Iraqi Cops shut down Al-Jazeera TV station

[freak]

Damn just saw the news on AOL about their station being shut down for one month. The new Iraqi gov't wants the station to rethink their policy on what stories they pump out to the peeps over there. Complaining the station incites violence and terrorists, and other criminals to do things.
Shit... I hope it works. But I think it's going to take a little more than that.

[Quasimoto]

Originally Posted by freak

Damn just saw the news on AOL about their station being shut down for one month. The new Iraqi gov't wants the station to rethink their policy on what stories they pump out to the peeps over there. Complaining the station incites violence and terrorists, and other criminals to do things.
Shit... I hope it works. But I think it's going to take a little more than that.

So much for the new iraqi constitution and its acceptance regarding Freedom of Speech and Press huh.

This is in part coming from an embedded journalist video taping a group of americans beating the skull in of an Iraqi "insurgent" through a sniper's scope and the American media not allowing the Footage to be aired, so he gave the footage to AlJazeera, they showed it. I have been folowing this story since it broke this a.m .

Its strange to me that the media outlets in this region of the world broadcast the public beheadings of their convicted criminals, but are chastized by the USA ( only now ) after showing the footage of Americans and a public beating.

[oldtimer]

Originally Posted by Quasimoto

So much for the new iraqi constitution and its acceptance regarding Freedom of Speech and Press huh.

This is in part coming from an embedded journalist video taping a group of americans beating the skull in of an Iraqi "insurgent" through a sniper's scope and the American media not allowing the Footage to be aired, so he gave the footage to AlJazeera, they showed it. I have been folowing this story since it broke this a.m .

Its strange to me that the media outlets in this region of the world broadcast the public beheadings of their convicted criminals, but are chastized by the USA ( only now ) after showing the footage of Americans and a public beating.

Media is controlled by people, people have agendas. Many westerns used to think that their media is not biased, that it shows the truth and only the truth. I never believed the media (neither mid east nor western), but at least stations like Al-Jazeera showed the world that believing the media blindly is absurd.

The new Iraqi government is nothing but a lame joke, an appointed government?, no one has the right to decide what the Iraqis' future should be except an elected leader who represets the majority of people.

-OT

[Quasimoto]

Originally Posted by oldtimer

Media is controlled by people, people have agendas. Many westerns used to think that their media is not biased, that it shows the truth and only the truth. I never believed the media (neither mid east nor western), but at least stations like Al-Jazeera showed the world that believing the media blindly is absurd.

The new Iraqi government is nothing but a lame joke, an appointed government?, no one has the right to decide what the Iraqis' future should be except an elected leader who represets the majority of people.

-OT

Media isn't controlled by people , its controlled by a handful of individuals .

I am interested on your comment that "stations like Al-Jazeera showed the world that believing the media blindly is absurd" . What exactly do you mean ?

[oldtimer]

Originally Posted by Quasimoto

I am interested on your comment that "stations like Al-Jazeera showed the world that believing the media blindly is absurd" . What exactly do you mean ?

People used to say "CNN said this" or "FoxNews said that", but now they don't say that anymore, they know that there is more to it than what the media says.

-OT

[tHe_ShOcKeR]

Iraq has cops?!?!?!

when the fuck did that happen?

[Quasimoto]

Originally Posted by tHe_ShOcKeR

Iraq has cops?!?!?!

when the fuck did that happen?

Yeh here are a few of Iraq's finest...Fuckers look like cops here in oregon with all that bodyfat. Seems like tha fatter the bastards are the higher ranking they happen to be. They have Krispy Kreme in Iraq yet ?

[tHe_ShOcKeR]

they probably used to have a krispy kreme, but i guess somebody blew it up already

[SwordofRevenge]

dunkin donuts has been destroyed as well

[TheSpectre]

Originally Posted by oldtimer

People used to say "CNN said this" or "FoxNews said that", but now they don't say that anymore, they know that there is more to it than what the media says.

-OT

The only place you are gonna get unbiased news is the internet or from the AP. But hopefully less American deaths will come out of this.

[Quasimoto]

Originally Posted by Windigo

Oh ya the internet is the place to go if your looking for the truth lol.

one point for Windigo.

[SwordofRevenge]

here we go

[tHe_ShOcKeR]

the only time you're gonna get the story exactly as it happened is if you were there as the events unfolded and saw them with your own eyes. Anytime something is "reported", it is tainted in some way or another by the person reporting it.

[TheSpectre]

Originally Posted by Windigo

Oh ya the internet is the place to go if your looking for the truth lol.

I'm not talking about bullshit right-wing/left-wing sites bro. I'm talking about unfiltered newspapers and news sites like the Associated Press for example.

[TheSpectre]

Originally Posted by Windigo

Oh ya the internet is the place to go if your looking for the truth lol.

You telling me you believe FoxNews or CNN, lol. Yeah those elitest who control those news oulets don't have agendas, hahaha.