Perhaps Bill O'Reilly is worried that al-Jazeera upstaged his own network in covering the uprising in Egypt.
As Americans flocked to the Middle East-based news network (or at least its website) in unprecedented numbers, and many praised the network for giving the Arab world a source of news not controlled by governments, the Fox News host went on a rant against the channel, arguing it's anti-Semitic and anti-American -- and therefore a hero of the American "far left."
On his show Tuesday night, O'Reilly said the network "contributed to the rise in anger in the Arab world" and "makes a living blaming most problems in the Middle East on the USA and Israel."
O'Reilly gave several examples to back up his claim, including the broadcasting of a live speech by a Hezbollah member and an interview with a person who claimed the US military had tried to use witchcraft on detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
That angered Fox contributor Alan Colmes, a progressive voice on the news network, who argued that the views of guests on al-Jazeera shouldn't be confused with the views of the network itself. Colmes argued the talking point many have been making in praising al-Jazeera, saying the network has become an important source of information in Middle Eastern countries where most TV news is controlled by autocratic dictators..................
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