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http://english.aljazeera.net/Articles/News/ArabWorld/US-backed+council+bans+Arab+TV+stations.htm
How do they incite anti-US violence?
How do they incite anti-US violence?
US-backed council bars Arab media
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I think they are ticked because they interview guerillas...you know the typical guys with ski masks and AKM's. They feel that this is inciting further resistance. They also regulalry have such figures as Paul Bremer, Colin Powell, Condoleez Rice, on soooo take that for what it is worth.
Clearly all Iraq needs is FOXNews. I heard this morning that FOOXNews is the only news broadcast to the troops in Kuwait.
Give me a break. It is still better than the "free press" they had under Saddam. Whiney ass liberals.
HeroOfPellinor
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"Iraq's Governing Council said on Tuesday the stations were prohibited from covering official activities in Iraq for two weeks. "
Learn to read. Kthx.
Apparently the COUNCIL feels that "Aljazeera and al- Arabiya"--NOT THE ENTIRETY OF THE ARAB MEDIA, you freaking SPINSTER--are lacking in their journalistic integrity. Big whoop...what's it to you?
Learn to read. Kthx.
Apparently the COUNCIL feels that "Aljazeera and al- Arabiya"--NOT THE ENTIRETY OF THE ARAB MEDIA, you freaking SPINSTER--are lacking in their journalistic integrity. Big whoop...what's it to you?
Al Jazeera and Al-Arabiya are pretty much the entirety of the Arab broadcast media, unless you count the respective state TV stations which are esentially the propaganda arms of thier governments=no one watches them.
Yes you are. You have been brainwashed by years of exposure to the liberal media to not see the lies that they constantly spout. Thankfully, the Bush Administration is taking steps to see that the Iraqi people don't fall into that same trap.
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The irony is, my only words were "How do they incite anti-US violence?". The rest, including the subject, were quoted from the source. So who needs to learn about reading, again?
Edit: Besides, is their headline false? Are they not arab media? That is just an adjective, which happens to describe them correctly. And who is this council to decide the integrity of journalists and censor what Iraqis are allowed to see?
Now I'm not totally certain about the FOX business. But one of their correspondents/retired military contact in Kuwait said FOXNews was the sole news channel being viewed by the troops in Kuwait. He followed up that statement with, "keep up the good work."
The Puppet Regime in Iraq has a vested interest in suppressing media that does not present a best case scenario. There's nothing legitimate about the Iraqi Council particularly with their current leadership, Chalabi. Therefore, they must exert control over the press to stifle debate.
The notion that life is improving every day in Iraq is not the whole truth but it's good enough for the US administration (which has said it daily since May 1) and the Iraqi Council (that needs good news to create the aura of legitimacy). The truth of daily raids of Iraqi homes by US troops, minimal personal security particularly at night, unreliable water, unreliable power, persistent attacks on US troops/pipelines/powerlines, and the waning support for the cause in America will invariably provide support to those that oppose the US occupation.
To me that's not anti-American . . . it's anti-occupation.
The Puppet Regime in Iraq has a vested interest in suppressing media that does not present a best case scenario. There's nothing legitimate about the Iraqi Council particularly with their current leadership, Chalabi. Therefore, they must exert control over the press to stifle debate.
The notion that life is improving every day in Iraq is not the whole truth but it's good enough for the US administration (which has said it daily since May 1) and the Iraqi Council (that needs good news to create the aura of legitimacy). The truth of daily raids of Iraqi homes by US troops, minimal personal security particularly at night, unreliable water, unreliable power, persistent attacks on US troops/pipelines/powerlines, and the waning support for the cause in America will invariably provide support to those that oppose the US occupation.
To me that's not anti-American . . . it's anti-occupation.
The Iraqis lost some of thier "free speech rights" when they forced the US to take the courageous step of invading and removing Saddam Hussein from power.
HeroOfPellinor
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Wow...look...I just quoted you. Is that not what you said? Why do you think people should incite anti-us violence? Are you anti-American?
Muslim blows up bus. I come here a post that Muslims blow up buses. How's that gonna fly?
They're people who are attack by terrorist groups they feel are using these two channels as a propoganda. Who are you, some guy safe in America, to tell them what they should or shouldn't do?
So you mean our invasion of Iraq was not to provide them with the freedoms that we take for granted? That these freedoms should not be protected by the puppet government that we "appointed"? Maybe we should have called it "Operation Iraqi Freedom but only when it suits us".
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Umm, what exactly are you trying to say here? I don't see your point or why you came up with this...
Sure, I don't see why not, unless of course he wasn't Muslim? You're point?
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I'm observing the hypocricy in saying we're giving them freedom but then censoring what they see. Show me an Al Jazeera article which suggests the viewer should attack the us appointed council.
Al Jazerra definitely has a slant but look at Aljazeera and compare it to FOXNews. Is there any doubt that both of these "news" sources have POVs that color their delivery of the news?
Now look at CNN International . . . out of these three which one looks like it favors reporting the news versus commenting on the news?
Now look at CNN International . . . out of these three which one looks like it favors reporting the news versus commenting on the news?
Originally posted by: LilBlinbBlahIce
So you mean our invasion of Iraq was not to provide them with the freedoms that we take for granted? That these freedoms should not be protected by the puppet government that we "appointed"? Maybe we should have called it "Operation Iraqi Freedom but only when it suits us".
Oh is that how it works? You just invade, slap a democracy in (oops slap a constitution in, then a democracy), and walk out? Do you have the cliff notes on that?
I'm sorry, but Iraq needs to learn to crawl, then walk, then run. Until then, they are an occupied country and what the army says, goes.
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Originally posted by: alchemize
Originally posted by: LilBlinbBlahIce
So you mean our invasion of Iraq was not to provide them with the freedoms that we take for granted? That these freedoms should not be protected by the puppet government that we "appointed"? Maybe we should have called it "Operation Iraqi Freedom but only when it suits us".
Oh is that how it works? You just invade, slap a democracy in (oops slap a constitution in, then a democracy), and walk out? Do you have the cliff notes on that?
I'm sorry, but Iraq needs to learn to crawl, then walk, then run. Until then, they are an occupied country and what the army says, goes.
I agree with that for the most part. Democracy in Iraq must be taken one step at a time. You have to set up the right conditions for it to flourish before you go full force. But one thing I dont agree with in some of the previous comments is that we are restricting freedom of the press for all Iraqis. The ban is only from covering official business of the council and running of the country. It is only for TWO WEEKS. I believe they are just doing this to Aljazeera to get them to be a bit more cautious. They will be back to covering and broadcasting the news in Iraq in no time. If they continue to ban aljazeera, or explicitly censor what they report, then I'd be a bit worried about Iraqi press freedom. Access to news and media is better now than before the war. They now have access to bettermore reliable, and more sources of information even without aljazeera. This does merit concern, but it nothing to get up in arms about yet.
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