Ironically enough - from the BBC

France launches world TV channel

President Chirac has given his personal backing to the project

France's first international news channel has been launched into competition with BBC World and CNN.

France 24 was unveiled on the internet at on Wednesday evening, and will launch on satellite and cable TV 24 hours later.

The channel has the backing of French President Jacques
Chirac, who despaired at the lack of an outlet for French views in the
run up to war in Iraq.

Pete's Points
So at last it has come to this!
Now we have

1. A channel in UK English (BBC)
2. A channel in American English (CNN)
   
3. A Channel in German and German English (Deutsche Welle)
4. A Channel in Arabic
5. A channel in French

The tower of Babel is returning just when we have returned to where Babel was in the first place.
How much more news (I mean propaganda) can we stand?

Note please dear readers that the French President has helped this to happen because he wants FRENCH views on air.

Look forward to new world wide 24 hour NEWS channels from China, India and other budding superpowers who also want to share their messages with the world