Al Jazeera America's First Guest: 'Jew Baiter' Stephen Walt

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http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/08/20/aljazeera-america-first-guest-jew-baiter-stephen-walt

 by John Nolte 20 Aug 2013

The Washington Free Beacon reports that Al Jazeera America, the Qatar-financed cable news channel that launched today, has already "dashed the hopes" of anyone who believed AJA's claims that they would  present "fact-based, unbiased and in-depth news." AJA's first guest was Stephen Walt, who the Free Beacon describes as a "disgraced conspiracy theorist."

“President Mubarak was ill-informed and stupid,” Walt retorted on the air. “Then the Muslim Brotherhood was quite stupid,” he continued. “And now I fear the Egyptian military is being stupid.” …

Walt concluded his interview by noting that the only reason the United States provides aid money to Egypt is to placate the Jewish state.

The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg describes Walt as a "Jew baiter" and someone "who makes a living scapegoating Jews."

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http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/08/20/Al-Jazeera-America-s-Lead-Story-Focuses-on-Terrorist-Detainees

Al-Jazeera America's Lead Story Focuses on Terrorist Detainees


by Joel B. Pollak 20 Aug 2013

Al Jazeera America's slogan is: "There's more to it." The Qatari government-owned channel clearly wants viewers to look past its sensational coverage of anti-American terrorists, its ongoing use as a mouthpiece for Jew-hatred, and its growing alienation from Arab journalists and viewers disgusted with its support for the Muslim Brotherhood. Its lead story on the first day of its launch, however, sends the opposite message.

Entitled "Malaria drug overused on Guantanamo Bay prisoners?", the article by Jason Leopold reports that terror detainees at the controversial prison may have suffered from overdoses of an anti-malarial drug that was given to them as they arrived. That's right: because the military acted to save their lives and prevent the potential spread of infection, using a drug with (yes) potential side effects, human rights groups are outraged.

Day One, Al Jazeera America: a story demanding sympathy for anti-American terrorists detained on the battlefield for actions taken by U.S. medical personnel, further sensationalizing an issue that is near and dear to the far-left and the New York Times editorial page but of little real legal or medical virtue. Not exactly a hopeful sign of the channel's political direction as it seeks to enter a crowded liberal media market.