at aljazeera, we recognize that trend. we set up, in recent months, the transparent unit because we want a way to receive these tips and have a channel, securely, for people to come to us and pass the information along if we're not able to obtain that information through traditional journalism. we're not a town crier organization. we do not publish immediately. we authenticated. we give it context and new ones. on tv, our challenge is to turn documents into television that informs the public to make better choices for our viewers. we did that with the palestine papers in january turned we parted with "the guardian." there were 1700 documents of secret negotiations between israelis, palestinians, and the americans. we took a lot of heat for doing it. but we stuck to our guns. we faced our first challenge, which is what to withhold? what to do not put out there? we are under tremendous pressure by the british government to hold publication of an alleged mi officer to propose a sick rendition program to take mid- level home l

the third one was about aljazeera.uring the revolution, aljazeera is on a lot of the cable companies here in america. that is where many people were getting their middle east news. guest: i am not an expert on palestinian-israeli issues. logically, if you are talking about two hours, two people, if my power outclasses her power, she should get the support to be able to communicate on the same level. i don't understand how americans operate and how the media portrays the struggled in gaza strip right now. israel is only a couple of hours away from where i live. we had been in touch with whatever was going on there. the palestinians have been suffering for so long. we don't have to go for the massacres and the killings of palestinians of the past few years. we have to understand the situation in the gaza strip and how palestinians are suffering under the israelis. occupation. aljazeera, to me, has done a great job during the revolution. i could only watch what was happening in tahrir square over aljazeera. i had a hard t

release a whole lot of stuff that they can do to make america look bad in the world korea if, like aljazeera, if you are hostile to the state of israel, you can release the information -- no, no, you will get time. this is not exactly an open democratic government. and release as many papers as you can in a big white -- in a big light. are you sure, ladies and gentlemen, that they are really and brave and they present themselves and who -- as they present themselves? he said, "we took a lot of heat for doing it." i am surprised you are here. it is a lovely light. you can maka lot of money. you can get a lot of money when you present yourself as a great adversary of something you do not understand entirely. but surely, you have to take one. >> no, no, they will get time. i caot help noticing. why has the russian government secrets not come out? is it because they actually kill a journalist? >> please come in a shouting from the floor. -- please, no shining from the floor. j8ul -- no shoutin from the oor. julian assange. >> i would ask you to do your research before making comments like that.

release a whole lot of stuff that they can do to make america look bad in the world korea if, like aljazeera, if you are hostile to the state of israel, you can release the information -- no, no, you will get time. this is not exactly an open democratic government. and release as many papers as you can in a big white -- in a big light. are you sure, ladies and gentlemen, that they are really and brave and they present themselves and who -- as they present themselves? he said, "we took a lot of heat for doing it." i am surprised you are here. it is a lovely light. you can make a lot of money. you can get a lot of money when you present yourself as a great adversary of something you do not understand entirely. but surely, you have to take one. >> no, no, they will get time. i cannot help noticing. why has the russian government secrets not come out? is it because they actually kill a journalist? >> please come in a shouting from the floor. -- please, no shining from the floor. j8ul -- no shouting from the floor. julian assange. >> i would ask you to do your research before making comments like

release a whole lot of stuff that they can do to make america look bad in the world korea if, like aljazeera, if you are hostile to the state of israel, u can release the information -- no,o, you will get time. this is not exactly an open democratic government. and release as many papers as you can in a big white -- in a big light. are you sure, ladies and gentlemen, th they are really and brave a they present themselves and who -- as they present themselves? he said, "we took a lot of heat for doing it." i am surprised you are here. it is a lovely light. you can make a lot of money. you can get a lot of money when you present yourself as a great adversary of something you do not understand entirely. but surely, you have to take one. >> no, no, they will get time. i cannot help noticing. why has the russian government secrets not come out? is it because they actually kill a journalist? >> please come in a shouting from the floor. -- please, no shining from the floor. j8ul -- no shouting from the floor. julian assange. >> i would ask you to do your research before making comments like that. t

in fact, secretary clinton has praised aljazeera which is rather ironic. they've been trying to get on networks previously and i think they will be. look, i think we can't kid ourselves. one of the reasons we're concerned about that part of the world is oil. and until we get an energy policy our actions there are going to be influenced. that's one of the reasons why we can't put much pressure on saudi arabia. in terms of the troops that we have, i mean, we're not putting ground troops there. the navy around the air force people are already basically you're paying for them. you bought the equipment. and again, i don't think there's anything about a world government. i think what we're saying is that the international community which remember we had a lot set up. it was our idea to set up the united nations, basically can come together when things are so horrible. i think we're still haunted by the memory of the holocaust where the international community didn't do anything to say well waited a second. there are some things, whether it's the balkans or wheth

we are fortunate there are lots of people there, and clearly, i am one who believes that having aljazeera broadcasting regularly from cairo has brought us much more information than in the past when events are occurring. that is not mean, however, that we do not need our own analysis. even the best reporting has a bias and a slant to it that is unrealistic. each one has to figure out what that slant is and do our own analysis. the problem i have is that we describe the revolution and he does democratic. i am not sure what that means in egypt. i am not sure what democratic means for all of us. we a all enthralled with the way the young people in the square has managed to remove and autocrats, managed to transform their society. and have taken their country to replace or we never thought was possible. six months ago, let alone today. is continuing to change. the problem for me is that i worked on the senate foreign relations committee for a long time and joe biden always made a very important observation. the most important characteristic of politician can have is thebility to count. my pro