Al-Jazeera booted from Baghdad

[Wag]

CNN Article
Considering the amount of pro-Iraqi coverage they've received, this makes no sense. Could it be the Iraqi's are concerned about what they'll report once the final assault is launched? Perhaps the use of chemical and biological weapons?

I can't think of any reason to boot them other than that.

 

[Red Dawn]

Maybe they got tired of the lies too!

 

[Grey]

I heard on NPR radio they were getting upset with anyone who had a SATphone. Especially after the US knocked out the landlines in Baghdad.

 

[Marshallj]

Originally posted by: Grey
I heard on NPR radio they were getting upset with anyone who had a SATphone. Especially after the US knocked out the landlines in Baghdad.

It looks like Iraq is kicking out anyone who can't report good news for Iraq's military. I guess now things are going so bad for them that not even Al-Jazeera can report good news. When Al-Jazeera can't report pro-Iraqi news, you know things are going bad for Iraq.

 

[Stark]

Originally posted by: Marshallj

Originally posted by: Grey
I heard on NPR radio they were getting upset with anyone who had a SATphone. Especially after the US knocked out the landlines in Baghdad.

It looks like Iraq is kicking out anyone who can't report good news for Iraq's military. I guess now things are going so bad for them that not even Al-Jazeera can report good news. When Al-Jazeera can't report pro-Iraqi news, you know things are going bad for Iraq.

LOL

 

[Wag]

Yeah, but the lies were in their favor.

Why were they upset over anyone having a satellite phone? Clearly anything the Iraqis did were put in a good light by Al Jazeera. Just shows you how nonsensical the Iraqis are- cutting off their only positive source of coverage. I bet you Al-Jazeera will still depict them the same way. Have they said anything negative about the Iraqis in all this time?

 

[conjur]

Well, Iraq was banning one or two reporters and Al Jazeera decided to pull up stakes. They are keeping their live video feeds from Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul operating, though.

 

[dahunan]

I am not positive about this, but I am pretty sure that al-jazeera also reported on some of the successes of the Coalition - Like smashing the feared Republican Guard units

Plus, just thought about this, they may have reported on the capture of the Female POW who had broken arms and other broken bones and a bullet inside her.

Maybe they reported on some of the Iraqis welcoming the coalition troops?
or
Reported on the suspicion that Saddam is dead?

 

[conjur]

Wish the Al Jazeera English site wasn't hacked and was still up. Stupid l33t hax0r d00dz.

 

[Wag]

Don't think it was the hackers- Good article on just this subject-

Weekly Standard- Where's Al-Jazeera?

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: Wag
Don't think it was the hackers- Good article on just this subject-

Weekly Standard- Where's Al-Jazeera?

A picture of the truth

 

[Tab]

Originally posted by: Marshallj

Originally posted by: Grey
I heard on NPR radio they were getting upset with anyone who had a SATphone. Especially after the US knocked out the landlines in Baghdad.

It looks like Iraq is kicking out anyone who can't report good news for Iraq's military. I guess now things are going so bad for them that not even Al-Jazeera can report good news. When Al-Jazeera can't report pro-Iraqi news, you know things are going bad for Iraq.

So So So True

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Actually if people had gone to the Al Jazeera site, they would have learned a few things. There are other perspectives that are useful to understand. While al Jazeera definately biased towards the way the Arab world thinks, they are far more impartial than Fox.

 

[Alistar7]

Love the other worlds perspective, if you watched the news in Russia you would hear primarily about civilian casualities. China talks nightly about WMD, France says nothing finally when asked about the bank that holds the billions Saddam was able to control from the food for oil program...

 

[Alistar7]

I also was pretty suprised to see them booted. Maybe they felt their access was giving information to the Coalition? Quite possible Saddam doesn't want ANYONE filming what his troops might do, mass civilian executions, releasing WMD. They may be biased towards Iraq, but they are pro-muslim either way, and they are well aware Saddam has killed more of them than anyone. Don't think they don't see the civilians being used as shields and targeted.

 

[Tab]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Actually if people had gone to the Al Jazeera site, they would have learned a few things. There are other perspectives that are useful to understand. While al Jazeera definately biased towards the way the Arab world thinks, they are far more impartial than Fox.

If I read another mind boogling article on how america is a power hungry zionest contrey I am going to puke.

 

[Alistar7]

Originally posted by: Tabb

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Actually if people had gone to the Al Jazeera site, they would have learned a few things. There are other perspectives that are useful to understand. While al Jazeera definately biased towards the way the Arab world thinks, they are far more impartial than Fox.

If I read another mind boogling article on how america is a power hungry zionest contrey I am going to puke.

I wouldn't be subscribing to any French papers soon then....

 

[Conky]

I'll bet they kicked that aljazeera reporter out because he was trying to verify if Saddam was dead.

hehe

That regime isn't too keen on the truth.

 

[magomago]

I don't its biased toward Iraq - but it reports the news from an Arab Perspective. I've seen them talk trash about all sorts of governments (hell they are banned in a few arab countries). If we want to "win" the trust of the (time to use a cliche) "Arab Street" we have to understanding where they are coming from and watching Al-Jazeera to see their position is a good way. If we understand their positions then we are in a better position to ask for accomdations on both sides and it would make pink flowers and daisies appear all over the world...even in Antarctica

 

[Wag]

If we want to "win" the trust of the (time to use a cliche) "Arab Street"

Never happen. If we gave them what they want- a true representative gov't in every Arab nation, how long would it be before "Taliban-esque" type regimes get voted into office, and eliminate democracy anyways?

The only way Turkey manages to keep democracy alive is with an iron fist- I don't even think they allow muslim women to wear burkas in public.

 

[apoppin]

Amid all the speculation and fantasys, did anyone even BOTHER to READ the CNN article?

Al-Jazeera . . . has suspended the work of all its correspondents in Iraq, after Iraqi officials banned at least one of its employees from reporting.

It said it will continue to broadcast video from some areas of the country.

A statement read by an Al-Jazeera news anchor said: "The Iraqi Information Ministry told Al-Jazeera office in Baghdad its decision to ban Diar al-Omari, Al-Jazeera's Baghdad correspondent, from practicing his journalistic duties."

"The decision also included that Tayseer Allouni should leave Iraq as soon as possible. The ministry did not provide any reasons for that decision. Al-Jazeera network is sorry for this unpredictable and unreasonable decision by the ministry," the statement continued.

"Therefore, the network decided to freeze, until further notice, the work of all of its correspondents in Iraq. However, it will continue to air live and recorded images provided by its offices from Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul."

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[apoppin]

They're back . . .

Ban lifted on Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera resumed full coverage of the US-led invasion of Iraq on Friday evening, after Iraqi authorities reversed their decision to ban two of its correspondents.

"Al-Jazeera welcomes the move by the Iraqi Information Ministry to reverse its decision and immediately re-launches the activity of its correspondents in Baghdad, Basra and Mosul," the Arabic-language channel said.



Early Thursday morning, the Iraqi Ministry of Information halted reports by the channel's Baghdad correspondent Diyar Al-Omri and ordered the immediate expulsion of Taysir Aluuni, also with the Baghdad bureau. No reason was given for the orginal decision or its reversal.

The unexplained decision was met by Al Jazeera with a freeze on all reporting from its eight correspondents across the country. However, it continued broadcasting live or taped video events from its offices in Baghdad, Basra and Mosul.

Both Iraqi authorities and the US military have expelled several correspondent?s since the start of the 16-day-old invasion.



A CNN crew and Australian reporter have been expelled by Iraqi authorities, while journalists from Fox News and The Christian Science monitor have been ordered to leave by the US military.



Heavily criticized by Washington for its uncensored footage of civilian casualties and US prisoners of war, Al Jazeera continues to draw viewer?s from the Arab world and beyond.



The broadcaster has seen a 10 percent spike in its international audience, up to 44 million since the start of the war against Iraq.



It is the only international network with reporters in the northern city of Mosul and the Iraqi-held part of the southern city of Basra. --- Al Jazeera

What ever they did, worked.