dreamdancer 0 #1 February 1, 2011 because they can't handle free speech? QuoteWant the best coverage of what's happening in Egypt? Turn to Al Jazeera English ... Oh, wait, you probably can't. As Ryan Grim writes for the Huffington Post: Canadian television viewers looking for the most thorough and in-depth coverage of the uprising in Egypt have the option of tuning into Al Jazeera English, whose on-the-ground coverage of the turmoil is unmatched by any other outlet. American viewers, meanwhile, have little choice but to wait until one of the U.S. cable-company-approved networks broadcasts footage from AJE, which the company makes publicly available. What they can't do is watch the network directly. Grim notes the irony of the fact that Egypt's blackout of the Internet is scorned here in the U.S., but at the same time cable companies are refusing to offer Americans Al Jazeera because of "political and commercial reasons" that amount to basically a bunch of xenophobic hooey. http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/455956/why_are_americans_blocked_from_watching_al_jazeera_english/#paragraph4stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 February 1, 2011 Well, I can't speak for anybody else, but this site doesn't seem blocked at all. It works just fine 24/7/365. http://english.aljazeera.net/ Al Jazeera English is NOT blocked in the US. It might not be economically viable to carry on the vast majority of cable companies, but asking why it's "blocked" is like asking why the major studios have "blocked" me from making the movie I want to.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebabin 0 #3 February 1, 2011 There probably wouldn't be a market for a full time Al Jazeera channel here in the US. No money in it. We can acces it very easily through the interwebs, though. No blocking. Straight feed. No censoring. Freedom of speech completely intact. http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ Edited because I'm old and broke down... (Quade is quicker on the draw than I am with the link) "Science, logic and reason will fly you to the moon. Religion will fly you into buildings." "Because figuring things out is always better than making shit up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brucet7 0 #4 February 1, 2011 I watched a couple of hours of Al Jazeera English tonight on Link TV. And Mosaic also has excerpts of the channel.POPS #10623; SOS #1672 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #5 February 1, 2011 Quote Grim notes the irony of the fact that Egypt's blackout of the Internet is scorned here in the U.S., but at the same time cable companies are refusing to offer Americans Al Jazeera because of "political and commercial reasons" that amount to basically a bunch of xenophobic hooey. Right - because these are equal in nature. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #6 February 1, 2011 Proven wrong again-does it get tiring? I can access Al Jazeera but choose not to. I don't have time to pull the occasional stellar coverage from the biased rhetoric. If I wanted to be spoon-fed fucked up opinions I become an alternet junkie.You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VincePetaccio 0 #7 February 1, 2011 QuoteProven wrong again-does it get tiring? I can access Al Jazeera but choose not to. I don't have time to pull the occasional stellar coverage from the biased rhetoric. If I wanted to be spoon-fed fucked up opinions I become an alternet junkie. PWND!!!!!!Come, my friends! 'Tis not too late to seek out a newer world! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #8 February 1, 2011 Private companies choosing not to offer one of a billion other 'news' sources = "blocked, and afraid of free speech" got it In your little world, I suppose "Free Speech" would involve the government forcing all the networks to show Al Jazeera. Gotta admit it, your track record is spotless - you've missed the point on 100% of everything you think - most times in spectacularly foolish fashion. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #9 February 1, 2011 Quote Private companies choosing not to offer one of a billion other 'news' sources = "blocked, and afraid of free speech" got it In your little world, I suppose "Free Speech" would involve the government forcing all the networks to show Al Jazeera. Gotta admit it, your track record is spotless - you've missed the point on 100% of everything you think - most times in spectacularly foolish fashion. DING! DING! DING! PWND!!! mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VincePetaccio 0 #10 February 1, 2011 http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/2141/pwnd2hj4.jpg Come, my friends! 'Tis not too late to seek out a newer world! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #11 February 1, 2011 "Why Al-Jizz-eera Supports Hamas" It's the Arab version that spews all the hate, and the English language version has plenty of left-wing Westerners on their staff. Don't call me misinformed - I've been in the Gulf for 18 months now (I lived in Doha for a year, I've met some of them [AJ's Western staff]) and have seen plenty o' hadjivision and heard the harangues from the mosque loudspeakers on Friday afternoons (after all the caterwauling, of course): "BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH ISRAEL BLAH BLAH BLAH USA BLAH BLAH BLAH ISRAEL BLAH BLAH BLAH USA"...etc., etc. Please see also palwatch.org. Link it yourself. mh . edit for spelling"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
