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To: TimF who wrote (1441)	4/4/2003 4:46:12 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 7936

Spam suits seek poetic justice By Lisa M. Bowman Staff Writer, CNET News.com April 4, 2003, 10:55 AM PT Call it the case of the hijacked haiku. news.com.com

To: TimF who wrote (1441)	4/4/2003 5:48:49 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 7936

The site is back up today, BTW. Better read it while it's still there.

To: TimF who wrote (1441)	4/4/2003 5:58:56 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7936

Ban lifted on Al Jazeera Al Jazeera resumed full coverage of the US-led invasion of Iraq on Friday evening, after Iraqi authorities reversed their decision to ban two of its correspondents. "Al-Jazeera welcomes the move by the Iraqi Information Ministry to reverse its decision and immediately re-launches the activity of its correspondents in Baghdad, Basra and Mosul," the Arabic-language channel said. Early Thursday morning, the Iraqi Ministry of Information halted reports by the channel's Baghdad correspondent Diyar Al-Omri and ordered the immediate expulsion of Taysir Aluuni, also with the Baghdad bureau. No reason was given for the orginal decision or its reversal. The unexplained decision was met by Al Jazeera with a freeze on all reporting from its eight correspondents across the country. However, it continued broadcasting live or taped video events from its offices in Baghdad, Basra and Mosul. Both Iraqi authorities and the US military have expelled several correspondent’s since the start of the 16-day-old invasion. A CNN crew and Australian reporter have been expelled by Iraqi authorities, while journalists from Fox News and The Christian Science monitor have been ordered to leave by the US military. Heavily criticized by Washington for its uncensored footage of civilian casualties and US prisoners of war, Al Jazeera continues to draw viewer’s from the Arab world and beyond. The broadcaster has seen a 10 percent spike in its international audience, up to 44 million since the start of the war against Iraq. It is the only international network with reporters in the northern city of Mosul and the Iraqi-held part of the southern city of Basra. --- Al Jazeera