The US government-funded TV network Al Hurra was intended to be an important component of American efforts to win hearts and minds in the Arab world. It was a bad idea when it was launched in 2004. It has failed, and yet it won�t die.
This month the US Congress approved another $112 million to fund al Hurra in 2010, making the �bad idea�s� cost to date for American taxpayers more than $650 million. *HERE*<http://1426.blogspot.com/2009/12/al-hurra-failed-us-funded-arabic-tv.html>
