Sunday, March 20, 2011

Aljazeera and US foreign policy

US foreign policy toward the Middle East was clarified two weeks ago when the New York Times carried a front-page story in which US officials "predicted" that monarchies will survive through the turmoil in the region.  I don't think that the article was based on a prediction as it was based on a strong US stance in support of the monarchies.  The only republican exception is Yemen: the US will stand by Salih no matter what, as long as he can stand on his feet.  Pretty much, Aljazeera is following in US footsteps with the exception of Yemen: Aljazeera is covering extensively turmoil and dissent in Arab republics and staying silent about the monarchies (Morocco included) with the exception of Yemen, which is critically covered by the network.  But Jordan is barely covered while Syria is covered.