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2004-08-07 Iraq-Jordan

Iraqi Government Shuts Al-Jazeera Station

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Posted by Ol_Dirty_American 2004-08-07 11:38:42 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "It's regrettable and we believe it's not justifiable," Al Jazeera spokesman Jihad Ballout said. "This latest decision runs contrary to all the promises made by Iraqi authorities concerning freedom of expression and freedom of the press."
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Fer f%&k's sake, the spokesman's first name is "Jihad." Doesn't this tell you anything? Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness just happen to take a front seat to spewing terrorist propaganda. I'm very glad Iraq realizes this, it is a ray of hope for their new government.

Posted by Zenster 2004-08-07 4:08:19 PM|| 2004-08-07 4:08:19 PM|| Front Page Top

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