information we are able to get from different sources, the more able we are to do this.  The fewer sources we have the more easy it is to pass off BS to the population and have it stick.  I say let any and all sources freely broadcast...  Keep on rocking in the free world

So how do you feel about the Fairness Doctrine?

[Tre]

Yes to the broadcasts.

[ribonucleic]

You are going to use child porn to fight your freedom of speach debate?

No, I'm going to call bullshit on puritanical free-speech haters who use the scare term "child porn" to try to bludgeon legislators into giving them their way.

Hope this helps. 

[OzmO]

I know some people who get Al Jazeera on Satalite along with 5 other arabic stations.

So, if people want it they can get it

[Camel Jockey]

Those female al jazeera broadcasters are hot. 

Of course Al Jazeera should be broadcast in the US. If there's a market for it, then by all means it should be broadcast on cable and dish. I think Al Jazeera could provide another pov in scheme of things in the middleeast, afterall they do a better job of keeping track of Bin Laden than the CIA.

[ribonucleic]

Those female al jazeera broadcasters are hot. 

This is the best-looking one I could find.



She's no Melissa Theuriau. 

[Camel Jockey]

I saw some footage on CNN on al jazeera and this one broadcaster looked great, but nothing like that French gal.

[ieffinhatecardio]

we should absolutely be able to take any and all infomation and be able to individually be capable of disseminating truth from BS.  The more information we are able to get from different sources, the more able we are to do this.  The fewer sources we have the more easy it is to pass off BS to the population and have it stick.  I say let any and all sources freely broadcast...  Keep on rocking in the free world

Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner. Great post and I agree completely.

By the way Al Jazeera English is a different station than Al Jazeera. Same parent company but it's skewed to a different audience and is in fact broadcast from Washington D.C. They even hired an ex-CBS anchorman as the face of the show. Of course his cohost is a hotass Arab woman.

I know some people who get Al Jazeera on Satalite along with 5 other arabic stations.

So, if people want it they can get it

Frontline said that all US cable and satellite providers had refused to carry the channel. What satellite service are the people you know using? Frontline talked to the group that is claiming they pressured the cable/satellite providers into refusing to carry it.

[headhuntersix]

Let em run..it will let people see how evil these pricks are...

[24KT]

Let em run..it will let people see how evil these pricks are...

What you need is a big, sloppy, juicy, toe-curling, wet kiss right on the lips by an Arab man.
I'm thoroughly convinced that would just make your day, ...or your night. Whaddya think? 

[ribonucleic]

What you need is a big, sloppy, juicy, toe-curling, wet kiss right on the lips by an Arab man.
I'm thoroughly convinced that would just make your day, ...or your night. Whaddya think? 

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!

JAGUOWNED!!!!

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[tu_holmes]

You are going to use child porn to fight your freedom of speach debate? I'm sure Washington and the bunch intended for people to be able to round up 12 year old girls, post their pics on the net and let guys jack off to them when they came up with the first ammendment. Of course if I ran around here calling people blacks you would call me a racist and support me being kicked out of the military. But that makes sense because that instance wouldn't support your beliefs.

Hell, in Washingtons day, they were probably getting married at 14 or 15 to be honest... They probably would have considered "Child porn" to be closer to the age of 9 or 10.

[Hedgehog]

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 author=ieffinhatecardio link=topic=137825.msg1958420#msg1958420 date=1175175762]
Frontline World did a great piece the other night on Arab news outlets. One of the questions Frontline posed was why isn't Al Jazeera English broadcast in the US, currently cable and satellite providers have refused to carry it. The only way to view it is on the internet. Surprisingly the two military members assigned to media duties in Dubai that Frontline followed for a day felt it should be broadcast.

Great show and interesting topic.

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/newswar/
[/quote]

What?

Al-Jazeera is NOT broadcasted in the US?

WTF?

You gotta be fcuking kidding me.

Self-censoring of the worst kind.

Of course Al-Jazeera should be broadcasted. It's actually a pretty decent news station, although I personally prefer BBC News, Sky News, CBS and CNN.

They offer balance, and they're definitely a news station.

Not some kind of terrorist network.

-Hedge

[Hedgehog]

Ironic really. Research the country where Al Jazeera is published.

Qatar is one of the more liberal countries on the Arab peninsula, and not known to be a haven of terrorists or shit like that.

-Hedge

[Nordic Superman]

Qatar is one of the more liberal countries on the Arab peninsula, and not known to be a haven of terrorists or shit like that.

-Hedge

Right? My point was about freedom of speech, I didn't mention terrorists ANYWHERE. I'd bet 240's life that there are probably more terrorists in the UK - BUT the media in the UK has freedom of speech beyond almost any nation.

Here read this:
Qatar explicitly uses Wahhabi law as the basis of its government, and the vast majority of its citizens follow this specific Islamic doctrine. Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab founded Wahhabism, a puritanical version of Islam which takes a literal interpretation of the Qur'an and the Sunnah. In the eighteenth century, Abd Al-Wahhab formed a pact with the al-Saud family, the founders of Saudi Arabia.

Do you understand what LITERAL means?

Law:
When contrasted with other Arab states such as Saudi Arabia, for instance, Qatar has comparatively liberal laws, but is still not as liberal as some of its neighbors like UAE or Bahrain. Women can drive in Qatar, whereas they may not legally drive in Saudi Arabia.

You need to research wahhbism:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabi

Sounds real liberal eh Hedge

I wish my country used Wahhabi law it's so liberal, humane and such an embracer of peace