] "The Arab media today, with its clear inclination towards
] exaggerations and false promises of victory, is feeding
] the public stories that have nothing to do with the real
] events in the field. Hence, it is replicating the old
] media, despite the fact that it is broadcasting in color
] and using electronic technologies..
. . .
] "Notice the difference in press conferences on both sides.
] In the West, journalists are not satisfied with listening.
] They probe, express opposing opinions and expose lies. In
] our media, anything [the Iraqi Information Minister] Al-Sahhaf
] says is broadcast as if he was a Friday preacher in a mosque..."

Editor of the London Arabic Daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat Criticizes the Arab Media's War Coverage