DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ­- Two of the most high-profile Arab TV networks reacted angrily Sunday to U.S. claims of biased news coverage about the Iraq war.

Adnan al-Sharif, the manager of Al-Jazeera, said poor translation of their reports was behind the accusations.

“Our news is being poorly translated for the Americans,” al-Sharif said.

Earlier, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz accused Al-Jazeera, based in Qatar, and Dubai-based Al-Arabiya of bias in their reporting.

Wolfowitz told Fox News that the networks incite violence against American forces with slanted reports that he asserted are funded by Middle East governments. “These governments should stop and realize that this is not a game, that they’re endangering the lives of American troops,” he said.

Al-Arabiya’s Editor in Chief Salah Negm said the network is private. “Al-Arabiya’s coverage reflects the truth even if that angered some people,” he said.

Al-Jazeera was launched with a Qatari government subsidy, but al-Sharif said the station is now “an independent institution.”