Middle East Focus: The Fox News Saudi Connection: Demagogues, Liars, and Media Scoundrels…….

Arabia Deserta

The Fox News Saudi Connection: Demagogues, Liars, and Media Scoundrels…….

“As for Williams, he's just aping Gingrich. One might argue that American values are amply on display already in Saudi Arabia. If you're standing in Mecca and you happen to see a Sikorsky Black Hawk fly overhead, you are seeing, alas, American values at work in Saudi Arabia. The country is the US's biggest arms customer, and a massive proposed new deal was announced just this month. Or, of course, Williams might consider the News Corp.'s recent investments in the kingdom as another example of American values at work there. Murdoch & co. now own 9% of Rotana, the kingdom's biggest media empire, and it owns 7% of the News Corp. When arms and money are at stake, the kingdom's lack of churches doesn't seem to matter quite as much…….” Guardian (UK)

In fairness, the Saudi partners never tried to cover up their Fox (Murdoch) connections. It is Fox News that has been trying hard, even harder these days, to cloud up its Saudi connections. Fox owners probably don’t want their Tea Party viewers to erroneously think that they are dealing with those nasty dangerous anti-American Arab Muslim un-Christian un-Godly oil-exporting terrorist-loving swarthy foreign non-English-speaking plotters and scoundrels. They may not want them to know they, at Fox, are speaking from both sides of the mouth.
Not that there is anything wrong with a Saudi business connection: Fox can do worse right here in the USA, and it does. However, there may be something wrong with having a Fox-Murdoch business connection. In this case it may be the Saudis who have stooped low to pick a partner.
Cheers
mhg

Mon Email