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So, anyone check out Al Jezeera News yet?

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Thump553 said:
Popped into this thread to see what sort of nonsense Incorruptible would spout, and I was not disappointed.

Haven't seen it yet, but have listened to their radio version. The comparisions to the BBC are pretty much on target. If the TV version is of comparable quality this will be a much needed breath of fresh air. Far too much of American cable news is histronic theatrics or trash news (which starlet is overdosing this week type news).
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How about you debate the issues instead of attacking me? Because you already lost the debate.

al jazeera funded by Qatar. Backed up by proof.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera
 
Been getting news from them on a semi regular basis pretty much ever since 9/11. They're good, but as with all media outlets it's important to treat them as only one of many perspectives. Not sure I see the comparison with BBC frankly, but I do agree they seem far less tainted than the mainstream north American networks
 
Incorruptible said:
How about you debate the issues instead of attacking me? Because you already lost the debate.

al jazeera funded by Qatar. Backed up by proof.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera
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Backed by Qatar? other then Qatar being your typical middle eastern country whats bad about it?

1) Sharia courts were abolished in 2003. Shari’a (Islamic law) - should please you.

2) Alcohol consumption is legal in Qatar. Big bonus here !!!!

3) Qatar hosts the Al Udeid Air Base, which acts as the hub for all American air operations in the Gulf. Which should piss off many over there. which should please you :whiste:
 
BrunoPuntzJones said:
Just because they are brown? Maybe you should read up on what Qatar has been like the past 100 years (hint hint, 3/4 of the century it was run by the British).
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Not because they're brown and stop making baseless assumptions.

CrackRabbit said:
It's because they're Muslim. Incorruptible hates Muslims.
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Wrong again. I can't believe you came back after I kicked your ass all over P&N.

Thebobo said:
Backed by Qatar? other then Qatar being your typical middle eastern country whats bad about it?

1) Sharia courts were abolished in 2003. Shari’a (Islamic law) - should please you.

2) Alcohol consumption is legal in Qatar. Big bonus here !!!!

3) Qatar hosts the Al Udeid Air Base, which acts as the hub for all American air operations in the Gulf. Which should piss off many over there .
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It's propaganda, why is the government funding its own station? To spread propaganda.

It makes me happy that they banned sharia law and alcohol is legal though.
 
MomentsofSanity said:
Fuck you're a clown.

This:



Immediately followed by this:



What factual evidence do you have to base this on?
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None, he is doing what trolls do best, trolling.
I so wish the admins would take the banhammer to his worthless trolling ass. There are so many members here that have been banned for less than him.

BTW Incorruptible, did you enjoy your two week vacation?
 
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Incorruptible said:
Not because they're brown and stop making baseless assumptions.



Wrong again. I can't believe you came back after I kicked your ass all over P&N.



It's propaganda, why is the government funding its own station? To spread propaganda.

It makes me happy that they banned sharia law and alcohol is legal though.
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Do you feel the same way about the BBC? And what specific examples of propaganda do you know of?
 
Incorruptible said:
Not because they're brown and stop making baseless assumptions.



Wrong again. I can't believe you came back after I kicked your ass all over P&N.



It's propaganda, why is the government funding its own station? To spread propaganda.

It makes me happy that they banned sharia law and alcohol is legal though.
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the BBC is backed by Britain - it must mean they're also a terrorist organization.
 
Noticed it was very recently added to Comcast (in my area at least) Managed to catch a few mins here and there. Unfortunately not available in HD for me, so I won't be doing much watching.
 
Incorruptible said:
A government funded TV station? That doesn't cause you to question the motives?

Here are two sources that show it's propaganda.

journalism.about.com/od/trends/a/Former-Staffers-Claim-That-Al-jazeera-Has-Become-A-Propaganda-Mouthpiece.htm

http://www.conservativeactionalerts...ker-bashes-al-jazeera-as-islamist-propaganda/
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More of the same, just people claiming they are slanted. And I'm not saying they aren't slanted. I just don't know of any actual instances.

I can easily find instances of the US media not presenting "news" but editorials passing as news.
 
Fern said:
I have Dish and looks like they've picked it up too. AJ ads are all over the other cable news channels.

I've surfed over a few times but they've always had commercials on, which I find odd since the first thing I read about AJ was they no very little-to-no sponsors/ads.

In any case I haven't seen much of it yet.

Fern
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Similar story here (but DirecTV). Turned to it once, but caught only the tail end of sports coverage before they cut to commercials. Changed channels and haven't made it back yet, but I will. I used to read their web site fairly frequently during the Iraq war, and found them informative, often offering information that received little play in U.S. media.
 
CrackRabbit said:
None, he is doing what trolls do best, trolling.
I so wish the admins would take the banhammer to his worthless trolling ass. There are so many members here that have been banned for less than him.

BTW Incorruptible, did you enjoy your two week vacation?
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FFS, ignore him. He never offers anything new or valuable, just brainless repetition of juvenile chest thumping ("I dare you to say that to my face, derp.") and empty tripe he's copied from his (tiny) collection of nutter bumper stickers. Ignoring Inconsequential is easy and you won't miss anything. The problem is that it's a lot more difficult to ignore all the fools who rise to his bait. If only vBulletin had a feature to <Ignore luser and everyone who responds to him>.

Remember, trolls crave attention. When you feed him, he wins, you lose, and P&N loses. You become part of the problem.
 
Incorruptible said:
Yeah the time of your life getting schooled on P&N. Are you even capable of offering an opinion that isn't just some BS?
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I gave you an opinion nitwit. my neighbors son is a contractor in the emirates, I get the English dailies from there several time a year. they hate Obama, and so do you. yours and their opinions are the same. you'd like them very much.
 
Doppel said:
Because terrorist fahr'nurs run it! He wants his hannity and maddow.

Of course, he's lying anyway, he won't drop his provider when they get AJ.
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B.C. its likely they do get backing at some level from terrorist organizations and generally ensure news leans towards anti-american views, just not something I'm willing to support.

Nor do i watch either hannity or maddow, talk shows annoy the hell out of me.

Lastly, glad you know what i will or wont do... But yes I would drop them.



Oh my provider is comporium at the moment, feel free to monitor their line up to see if they ever carry it and if so i'll give you an account number so you can verify it's cancelled.
 
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