Saturday, March 10, 2012

Ahmad Chalabi TV

"With offices in Tehran, Damascus and Baghdad, Qanbar said he is hoping Asia TV will offer a different perspective on events from those offered by Al Jazeera, which is owned by the government of Qatar, and Al Arabiya, whose owner is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Both have been accused in the past year of giving positive coverage to revolutions in countries such as Libya and Egypt, while stifling coverage of unrest in autocratic countries in the Gulf such as Bahrain.  "Everyone is afraid of the Saudis," Qanbar said. "They also own most of the major print media.""

Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/03/09/141375/ex-chalibi-aide-launches-arabic.html?storylink=addthis#.T1tdcXgF9X9.twitter#storylink=cpy