Image uploaded from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | The senior executive of the Middle East's most recognizable news television network has resigned following revelations that he met with American intelligence officials and complied with their requests to alter the content of news reports. A brief news report posted today on the Al Jazeera website said that Wadah Khanfar, the news network's Palestinian-born director, had announced his resignation, eight years after assuming the station's leadership. It made mention of the the incident that likely led to his resignation: namely the recent revelation that he was in constant contact with US intelligence officials during much of his executive career, and that he agreed to alter the content of some Al Jazeera news reports at their request. |