A couple of years ago I had a heated argument with a leftie when I insisted that Al-Jazeera was controlled by Palestinians holding Qatari, Saudi, Kuwait and Jordanian passports. I was not believed and was ridiculed. Once again today I reiterate that Al-Jazeera is controlled by Palestinians and additionally I will state that Al-Jazeera has been fanning the flames of unrest in Libya and elsewhere. Any bets what the pallie ex-honcho's next move will be? He will of course open a PR firm milking further tears for the pallies from the gullible of the world.
...However, Wadah has come under intense pressure recently after a confidential US cable from the US embassy in Doha where Aljazeera is located and published on Wikileaks, claimed that the pan-Arab station general director had agreed to US government request to delete and alter its website content that “disturbs” the US government.
The leaked document about the alleged cooperation between Wadah and the US government was, according to Middle East Online, used by some Qatari officials to exert pressure on him, especially as he had waded into controversy with fellow Palestinian activist Azmi Bishara who was also based in Qatar.
According to the website, Wadah's departure will be strongly felt by the Muslim Brotherhood who reportedly would lose a powerful media centre that helped them "influence the Arab street through various strategies that included promoting the ideology of the Brotherhood and the incitement of the Arab street."
Shaikh Ahmad, the new director, is seen as a success model for young Qataris following a series of achievements in the gas sector.......
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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