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2003-12-19 Africa: East

Sudan shuts down al-Jazeera, arrests bureau chief

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Posted by Dan Darling 2003-12-19 12:19:08 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If we did this in Iraq, everyone would throw a fit. But Sudan, murderer of Christians, get a free pass most likely. Double standard in it's purest form.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-12-19 2:52:42 AM|| 2003-12-19 2:52:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeah it is, but you gotta remember. To the left, the Sudanese are just wogs, who have no notion of free press and democratic values.

The left won't complain, because they are just wogs. We won't complain, because it is probably due to Al Jazeera's perchants for prostylizing the jihadi cause.

Posted by Ben 2003-12-19 5:35:57 AM|| 2003-12-19 5:35:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Dan, I don't get this one. In Sudan I thought the government was the jihadi's. Is this an unlikely example of Al Jeezera being surpressed for being fair and balanced instead of just being a mouthpiece for AQ?

Posted by Super Hose 2003-12-19 11:31:29 AM|| 2003-12-19 11:31:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 That'd be my guess. The thing with the Sudanese NIF government is that they have some fairly bloody turf battles behind the scenes and if al-Jazeera let the word out that one was going on (over say, the best way to perpetrate genocide in Darfur) or backed the wrong side the winners probably jugged them.

Posted by Dan Darling 2003-12-19 1:10:55 PM|| [http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2003-12-19 1:10:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 In real life I've said, "Our perspectives are altered by our viewpoints," often enough to piss everyone off. Al-Jazeera prides itself on editorial independence. They are also notorious for stepping on Arab toes. We might not see it that way, but from the 7th-century view, al-J might not be jihadi enough. They want a more unbiased Arabic news source, e. g., something more BBC-like.

Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-19 3:13:01 PM|| 2003-12-19 3:13:01 PM|| Front Page Top

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