What did they expect?
The USofA starts magazines, radio stations and such in an attempt to influence public opinion in the Middle East. What grounds do we have to complain when others do the same?
U.S. Protests Broadcasts by Arab Channels
By CHRISTOPHER MARQUIS
WASHINGTON, April 28 — The Bush administration, frustrated by what it calls "inflammatory" reports by Arabic television channels, has in recent days protested to foreign government officials, confronted Arab news executives and put together a list of supposed abuses.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell brought up American concerns about Al Jazeera, a channel based in Qatar, with Qatar's foreign minister earlier this week, saying "the friendship between our two nations is such that we can also talk about difficult issues that intrude in that relationship, such as the issue of the coverage of Al Jazeera."
