By Cliff Kincaid
Apparently
on the defensive over its unorthodox entry into the U.S. media market,
Al Jazeera has hired a high-powered lobbying firm on Capitol Hill to stave
off an investigation of the curious transaction with former Democratic
Vice President Al Gore.
The
firm, DLA Piper, represented
Al Jazeera in the acquisition of Gore’s Current TV, has
an office in Qatar, which owns Al Jazeera, and is also active in the
“Islamic financial services industry” in the Middle East.
“Al
Jazeera America is assembling a K Street team to advocate for its cable
news channel,” reports
The Hill. Current TV was purchased from Gore and other prominent Democrats,
including Richard C. Blum, husband of Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Gore reportedly got $100 million out of the $500 million deal.
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