US elections and the Gulf States

The latter two states control and fund Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera respectively which dominate the Arab news airwaves and are busy actively marketing the agendas of the governments that fund them. [...]even less time is allocated to the US elections than four years ago. [...]with regards to the daily...

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Published inOpenDemocracy (London)
Main Author Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London OpenDemocracy 23.10.2012
Subjects
Arab people
Presidential elections
Prime ministers
Voting machines
Saudi Arabia
Iran
United States > US
Qatar
Egypt
Israel
Syria
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Summary:The latter two states control and fund Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera respectively which dominate the Arab news airwaves and are busy actively marketing the agendas of the governments that fund them. [...]even less time is allocated to the US elections than four years ago. [...]with regards to the daily tragedy unfolding in Palestine under occupation and the humiliations of countless Israeli checkpoints the "Arab street" is not holding its breath for a breakthrough under either US presidential contender.
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ISSN:1476-5888