Al-Jazeera kicked out of Baghdad??

[bsnyder]

I'm hearing and reading reports of this.

What do ya'll make of this move, if it's true?

 

[DonnaS]

I heard it was one particular reporter and then al jazeera pulled the rest of their staff.

Does anyone know what justification Iraq gave for kicking the one reporter out?

 

[DonnaS]

Iraq acts against Arabic satellite network
Associated Press

DOHA, Qatar - The Arab satellite channel Al-Jazeera announced Thursday that Iraqi officials are expelling one of its reporters from Baghdad and barring another from reporting.

The station interrupted a regular newscast to announce that Iraq’s Information Ministry had informed it that correspondent Diar al-Omari, an Iraqi, could no longer report for the network and that visiting correspondent Tayseer Allouni must leave the country.

"Regretting this decision, Al-Jazeera has decided to suspend its live broadcast from Iraq and will only broadcast recorded items received from Iraq," the station announced.

There was no immediate announcement of the move from Iraqi officials, who have taken similar actions against several Western networks, including CNN.

Western critics have often accused Al-Jazeera of a pro-Iraqi bias in its coverage of the U.S.-led attack on Saddam Hussein’s government.

The station is partially financed by the government of Qatar, which also hosts the U.S. military’s Central Command for the region.

 

[jamsmom]

I think it would be great if they also refused to broadcast any "messages" from Saddam

 

[Jeff in BigD]

Geez, how bad is it when you need to kick Terror TV out of your country?

 

[Disney Doll]

Sad that the Iraqi people don't enjoy "freedom of speech" and "freedom of the press" the way we do here. Maybe that will be another benefit for the normal citizens of the country once Saddam is out...te people will have more freedom.

Oh! But wait! We shouldn't be in there should we??? I guess there are some that think the only country that should be free is the one in which THEY live.

Let's all count our blessings for living where we do. But for the grace of God, we could be living under a much different ruler.