al jazeera has been playing a critical role in the democratization process, unwittingly and consciously. in fact, i would argue, dylan, al jazeera is one of the most powerful nonstate actors in the world today. in fact, in tunisia, the first spark, provided the spark that ignited the fires in the middle east. people were saying, thank you, thank you, al ja deer zeerjazee. barack obama s ideas and symbolism play a critical part for this generation. al jazeera has been able to tell the people what s happened in their own societies. it has connected them together, it has really unleashed this particular longing for freedom and liberty and for open societies in the middle east. fawaz, reconcile for us, if you could, for the american point of view, who it is that owns this network, who is roger