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2003-12-20 Britain

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Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-20 1:00:29 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Way to easy. Just another example of BBC bias. I wonder how much longer it will be before they become a branch of Al-jazeera?

Posted by Anonymous 2003-12-20 2:57:04 PM|| 2003-12-20 2:57:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I believe BBC is actually the mother of Al-jazeera. I think I read somewhere that it was the Middle-East branch of the BBC before it changed names and become and independant news organization. But my memory is hazy, and I could be wrong. Can anyone confirm this, or correct me?

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2003-12-20 3:13:45 PM|| 2003-12-20 3:13:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Hitler was "elected," too. So was Stalin. Guess neither of them was a dictator.

Posted by Fred 2003-12-20 3:32:36 PM|| 2003-12-20 3:32:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Scooter, I found this:Al-Jazeera was launched after the closure of the BBC World Service's Arabic language TV newsroom in 1996. The article is here.

Posted by Gasse Katze 2003-12-20 5:19:00 PM|| 2003-12-20 5:19:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Gasse Kattze: The BBC WS Arabic language TV newsroom didn't really close in 1996. It MORPHED into Al-Jezz. BBC is already a virtual branch of Al-Jezz. More importantly, I'm beginning to think maybe the Brits are wise to this fact. I believe the Brits are starting to debate the future of the BBC as a tax payer funded news organ. Certainly we should be doing the same here in the USA with the likes of PBS and NPR.

Posted by Mark 2003-12-20 8:13:24 PM|| 2003-12-20 8:13:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Not that I've really thought through this but it seems that a lot of media has been corrupted with mideast cash. As well as universities. Can't provide any links but it seems as though...

Posted by Lucky 2003-12-20 11:53:30 PM|| 2003-12-20 11:53:30 PM|| Front Page Top

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