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To: Thomas M. who wrote (27)4/5/2003 10:55:05 AM
From: Thomas M.  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 42
 
October 4, 2001
US urges curb on Arab TV channel

Washington has asked Qatar to rein in the
influential and editorially independent Arab
al-Jazeera television station, which gives
airtime to anti-American opinions.

The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Khalifa
al-Thani, confirmed after a meeting with US
Secretary of State Colin Powell in Washington
that he had been asked to exert influence on
the Qatari-based channel, which can be
received almost worldwide.

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