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Reuters: Arab Stations Reject U.S. Criticism They Are Biased

Arab satellite televisions dismissed Monday U.S. accusations that their coverage from Iraq was biased and incited violence against U.S. troops, saying they just filled a vacuum left by the U.S. media.

Officials from Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera networks, which have reported anti-U.S. attacks in Iraq and aired tapes by ousted leader Saddam Hussein, were responding to remarks made on Sunday by U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowtiz.

Wolfowitz said in an interview on Fox News Sunday the two channels were guilty of "very biased reporting that has the effect of inciting violence against our troops."

"Wolfowitz wirft den Arabischen Sendern parteiische Berichterstattung vor - und das auf FOX NEWS. Wenn das mal keine Ironie ist"