But the more the US and authoritarian Arab regimes attacked the station, the more the station became a reflector of some of the radical Islamic trends. In the Danish cartoon case and the recent controversy over the Pope’s statements, the station was clearly seen as making the news rather than just covering it.
当半岛电视台记者采访本拉登、而且播放了录像的时候，美国图穷匕见。美国的高级官员公开贬低该台。但是美国以及阿拉伯独裁政权越发攻击，该台就越发成为某些极端伊斯兰趋向的反映者。在丹麦卡通画以及最近的教皇言论风波之中，半岛电视台明显地是在制造新闻，而不是报道新闻。