Random Political Thoughts

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a suggestion tricky dicks tactics were/are similar to soime of Trumps

ie
Nixon
- twisted paranoid

-claiming the elections are rigged
Trump/ridiclous,Nixon would be annoyed at that huh'

US: Richard Nixon library reopens ahead of Election Day

The refurbished Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum swung open its doors ahead of Election Day, highlighting the rifts within the Republican Party.

Nixon, who led the US from 1969 until 1974, was the only president to resign from office and receive a pre-emptive pardon for any criminal acts,
He was known for playing hardball politics, but the tawdry spectacle of the 2016 race for the White House might have even him spinning in his grave.

dont need a Nobeler to give that authenticity ..
Nobel dont have a great name anyway .. now

Trump presidency could provoke 'world disorder': Nobel Peace Prize winner

Donald Trump could provoke instability and world disorder if he becomes the US president, according to Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of Timor-Leste, José Ramos-Horta.

 

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WELL F me dead with a ... anyone would think the mightiest celebrity show in the world/USA 2016 was dead/gone/and buried
such is the interest and activity ..

yeah the excuse, we are all asleep, BS!!!
just bored of it all, more like it?

SAD,BUT, progress,i suppose ..

UK government approves Heathrow airport expansion

The British government has approved the building of a new runway at London's Heathrow airport.

Successive governments have agonised over the decision for years.

Big businesses argue that it's essential for the economy, but activists say it'll affect the environment.

And London's Mayor has already come out in opposition to the move.

TALKFEST

and what of the Eu/Turkey deal
stem the self caused flow huh
and the AFRICANs join the migratory route,as well ..

WELCOME ALL!!!

nothing new
just the ongoing saga of the issue of the migrant refugees
imagine this will be an issue forever and a day henceforth

when you think of it
lets rename ourselves refugees, instead of humans?

people are not going to give up there quest for a better/safer life, who can blame them

others want to kill/destroy and plunder there homelands, so suffer the consequences everyone else ..

Inside Story - What comes after 'The Jungle'?

It has been the squalid home of around 8,000 refugees and migrants.

Now, the makeshift camp near Calais is being emptied, ready for demolition.

Many refugees had hoped to cross the English Channel to start a new life in the UK.

Instead, they've been bussed to alternative sites across France.

Why are European governments failing to adopt a common policy on immigration?

Presenter: Sami Zeidan.

Guests: Clare Mosely, Co-Founder of the aid organization Care for Calais.

Leonard Doyle, International Organization for Migration.

Julian Lehmann, Researcher at the Global Public Policy Institute and Author of 'Shipwreck: The Failure of European Refugee Policy'.

dont know why all the focus sdeems to be on Duertes Phillipines these days,in thing i geuss

Philippine prisoners find sense of accomplishment in dance

quite an incredible move
peoplesdeath sentence commuted ..

Kenya: President commutes all inmates on death row to life imprison...

Almost 3,000 prisoners on death row in Kenya are having their lives spared.

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday commuted all death sentences in Kenya to life imprisonment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g_kdDig3lg&feature=em-uploademail

 

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minimal sympathy for Samsung and/or SK
with SKs collapse of its/the worlds major shipping company as well

too much of its being in bed with the USA,
continually attempting to ridicule NK etc
not that NK doesent deserve such, but ..

Samsung shareholders prepare for crucial meeting

Reeling from one of its worst publicity disasters, Samsung Electronics is preparing for a crucial shareholders meeting.

Thursday's event could see the son of the current chairman, who has been seriously ill in hospital for two years, take on a more prominent role with a seat on the board.

Samsung is facing criticism for being too opaque and dependent on family influence.

Harry Fawcett reports from Seoul.

so sad
some of my favourite people
the displaced/disspossed of MYANMAR
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Dozens of Myanmar refugees return home from Thai camps
The Thai and Myanmar governments are cooperating for the first time in repatriating refugees.

More than 100,000 displaced people from Myanmar live in Thai camps along the border, having fled civil war and persecution.

But now, some of them feel it’s safe to return under a civilian government.

Wayne Hay reports from Myawaddy on the Myanmar side of the border with Thailand.

 

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Aussies be very careful,of the USAs motives
esp under Mam Clinton
shes likely to stir things up to the max
Obamas one thing, Mam Clintons another .


China Rising: The challenges for Australia as China and the US struggle for supremacy in Asia

Published on Oct 3, 2016
Reporter Peter Greste joins Four Corners for a special report on the rise of China and its escalating contest with the United States in the Asia Pacific region. In interviews with key players from the world of diplomacy and strategic affairs, the program explores how Australia is trying to balance two competing interests. You

yes
get on well with both the USA/CHINA even Russia
but does anyone think the USA in particular would be happy other countries were friends with China/Russia as well

remember the words, that apply in most things US i reckon

'your either with us or against us'

not neccessarily just the supposed self created 'terror'

Inside Story - Is the US losing traditional allies in Asia to China?

Published on Oct 6, 2016
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told US President Barack Obama to "go to hell", in response to western criticism of his war on drugs. Duterte's recently been openingly courting Beijing despite a long-running and bitter dispute over the South China Sea. On Wednesday, Thailand briefly detained and deported a Hong Kong student who helped organise pro-democracy protests at the request of China. Bangkok and Beijing have established stronger ties since a military coup in Thailand two years ago. So to what extent can Asian nations realistically step out of America's influence and embrace China?

 

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fyi
MEDIAs birth to now USA style,found it very i teresting ..

US elections and the media: How did we get here? - The Listening Post (Full)

Published on Sep 17, 2016
In this special edition of The Listening Post from New York City we explore how a lack of regulation and absence of a strong public broadcaster in America has impacted the coverage of US politics.

As the 2016 presidential election campaign heads into the home stretch, many Americans are accusing their news outlets, particularly on the broadcast side, of not just reporting on the race for the White House - but actually affecting the outcome, through their commercial agendas, prioritising ratings and revenues over journalism and responsible reporting.

So how did we get here? Measuring the totality of media coverage over the entire presidential campaign - the content, the tone, the ideology - is near impossible. But what we can do is examine structural issues in the broadcasting landscape that are unique to the US.

First, America's regulatory requirement for editorial fairness is almost non existent. Broadcasters in the US can be editorially and ideologically biased whether Fox News on the right, MSNBC on the left.

The second thing that sets the US media apart is that unlike every other advanced country in the world, America does not have a publicly-owned broadcaster provided with the resources - the budgets - to actually compete with privately-owned media outlets. So broadcasting in the US is almost entirely corporate-controlled.

We examine the corporate domination of the American airwaves, the ratings and profit imperative related to that and the effect that that has on media coverage and public discourse.

Talking us through the story are: Dan Rather, former anchor, CBS Evening News; Cenk Uygur, host, The Young Turks; Amy Goodman, host, Democracy Now! ; Nicholas Lemann, Dean Emeritus, Columbia Journalism School; Robert McChesney, communications professor, Illinois University; Janine Jackson, programme director, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting; Daniel McCarthy, editor, The American Conservative; and Patricia Diaz Dennis, former federal communications commissioner.
More from The Listening Post on

Clinton vs Trump and the role of the moderator - The Listening Post (Full)

 

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always been of interest the Australian Govts bungling of this, damn USA style money hungry behaviour at the expense of ordinary ciytizens of the world

Government never modelled impact of backpacker tax hike

Treasury officials admit no modelling was done to assess backpacker tax impact

The government's backpacker tax was never specifically investigated to see if it would hurt farmers and the tourism industry, a Senate inquiry has revealed.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-...kpacker-tax-inquiry/7971686?WT.mc_id=newsmail

relatively convincing?
but,thrown in a lot of major over dramatization
no wonder some folk come away with paranoid thoughts of impending ghlobal doom?
the musics enoughto make yopu go nuts'
gave up watching tbh, esp when it raved on about the US Navy ..

Real Truth Behind South CHINA Sea - Full Documentary

Published on Oct 13, 2016
Real Truth Behind South CHINA Sea - Full Documentary

 

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how very interesting,in our lifetime ..
SOUTH AFRICA again mmmmm

Cape Town: South African riot police fire stun grenades at protesting students

Published on Oct 26, 2016
Riot police fired stun grenades at hundreds of protesting students who stormed the parliament precinct in Cape Town to disrupt the reading of the budget.

Black students from low-income families say fee increases will rob them of the opportunity to continue studying.

Haru Mutasa reports from Cape Town.

'the money isent there- an honest Politician huh''

South Africa students protest against high tuition fees

South African police have fired stun grenades, water cannons and tear gas to disperse students protesting outside parliament over the cost of university tuition fees.

They warn there will be more protests if the government ignores their demands.

Haru Mutasa reports from Cape Town.

 

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its VICE news so it must be gospel
sort of known it to be a truth
feral this/that ettc ..

These mammals must die

New Zealand is trying to kill millions of invasive mammals. But without new technology, the plan is doomed.

https://news.vice.com/story/new-zea...ls-must-die-but-no-ones-sure-how-to-kill-them

very interesting i think
be interesting to see how they do,i have my doubts actually

The Stream - South Africa tells International Criminal Court: 'We q...

On The Stream: What does South Africa’s departure from the ICC mean for the credibility of the court across Africa?

 

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LOOKS JOHN LOOK
looks like were ghoing to have a couple of weeks of newbie lpsg politicos going nuts!

bit of an unusual this man DUERTE
but
worth tolerating his utterences,much bettermore sensible than Trump talk

nside Story - Is the US losing traditional allies in Asia to China?

tPublished on Oct 6, 2016
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told US President Barack Obama to "go to hell", in response to western criticism of his war on drugs. Duterte's recently been openingly courting Beijing despite a long-running and bitter dispute over the South China Sea. On Wednesday, Thailand briefly detained and deported a Hong Kong student who helped organise pro-democracy protests at the request of China. Bangkok and Beijing have established stronger ties since a military coup in Thailand two years ago. So to what extent can Asian nations realistically step out of America's influence and embrace China

FBI
going to have digs at your liokely new president as well huh
what an exciting 4 years minimum to look forward to, courtesty of the supposed mightiest country in trh world,geeesh!!!

BREAKING NEWS

The F.B.I. has found new emails related to its Hillary Clinton inquiry and will review “whether they contain classified information”

Friday, October 28, 2016 1:37 PM EDT
The F.B.I. said Friday that it had uncovered new emails related to the closed investigation into whether Hillary Clinton or her aides mishandled classified information, potentially reigniting an issue that has weighed on the presidential campaign.
Read more »

 

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CONGRATULATIONS ALL

Inside Story: Will new agreement to protect marine life be a success?

Published on Oct 28, 2016
Twenty-four countries and the European Union signed a historic agreement to protect ocean life near Antarctic.

 

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good/bad. with CHINA no one knows i geuss??Phillipines Duerte just left the Chinese Premier, sooooo huh?? who knows??
whats going on?

Chinese vessels leave Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea: officials

Chinese ships are no longer at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea and Philippine boats can resume fishing, officials say, calling the Chinese departure a "welcome development".

South China Sea: Philippines says Chinese vessels have left Scarborough Shoal following Duterte visit
Updated about 5 hours ago

Shift on China could have US sweating

The reports of withdrawals follow Duterte's visit to Beijing to strengthen ties
Philippine fishermen could access the shoal unimpeded for the first time in four years,

Chinese ships are no longer at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea and Philippine boats can resume fishing, officials say, calling the Chinese departure a "welcome development".

 

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ZIMBABWEs suspect possibly going as most nated Mugabes replcement
ststes,being a Christian,love in your heart ..shiver @!!

"Surely, for a person who has a human heart, you have to feel bad and sorry, and say sorry to those that have been affected," she added.

Is Joice Mujuru the right replacement for Mugabe? - UpFron

Published on Oct 29, 2016
Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, has ruled for more than 36 years.

During his long reign, Mugabe's government has been accused of numerous human rights violations, including the killing of thousands during the so-called Gukurahundi massacres in 1983.

In this week's Headliner, former Vice President Joice Mujuru, who served in Mugabe's government, speaks with UpFront's Mehdi Hasan about her legacy and why she believes she is the right person to replace Mugabe.

Mujuru denied having any knowledge of the atrocities being committed by what she called Mugabe's "secret army", but told Hasan she was "sorry" for the killings.

"I'm being availed to some of the things that are even shocking," Mujuru told Hasan. "I am even asking myself, did these things happen during my days in government?

"Surely, for a person who has a human heart, you have to feel bad and sorry, and say sorry to those that have been affected," she added.

Mujuru, in opposition to Mugabe, has been supporting peaceful demonstrations against the longtime president.

VENUZUELA
basically still supporting him despite his helping to bring the country to ruin

Venezuela’s Maduro: Opposition strike ‘a complete failure’

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has labelled a national strike called to oppose him, “a complete failure”, after most workers ignored calls for the walkout.
But the opposition said the strike, launched to protest at Maduro’s handling of the economy, had been a success.

 

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thinking
in a positive not negative way
bemuses to some degree

politicos new,suddenly appear in the last few weeks,pointing out articles/items of interest to them now it seems
all very well,even if a mite too late huh duh'

no real interest,it could be suggested ..
perhaps,they were fire and brimstone elsewhere ..

IRONIC/impressed

personally,when travelling the world in the late 70s
was most disturbed/unimpressed/distressed, often cried
at the massive Churches WW, Russia/Scandanavia/Europe
and the UK,amonst all other countries
altho not so much the UK,as was privy to attending there services

but guts of it all, i was mightly pissed off, that they all mostly had there huge doors SHUT/barred from seemingly freely allowing 'travellers' to seek sanctuary, and spend a nigth or so within its possibly warm walls

now its happening, GOOD

Spain's vulnerable hardly benefit from economic growth

Despite having no government in place for the last 10 months, Spain's economy has recently seen modest growth.

But as Sonia Gallego reports from Madrid, not everyone is seeing the benefits.

 

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GOOD FOR THEM
m to be able to improve there lives in a neighbouring receptive friendly country
wish more could be so generous/hassle free

geesus,for years i thought Venuzela was doing OK
poor govt mishandling etc
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Venezuela crisis: Dire situation forces many to move to Colombia

Thousands of people from Venezuela have crossed into Colombia since the shared border was reopened in August.

Most are in desperate need of food and medical supplies, which are hard to find at home because of an economic crisis.

Alessandro Rampietti reports from Cucuta.


come to think of it its your fault for not monitoring things more rigidly
trusting anyone/any country these days is pretty damn stupid

look at Clinton,male and fremale ..

Seb Coe hopes to eradicate sports doping

Published on Oct 29, 2016
The head of world athletics has told doping won't kill his sport but admits restoring trust will take time.
Seb Coe also said lessons need to be learned from a damning report into drug testing procedures at the Rio Olympics.

MEXICOS Halloween i suppose/cultural celebration,unusual
celebrate the dead

Mexicans celebrate first Day of the Dead
Thousands of people gathered in the heart of the Mexican capital to celebrate the first annual Day of the Dead.

Long before Spanish invaders arrived, people widely believe that once a year spirits of the dead are guided back to the world of the living through offerings of food and candles.

 

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Duterte Duterte where art thou ha

your fun nmier than the failed Trump
failed yet again,bankrupted,non tax paying Trump

well,go on about your way DUTERTE ha' keep us humoured,make your mark
stir up the westerners, about time someone came along to do that,keep em on there toes ..

get along well with RUSSIA and that will really give the world a shake up huh'

30, 2016
Will the U.S. Lose Its Southern Anchor in the Pivot to China?

Whether President Duterte is threatening more than a rhetorical break is still an open question, says Walden Bello

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=17514

- may have influenced the outcome of the election
he said it ..

Inside Story - Will Hillary Clinton overcome her email scandal?

Published on Oct 29, 2016
The US presidential campaign has been one of the most dramatic and unpredictable in recent years.

Now, with just days to go until American voters head to polls, the FBI has announced it's looking into a new batch of e-mails it found in a separate case.

Director James Comey says the new e-mails may be 'pertinent' to his agency's investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private e-mail server.

Back in July, the FBI cleared the former Secretary of State of any criminal wrongdoing.

But said she was 'extremely careless' in handling some sensitive material.

So, what does this new revelation mean for Clinton's campaign?

 

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incredible how HOSPITALS are targetted/affected in war torn countries by both warring sides these days
shows the real manic animalistic behaviour of supoposed humanity

we dont deserve to call ourselves human,period

Afghanistan hospital caught in Kunduz crossfire

When the Taliban captured the Afghan city of Kunduz last month, residents and security forces were caught by surprise.

The group's move was swift as they took up positions in homes, trapping civilians. Hundreds of people were wounded and the region's only trauma hospital was caught in the middle of the fighting.

Jennifer Glasse reports from Kunduz.

-stating
some wars are more worthy of a mention than other wars

Mosul and Aleppo: A tale of two besieged cities - The Listening Post (Full)

Published on Oct 29, 2016

Mosul and Aleppo: Two cities under siege

With conflicts in the Middle East ongoing, it's up to the media to inform us about what is happening on the battlefield. Both Mosul in Iraq and Aleppo in Syria are cities held by rebel groups, surrounded by avenging armies and bombarded by international air power. But with all the geopolitics in play, reporting from the field is seldom black and white.

To avoid an alleged media bias, US presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign has decided to start reporting on itself - the daily 'Trump Tower Live' looks a bit like a 24 news channel with budget issues.
Lebanon's media and the politicisation of a garbage crisis

Lebanon's media is crowded, diverse and highly politicised. We analyse the impact of the media's politics on its output. Our case study: last year's protests over the garbage crisis. It’s a story of how a deeply divided media fractured the consensus on a civic issue - and the activists who are pushing for alternative narratives ever since.

 

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interesting
SOUTH AFRICA wanting to withdraw from the International Criminal Court etc
then theres there own handling such as this

very dubious i think, then again corruption abounds in/at all levels/all organisations
theyre/we are, all in the game to make money/a living/survive huh

South Africa drops charges against finance chief Pravin Gordhan

Published on Oct 31, 2016
South Africa's chief prosecutor has dropped fraud charges against the country's finance minister and two of his co-accused.

The development is the latest twist in a police investigation that rattled financial markets and weakened the South African rand.

Haru Mutasa reports from Johannesburg.

USA still bold as brass
possible new presidernt Clinton better start to look at 'humbling' herself, not be so pushy with others,me thinks ..
days of trying to rule the eworld as the only superpower,are long gone
dont be so pigheaded selfgish ..

China unveils huge military plane

China’s J-20 stealth fighter takes flight. The country’s latest military hardware will be on display at the International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition from Tuesday until November 6. Russian weapons makers are also expected to make a strong showing.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/31/a...ail&utm_term=0_1ff2527dbb-f95835708a-56595989

 

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looks like the pendulums swung back in her favour now huh
geesus?? what a joke and a 1/2

Breaking News Alert

Exclusive: Donald Trump used a legally dubious maneuver in the '90s to avoid reporting hundreds of millions in taxable income

Monday, October 31, 2016 8:47 PM EDT
Tax experts who reviewed newly obtained documents for The Times said the tax avoidance maneuver clearly pushed the edge of the envelope of what tax laws permitted at the time. “Whatever loophole existed was not ‘exploited’ here, but stretched beyond any recognition,’’ said Steven M. Rosenthal, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
Read more »

absolutely incredible
not only do your Presidents get BS NOBELS POSTHUMOUSLY

but lying/theiving bastards prior to being made a President, geesus


at Trumps behest,apparently
what a couple of lying pack of b....ds

do people really want this animal/criminal to be there president when he talks and suggess such ..

going to be bad enough with the other one, in tyrying to decide if one single sentence is a truth or not ,geesus ..

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Trump tells supporters to counteract voter fraud by committing voter fraud

 

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appeared to be so squeky clean
blaming NK for everything imaginable
getting the USA on her side, just as ISRAEL does

and look/listen huh

and this on top of the largest shipping corp in the world/and SAMSUNG and its phone crap,person country
supposed credibility

GOING BUST

smile
slightly dodgy people
British commentator haha .. allegedly
better throw that word in ..


Park a crook, as well
and likely MYANMARS SU KYI!!! hate her as well, as mam Clinton?

suffer SK and also the USA your equally to blame, for backing yet another 'crook'

Inside Story - Will South Korea's President be forced out of office.

South Korean leaders are known for their scandals, and the latest is no exception.

There are mounting calls for President Park to resign.

Protesters are angry about her close friendship with a woman named Choi Soon-sil, who has allegedly helped her with political appointments and policy decisions, even though she's a private citizen without security clearance. Park has apologised, sacked several advisers, including her chief of staff, and cancelled meetings to deal with the unrest.

But seven out of ten South Koreans still say they want her to step down or be impeached.
So, is the president's time now also running out?

Presenter: Laura Kyle

Guests:

Jean Lee, Global Fellow at the Center for Korean History and Public Policy at the Woodrow Wilson Center.

BJ Kim, Adjunct Professor at Hankuk University of Foreign studies.

Aidan Foster Carter, Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Sociology and Modern Korea at Leeds University.

 

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what a turnaround huh,life aint so great when you can ridicule a place like neighbour NK/and its leader, as the very worst country in the world/with encouragement by the USA i will freely add

all you want with seeming impunity,but have your own MANY hidden skeletons,incl supposed friends
like TRUMP,i will freely add ..

South Korea detains president's confidant amid controversy

The woman at the centre of a scandal that's threatening to bring down South Korean President Park Geun-hye is now under emergency detention.
Prosecutors will consider whether to seek a warrant to formally arrest Choi Soon-sil.
She is accused of abusing her connections with Park.
Harry Fawcett reports from Seoul.

Al Jazeera celebrates 20th anniversary

Twenty years ago today, the media landscape was changed forever in the Middle East.

On November 1, 1996, Al Jazeera went live and launched its first broadcast.

Now standing as one of the largest news organisations today, Hashem Ahelbarra looks back at the stories that were covered and the lives that have been changed.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/al-jazeera-celebrates-20th-anniversary-161101054328600.html

interesting
what Mam Clinton had to say,at that time

Author Hugh Miles on Al Jazeera’s 20-year evolution

Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based television network that has changed the media landscape in the Middle East forever, is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Speaking from Cairo, Hugh Miles, author of Al Jazeera: How Arab TV News Challenged the World, said Al Jazeera has been at the front of breaking news for many years and played an important role particularly during the Iraq invasion and Afghanistan war.