Al Gore vs. Al Jazeera vs. the Truth

How the ex-veep came by his cable TV windfall remains heavily redacted. As with the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, let's hope both sides lose.

Al Gore sued Al Jazeera, saying it still owes him $65 million from the sale two years ago of Mr. Gore's unwatched liberal cable channel for $500 million. Al Jazeera says it's rightfully holding back monies left in escrow against breaches of contract by Mr. Gore's Current TV when he was still in charge.

What breaches? We don't know because the lawsuit has been sealed,...