until only recently, you couldnt get access to Al Jazeera English in the U.S. Even the top cable providers were not making it available until just a year and a half ago.
on a side note, i subscribe to AJE regularly; i think out of all the news outlets, their coverage is accurate, neutral and very fair. Good talks shows as well --though some have been openly critical and have exposed some of the questionable conduct of members of the IDF and israeli foreign policy.
Al Jazeera was also very critical (rightfully so) about a number of attacks against its reporters and staff by israeli security forces and even militant settlers