"For nine months, a small U.S. military team has been courting reporters at Arabic-language news outlets based in Dubai, a charm offensive aimed at reversing negative coverage of the United States." ""Nakhle Elhage, news director at Al-Arabiya TV, said the U.S. military has won more airtime since the Central Command team arrived." “Al-Jazeera has gotten better,” [US Navy Capt. Frank] Pascual said. “They call us now. I think we've made great progress.”"(thanks Amer)