As the country continued a fierce debate over the war in Iraq last week, America took a largely unnoticed blow in the war on terrorism.

The debut of Al-Jazeera International, the English-language version of the controversial Arabic-language network Al-Jazeera, is a stunning defeat for the United States. In fact, Al-Jazeera International has plans to establish a broadcast center in the very heart of the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. It has yet to find a cable or satellite host in the U.S., but it’s seems only a matter of time. The fact that Al-Jazeera International is staffed with well-known western journalists such as former BBC host David Frost, former ABC anchor Dave Marash and former CNN journalist Riz Khan will only strengthen its appeal to legitimacy. But the reasons for not allowing Al-Jazeera International to infiltrate our country are legion.

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