Profitable Occupation
January 23, 2004
This month, the Pentagon contracted an American company, Harris Corp., to run the much-criticized Iraqi Media Network, now called al-Iraqiya. Harris Corp.'s partner will be the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International. It's not surprising that the respected and well-rounded LBCI was chosen for the project. But some have wondered why an Arab media outlet would cooperate with the reconstruction effort in Iraq, considering how much that effort is scorned by much of the Arab public. Brooke speaks with Michael Young, opinion editor of the Daily Star in Beirut.
