New AlJazeera English channel

[eyes-only]

What do you think?


I can't get enough of it.

[X.Playa]

I think they will bann it from the USA air. Its very dangrous to break the Isreali monoply on media.

[Demure]

I thought I heard they could not broadcast till after November for technical reasons. Yeah right like Elections perhaps?

It should be interesting I think, actually kind of looking forward to it.

[PH.D.]

I really hate al-jazzzera, why would a Somali listen to it? its for arabs only, i usually watch South African tv on the net or the Italians.

[gurey25]

Some of their programs were produced and filmed in Dubai.
and 2 of the camera men, and a producer are my buddies.

[muslim-man]

DCMacHead on 10/31/06
[comment buried, show commenthide comment] I hope they translate word-for-word the Arabic Al-Jazeera for all the world to hear. My gut tells me it will be like Yasser Arafat--incite in Arabic, make nicey nice in English.
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by ahsen74 on 10/31/06
[comment buried, show commenthide comment] It'll probably be more like how CNN has a perceptible pro-American spin, and CNN International less so. Obviously they are targeting a different market, otherwise why have it in English?

the above is from a diffren't board. i agree with the second guy.

[musika man]

al jazeerah is owned by the qatari royal family. it is the family, even when saudis refused george bush to launch his iraqi invassion from saudi american bases, he gave george bush a base in Qatar to launch his iraqi invassion. they criticize every arab regime except the qatari regime. like ossama, it is an american creation.

what do you like about them eyes or Demure?

[Nabeela]

Great! Now dumb Americans will be able to actually understand what they are saying when they bash the US.

[Somaliman%]

Great i have that channel but it wasnt working for a while now.
i being desperetly waiting for it.
this is goodnews for those of us who dont speak arabic.
and ragea omar works for them now....

[muslim-man]

lol@ragea omar

was that deliberate or a typing error??

[Somaliman%]

typing error

[eyes-only]

It gives you a much bigger view of the world. One minute you are watching the latest in Afghanistan next thing you are looking at Venezuela and Tonga – I mean, I thought I knew every country and capital in the world until I heard something about Tonga on AlJazeera. I like the fact that they got so many well known reporters pouched from BBC and CNN as well as other broadcasters. I like it I especially like their other programmes like witness presented by Rage Omaar and also 48…I never thought Syria was that beautiful. Right now I’m considering going to Damascus instead of Marrakech. I also like the women’s programme, can’t remember what it was called. Hoping to see more of it…

It may however lose its controversial charm since the reporters are all too objective.

[gurey25]

The world is such an interesting place isnt it.

come to Sydney and ill introduce you to a few tongans

[eyes-only]

Gurey, I felt like such an American. For once I didnÂ’t know what the hell the news reader was going on about. ItÂ’s an interesting country, now that IÂ’ve read a bit on it.

I wouldnÂ’t be caught dead in the land of the ex-cons.

[AbdiWahab252]

Comcast, COX have refused to carry it