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Thread ID: 15111 | Posts: 5 | Started: 2004-09-26
2004-09-26 20:24 | User Profile
Israeli millionaire to purchase 50% of Al-Jazeera shares [url]http://english.pravda.ru/world/20/9...14319_deal.html[/url]
Israeli businessman Haim Shiban intends to acquire 50% of shares of Qatar-based satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera. The channel has gained reputation after the September 11 attack in the US; it has become one of the world's leading channels providing coverage of the latest news of the Arab world. The information has been reported Saturday by a Lebanese newspaper Al-Mustakbal with reference to Israeli sources.
According to the Lebanese newspaper, for the last several months, the Israeli businessman has been having talks with the channel's owner Sheikh Khamad ben Khalifa al Tani regarding this matter.
The offer has first been made to emir about six months ago during his visit to Qatar along with American ex-president Bill Clinton. The newspaper reports that emir took the offer seriously. Both men began negotiating. However, their talks ended after emir decided to audit the channel.
According to the newspaper, Shiban has purchased a portion of American company Fox for $1.5 billion USD. In addition, last year he's become a shareholder of a German company Bru Sat 1 for 225 million Euro. He also owns 23% of shares of second Israel's channel, reports RIA "Novosti".
2004-09-26 21:02 | User Profile
Are those dumb Arabs actually willing to sell him those shares?
If so, suicidal greed/stupidity is certainly not limited to White Christendom.
Petr
2004-09-26 21:24 | User Profile
Amazing news, actually.
2004-09-26 23:03 | User Profile
"When the truth comes into the light, the lies will hide in the dark",,,,, Ponce
However,,,,, if you buy the voice and then silence the provider then no one will hear the truth.
Five to one that the Jews will buy Al-Jazeera and then send a bulldozer to tear it down.
2004-09-27 00:28 | User Profile
One way to silence our enemy is to buy him off.