Discovery Times and Al Qaeda 2.0

While flipping through the channels this evening, I happened on what was apparently the premiere evening of the Discovery Times Channel - a joint venture between The Discovery Channel and The New York Times. The first show was called "Al Qaeda 2.0" and was one of the most informative specials I've yet seen on Al Qaeda.

Amongst the revelations is evidence that Al Qeada's leadership may be in Bangladesh and have established a new base there. I missed the beginning of the show, but it's on again tonight at 11pm EST, so I'll get caught up then. 

On now is "Terror's Children" which is about children's lives in Pakistani madrassas.

This is all original programming produced by The Discovery Program and the New York Times jointly, and is interspersed (supposedly, I haven't seen this yet) with Iraq war reports from NY Times correspondents, and even the obligatory "Friedman's Journal" where John-Paul's mustachioed doppleganger holds forth on various topics.

It looks to be an impressive venture, assuming they can keep up the quality to tonight's levels. For those in Denver on Comcast, tune into channel 271.  For others, you can find out if you can see it here.