== External links ==
*Ellen McCarthy, "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33564-2004Oct14.html Va.-Based, U.S.-Financed Arabic Channel Finds Its Voice]," ''Washington Post'', October 15, 2004.
*Eli Lake, "[http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030203-054915-3619r Budget Focuses Foreign Aid Against Terror]," United Press International, February 3, 2003.
*Nancy SnowDavid Shelby, "[http://www.commondreamsiwar.org.uk/news-archive/views042003/030909-0625-3.htm Al Hurra-Al Who?: Haven't heard? We're Free, TheyMiddle East Television Network Aims to Replicate Radio Sawa're Not!s Success]", ''Common Dreams'', March 9September 25, 20042003.
*Paul Richter, [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/whitehouse/la-fg-bush5feb05,1,7146046.story?coll=la-news-politics-white_house U.S. to Reach Out to Arabs Via TV. Bush's answer to Al Jazeera is Al Hurra, a $62-million-a-year project that will strive to improve America's image in the Mideast], ''Los Angeles Times'', February 5, 2004.
*Paul Richter, [http://www.bupipedream.com/020604/wire/w2.htm Bush says yes to ArabTV], ''BUPipeDream.com'', February 6, 2004.
*Tom Regan, [http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0209/dailyUpdate.html?s=mits US image abroad will 'take years' to repair. Experts tell Congress 'bottom has fallen out' for US support abroad], ''Christian Science Monitor'', February 9, 2004.
*Nancy Snow, [http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0309-06.htm Al Hurra-Al Who?: Haven't heard? We're Free, They're Not!], ''Common Dreams'', March 9, 2004.
*Firas Al-Atraqchi, [http://yellowtimes.org/print.php?sid=1779 ''Iraqi officials argue with Alhurra commentator''], ''YellowTimes.org'', February 17, 2004.
*David ShelbyEllen McCarthy, "[http://www.iwarwashingtonpost.org.ukcom/newswp-archivedyn/2003articles/09A33564-252004Oct14.html Va.-3Based, U.htm S.-Financed Arabic Channel Finds Its Voice]," ''Washington Post'', October 15, 2004.*Georg Mascolo and Bernhard Zand, "http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,357110,00.html Good Morning Iraq: US Sponsored Television in the Middle East Television Network Aims to Replicate Radio Sawais 'Cheaper than an Invasion,'" ''Der Spiegel''s Success], May 21, 2005.*"[http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/americas/view/86110/1/.html US counters bad publicity of Iraqi prisoner abuse through al-Hurra TV,"ChannelNewsAsia.com, September 25May 21, 20032005.