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"Hardcore Anti-American Propaganda"

We probably don't spend enough time here on Public Eye examining the kind of influence that different types of media wield on the public outside of the United States – especially the Middle East.

That's why Elizabeth Palmer's report on last night's "Evening News," which takes a look at Syria's Al-Zawraa TV, is well worth watching. Al Zawraa is banned in Iraq, but is distributed via satellite throughout the region. It's content is "hardcore anti-American propaganda," as Palmer says in the piece, and it is also "one of the most powerful calls to arms" for those who "dream of joining the jihad against American forces."

You can read the story here or click on the video player above to watch it.

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