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Politics : Piffer Thread on Political Rantings and Ravings

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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (10233)3/26/2003 5:06:32 PM
From: Original Mad Dog  Read Replies (2) of 14610
 
Speaking of mainstream press, check out the name of the Al Jazeera spokesman in this article....

Al-Jazeera Calls on U.S. to Ensure Free Press

By Merissa Marr, European Media Correspondent

LONDON (Reuters) - Banned on Wall Street and wiped off the Internet, Arab news channel al-Jazeera defended its controversial coverage of the Iraq (news - web sites) war on Wednesday and demanded the United States come to its aid in the name of a free press.

Al-Jazeera, which angered the United States by showing footage of dead and captured American soldiers, said it was deeply concerned after two of its reporters were banned from the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites) and its Web sites were hacked.

"There has to be a national effort to protect the freedom of the press even more," said al-Jazeera spokesman Jihad Ballout.

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story.news.yahoo.com
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