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To: U Up U Down who wrote (18178)	10/11/2001 10:40:41 AM
From: U Up U Down	Respond to of 59480

A bold and original TV station that America wants to censor 11 October 2001 15:37 GMT+1 A bold and original TV station that America wants to censor War against terrorism: Al-Jazeera By Robert Fisk 11 October 2001 The White House urged the major American television networks to cut back on the screening of statements by Osama bin Laden and his spokesmen on Wednesday, warning they could contain secret orders to his followers in the US. The Secretary of State, Colin Powell, said intelligence analysts were scrutinising the videotaped appearances of Mr bin Laden on Sunday, shortly after the air strikes against Afghanistan began, and of the Al-Qa'ida spokesman, Sulemain Abu Gheit, who on Tuesday praised the 11 September attacks and warned that others would follow. The tapes could contain "some kind of message", General Powell said. The White House made its appeal after Qatar's Al Jazeera channel aired the pre-recorded statements by Mr bin Laden and Mr Abu Gheit, which in turn were picked up by the US networks. The request was issued to senior executives of the four main broadcast networks and CNN. Afterwards, the five said they would examine incoming feeds of such statements from Al-Jazeera and not air them live. "At best, Osama bin Laden's message is propaganda, calling on people to kill Americans. At worst, he could be issuing orders to his followers to initiate such attacks," Ari Fleischer, the White House spokesman, said The US embassy in Doha has already filed a formal diplomatic complaint about Al-Jazeera with the tiny Qatari state which funds it. It is no wonder the US wants to censor Al-Jazeera. It is a phenomenon in the Arab world, a comparatively free, bold initiative in journalism that was supported by the Americans until it became rather too free. With more than 35 offices around the world including Kabul the channel's 350-strong staff have had reporters in the Pentagon, northern Afghanistan (with the so-called Northern Alliance) and Gaza. It was the first channel to show Palestinians firing mortars at Israeli settlements and scooped Iraqi television with a speech by Saddam Hussein inviting Arabs to overthrow their pro-Western leaders. The channel has its critics inside and outside the station. One member of staff used to fear that Al-Jazeera was "run by the CIA" an idea quickly dismissed now that the Americans want to muzzle it. Others thought it lacked respect for authority. Alas for the Americans, Israel and local Arab despots, Al-Jazeera is now the best-selling, highest-rated channel in the Middle East. And when it comes to footage of the American bombing of Kabul, whose material does CNN show? Al Jazeera's, of course. news.independent.co.uk

To: U Up U Down who wrote (18178)	10/11/2001 11:47:07 AM
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White House has 'no information' on rumors of bin Laden capture Thursday October 11, 10:30 PM White House has 'no information' on rumors of bin Laden capture WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (AFP) - The White House has "no information" on rumors that Osama bin Laden, blamed here for September 11 terror strikes on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, has been captured, spokesman Ari Fleischer said Thursday. "I have no information on that," Fleischer told reporters.