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Here’s a sample of Democracy Now! Middle Eastern Coverage:

1996/4/18: the First Qana Massacre

2001/12/17: US Invasion of Afghanistan

2003/3/20: US Invasion Of Iraq

2003/5/20: Exclusive U.S. Interview, Democracy Now! Talks with the Widow of the Al Jazeera Journalist Who Died When U.S. Forces Shelled His Office in Baghdad

2004/11/15: Noam Chomsky on Yasser Arafat after his death.

2005/2/16: On the assassination of PM Rafic Al Hariri

 2006/5/31: On July War in Lebanon

2007/1/02: On The Assassination of Saddam Hussein

2007/11/20: Interview With Marcel Khalifeh

-The Middle East is a crucial Geo-Political area, and is without a doubt at the essence of all major events in the 21^st century.

-This region has witnessed significant events during the last seven years, resulting in sweeping changes across the political map of the area.

-With over 10 years of broadcast, Democracy Now! proved to be a people’s show. By the people and for the people.

-The Middle Eastern media industry has been deeply affected by political changes, opening the door for governments from all around the world to broadcast their own propaganda into the region through station such as: Al Hurra(US), B.B.C.(UK), France 24(France), Russia Alyawm(Russia)

-The creation of the stations mentioned above has left the Middle Eastern people unable to separate the fact from the fiction. And desperately eager for the truth

-Democracy Now! has been broadcasting on over 650 channels, and still, the show has no outlet in the Middle East.

That’s is why we, the people of the Middle East ask our Media channels both Radio and Television to take the positive step and bring us  Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! Is the Award-Winning, Independent TV/ Radio News Hour that has been broadcasting award-winning, independent news since 1996. Democracy Now! combines the cutting edge of a breaking news program with a magazine format that allows for extended discussions and debates.

Democracy Now! is hosted by Amy Goodman, one of America’s leading broadcast journalists. Goodman’s investigative reporting has won many of the industry’s top honors, including the George Polk Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Prize for International Reporting and the Alfred I. duPont Columbia Award. Most recently Goodman was awarded the Gracie Allen Individual Achievement Award for Outstanding Program Host and the James Aronson Career Achievement Award. Co host Juan Gonzalez is one of the premier print journalists in the country. An award winning columnist for the New York Daily News, he was also 2004 President of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

“Democracy Now! Retains a jagged and intriguing edge,” says the Washington Post. The show presents a diversity of voices not often heard on other U.S. media, including independent and international journalists, ordinary people affected by government policy, grassroots leaders, and independent analysts. Energetic debates extend beyond the traditional liberal/conservative exchange.

Award-winning mainstream journalists also regularly appear on the show. Featured guests in 2006 include journalists from domestic media such as The New York Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Newsweek, New Yorker, The Nation, and Vanity Fair; as well as from international print and broadcast outlets such as The Independent, Guardian (UK), and Ha’aretz, among others. The show also features regular reports from independent, un-embedded reporters on the ground bringing breaking news, such as Robert Fisk, Dahr Jamail, and Tariq Ali.

As a news show funded entirely through contributions from listeners, viewers, broadcasting stations and foundations, Democracy Now! maintains its editorial independence, providing a counterweight to media consolidation.