If you're a regular watcher of what passes for news on the BBC these days you'll often see Abd Al-Bari Atwan, editor-in-chief of London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper, invited to give his opinion on political developments in middle east.
As a BBC 'friend' he's rarely pressed on whether his own views might colour his analysis, which is a shame as they are quite enlightening.
Next time the BBC puts on one if its comfy little panels on the middle east (you know the sort of thing, a balanced lineup consisting of someone from the centre, someone from the left, someone from the extreme left) and Abd Al-Bari Atwan is wheeled out, I wonder if he'll be asked about this interview he gave to Lebanese TV?
It's easy to see why the BBC holds him in such high regard. I wonder if he made an appearance in the Balen Report? I guess we'll never know.
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