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...Ground zero of the propaganda war has been inaccessible to most Americans - Qatar's Al Jazeera cable TV network, the single most important opinion-maker in the Arab world, broadcasts only in Arabic. But Boston NPR station WBUR is now offering Americans a peek at what the Arab world is hearing through its daily translations of Al Jazeera's news broadcasts. While much of the reportage comes straight from the wires, Taliban spin gets a lot more air than it would in the U.S. Example: "The Taliban say the U.S.-led campaign is a crusade against Islam and claim...
...WBUR also offered Lydon a salary raise to $330,000 in an unsuccessful attempt to keep him at the station...
...Lydon has been faced criticism from listeners who claimed that he was arrogant in demanding a larger salary and thus severing his ties with WBUR...
...WBUR claims that in July 2000, Lydon wanted to make "Connection" into a for-profit venture in which he and his partner, Mary McGrath, would have an equity stake, a wish WBUR was unwilling to grant...
...WBUR felt that this proposal was incompatible with the station's mandate as a non-profit institution and incompatible with its reliance on individual contributions for half its financial support," the management said in a statement at the time...