Washington launches Saturday, February 14, an Arabic-language channel in a bid to reach out to Arabs and stem rising anti-U.S. sentiments fueled by rights abuses against Arabs and Muslims, the occupation of Iraq and blind support for Israel.Al-Hurra, or the free one, will be broadcast to the Middle East and the Gulf region and debut with 14 hours a day of programming, to expand to 24 hours within weeks, reported Agence France-Presse (AFP).It will be available to viewers in the Middle East on the region’s two major satellite systems, namely, Arabsat and Nilesat.According to its website, Al-Hurra is operated by the Middle East Television Network (MTN), a body financed by the Congress, which earmarked $62 million for the channel