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2005-09-27 Europe

Jazeera condemns Spain's conviction of its reporter

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Posted by Fred 2005-09-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The channel views the incident as a dangerous precedent for the profession of journalism and journalists across the world who go to great lengths on a daily basis to bring coverage on critical issues

I'm "down with that".

Posted by Walter Duranty 2005-09-27 00:11|| 2005-09-27 00:11|| Front Page Top

#2 ...Arab Human Rights Organisation...

Oxymoron alert!

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-09-27 01:37|| 2005-09-27 01:37|| Front Page Top

#3 This ought to serve notice. Giving Terrorists a platfrom to speak from is support. Your ass will go to jail for it. This clown went even farther than that.

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2005-09-27 04:56|| 2005-09-27 04:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Daniel Pearl.

Posted by Cherens Phutle1557 2005-09-27 05:10|| 2005-09-27 05:10|| Front Page Top

#5 As bad as being the mouthpiece of muslim conquest and the Al Qaeda vanguard, Alouni was not convicted of spreading islamic terrorist propaganda. He was convicted of running money for Al Qaeda. I don't believe that is in a typical journalist's job description, though I confess I'm not familiar with Al Jazeera's personnel policies. He was also accused of being a member of Al Qaeda and providing material support, such as satellite phones, though I don't know if the prosecution pursued that charge.

Posted by ed 2005-09-27 08:11|| 2005-09-27 08:11|| Front Page Top

#6 âIt was a black day in the history of Spanish justice,â Jazeera news editor Ahmed Sheikh told the channel from Madrid minutes after the court sentenced Tayssir Alouni to seven years' imprisonment for âcollaboration with a terrorist organisation.â

It's always interesting to see how people from countries where stealing a loaf of bread will get your hand chopped off have so much to say about Western jurisprudence.

Posted by dushan 2005-09-27 10:16|| 2005-09-27 10:16|| Front Page Top

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