David Frost joins al-Jazeera TV (really) BBC NEWS

[Felix]

From BBC NEWS<br><br>David Frost joins al-Jazeera TV <br> <br>Sir David will broadcast from the channel's London base <br>Veteran UK broadcaster Sir David Frost is to join Arabic-language TV station al-Jazeera, the network has confirmed. <br>Sir David is to appear on al-Jazeera International, the pan-Arab news network's new English-language channel, due to be launched next spring. <br><br>The Qatar-based channel said Sir David, who broadcast his final Breakfast with Frost programme for the BBC in May, would be among the "key on-air talent". <br><br>Sir David was quoted as saying he felt "excitement" about his new role. <br><br>"Most of the television I have done over the years has been aimed at British and American audiences," he said. <br><br>Distinguished career <br><br>"This time, while our target is still Britain and America, the excitement is that it is also the six billion other inhabitants of the globe." <br><br> <br>Frost's interview shows have attracted world leaders <br><br>Sir David notched up 500 editions of Breakfast with Frost before bowing out. <br><br>An al-Jazeera statement called Sir David "the only person to have interviewed the last seven presidents of the United States and the last six prime ministers of the United Kingdom". <br><br>It said: "(He) has joined the line-up of key on-air talent at the new 24-hour English language news and current affairs channel." <br><br>Launched in 1996, al-Jazeera is best known outside of the Arab world for carrying exclusive al-Qaeda messages. <br><br>Sir David first came to prominence on television in the early 1960s, when he presented the satirical BBC show That Was the Week that Was. <br><br>Channel expansion <br><br>He presented a series of news and current affairs programmes in the UK and America. <br><br>Frost's interviews with Richard Nixon after Watergate were revealing, much acclaimed and achieved the largest audience for a news interview in history. <br><br>He worked for ITV breakfast station TV-am in the 1980s before rejoining the BBC in 1992. <br><br>Last month al-Jazeera launched a children's channel as part of its expansion plans. <br><br>It also has a sports channel and one dedicated to covering live events without a presenter. <br><br><br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[Homeless Halo]

AJ has held close ties with the BBC since its inception (and therefore, also the CIA). I've often found it remarkably amusing that we in the west have such a strong bias towards this news outlet, when it exists essentially as an extension of Anglo-american foreign policy(like RFE).<br><br>Movie:<br>"Control Room"<br><br>Available at your local video store. Should get you started. <p></p><i></i>

[Peachtree Pam]

Hi Homeless,<br><br>Yes, AJ has always been a product of UK intelligence. Remember where all of "bin Laden's" terrifying videos and those of other key terrists were dropped off? (Never seemed to catch those A-rabs who dropped them off.) Remember CNN's standard statement that it had been unable to verify the "authenticity" of the AJ tapes<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rollin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>It just shows that people will believe ANYTHING if it is on TV. <p></p><i></i>

[Homeless Halo]

I guess it would be fairly hard to third party validate the authenticity of a tape, when there is only one party and they know THEY know its a fake tape... <p></p><i></i>