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2004-08-15 Iraq-Jordan
Iraq evicts reporters from Najaf
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Posted by crazyhorse 2004-08-15 4:11:39 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 That means they don't expect the next phase to be pretty...
Posted by Fred  2004-08-15 4:30:37 PM||   2004-08-15 4:30:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 My thought was with Iraqi's leading the attack,presure may be brought on the shrine itself.
Posted by crazyhorse  2004-08-15 4:36:35 PM||   2004-08-15 4:36:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Exhibit A in this tribunal's case against the the AP/Reuters/AFP Axis:
Yahoo slideshow from August 10th

Of 202 images in this particular item, only two showed American forces: a burning Humvee and a distant helicopter.
In contrast, there were literally dozens of heroically posed shots of the mujaheddin.
The style of these would be immediately familiar to anyone whose studies have included the propaganda techniques of the Third Reich.

Under international law, governments have every right in the world to suppress hostile propaganda in time of conflict. A number of US court rulings support this as well, not that US law is relevant in this case.

International law has even prescribed the ultimate penalty for particularly egregious cases of media incitement.

Julius Streicher: follow his path, share his fate.
Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-08-15 4:37:26 PM||   2004-08-15 4:37:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Concerns about the interim government's commitment to freedom of the press were sparked Aug. 7 when officials order the Baghdad office of the pan-Arab television station Al-Jazeera closed.

"How will we write convincing-sounding anti-American propaganda if we can't get anywhere near the action??? Ethel! My salts! ETHEL!!!!"
Posted by Dave D. 2004-08-15 4:37:44 PM||   2004-08-15 4:37:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 
All reporters told to leave city or be arrested
Too bad about the "told to leave the city or" part.
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2004-08-15 4:40:37 PM||   2004-08-15 4:40:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Lefty moonbat mode: Last week's arrest of revered media authority Mike Wallace in New York was obviously intended to telegraph a message.
Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-08-15 4:45:11 PM||   2004-08-15 4:45:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Taking the offensive by taking out the "offensive" Al Jizz-types of propaganda combatants is the first step of the Iraqi govt in getting a handle on the Iran and others backed terrorists. Good move. There is still hope.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-08-15 4:49:31 PM||   2004-08-15 4:49:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 OOOH, that last one is too good for a throwaway joke, imnsho that is.
It has been duly forwarded to Operation Indy-borg for inclusion in their daily traffic.
Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-08-15 4:50:59 PM||   2004-08-15 4:50:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 When are boys are swatting Mosquetos, they don't need a bunch of Mooooslum sympathizing, left-leaning reporters getting in their way. The media is the single biggest impediment to us winning this war.
Posted by Anonymous6081 2004-08-15 4:51:28 PM||   2004-08-15 4:51:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 messy is fine - as long as it's Mahdi messy...
Posted by Frank G  2004-08-15 5:05:10 PM||   2004-08-15 5:05:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Oh I am SO upset! Well not really. It seems the media is embeded with the Jihadis. Screw them.

New slogan;
"If you with Jihadis embed, then you be dead"
Posted by Flamebait93268 2004-08-15 5:16:05 PM||   2004-08-15 5:16:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 wonder if they think Tater really will blow the shrine? We better keep cameras rolling for our own PR purposes
Posted by Frank G  2004-08-15 5:19:30 PM||   2004-08-15 5:19:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Mr. Allawi is lining up his ducks very carefully.
Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-08-15 5:33:55 PM||   2004-08-15 5:33:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Re #3: More like a copy of SIGNAL magazine then Streicher porno-trash...but your point is well madee and well taken...
Posted by borgboy 2004-08-15 5:51:26 PM||   2004-08-15 5:51:26 PM|| Front Page Top

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