Here’s an interesting tidbit we can thank jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for: according to cables included in the recent WikiLeaks document drop, informants have told diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia that American television-particularly Fox News Channel and David Letterman‘s Late Show-are proving to be powerful weapons against “violent jihad.”As the U.K.’s Guardian reports, uncensored satellite broadcasts of popular American shows-with Arabic subtitles-carried via Saudi channel MBC, have turned young Saudis into huge fans of Desperate Housewives, Friends, and Fox News:
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=117259