Al-jazebra Pays Al Gore 500 Millions for His Current TV

(This post is direct from The New York Times.)





Al
Jazeera, the pan-Arab news giant, has long tried to convince Americans that it
is a legitimate news organization, not a parrot of Middle Eastern propaganda or
something more sinister.



It just
bought itself 40 million more chances to make its case.



Al
Jazeera on Wednesday announced a deal to take over Current TV, the low-rated
cable