Jane, a fellow Lady of the Cotillion who writes at Armies of Liberation, was interviewed on al-Jazeera: Hello (to the Gogglers) and I was on al-Jazeera (to the regular readers).
I want to extend my warm congratulations to her for a job that was - by all accounts - extremely well done! Not that I expected anything less; Jane knows her subject backwards, forwards, upside down and inside out!
The hardest part is your first five words. I did have an opening memorized but the host said to me: well you’re one of the most controversial guests we’ve had, since a Yemeni newspaper published an announcement of your appearance and we’ve recieved a flood of email condemning your appearence on al-Jazeera and denouncing you as anti-Arab, so welcome Miss Novak. And then he asked me a question. So my opening was, Its very strange that anyone would call me anti-Arab, since I spend so much of my time advocating for the human rights and civil rights of Arab people. (The Yemenis are Arabs last time I checked. So the regime tried to get me pulled from the show.)
I hope somehow we can get either a transcript or a video of the segment.
For a look at Jane's efforts on behalf of the Yemeni people, look here. It's not complete, but it will certainly give you a good idea of Jane's dedication, passion, and professionalism.
Congratulations again, Jane - keep pounding them onto the ropes!
