Chirac cautions reporters to stay out of Iraq

[Khephra]

Chirac cautions reporters to stay out of Iraq

PARIS, Jan 7 (AFP) - French President Jacques Chirac on Friday warned journalists to stay out of Iraq, two days after a reporter went missing in Baghdad and two weeks after the release of two correspondents held hostage for months.

Chirac said he was "worried" about the fate of 43-year-old Florence Aubenas, a senior correspondent for the French daily Liberation who has not been seen since leaving her hotel in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday.

Just three weeks ahead of planned landmark elections in the violence-wracked country, the French president said the safety of reporters on the ground could not be guaranteed.


"Today, we have no news of your colleague and we are worried. Naturally, we are mobilising all possible means to obtain information and to find her," Chirac told reporters attending a New Year's reception at the Elysee palace.

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[AlbizuX]

1. well DUH!!!!

Note to reporters....THEY ARE CUTTING HEADS OFF OVER THERE!

Let Iraqi reporters report to the world...

[lebkuchen]

2. No merde

the US will shoot on sight these days.

[LynnTheDem]

4. The majority of reporters have been killed by US troops.

By the way, bush's bestest buds in Saudi did 54 public cutting off of heads in 2004. Isn't it strange how bush & the US StenoMedia don't mention that.

[Tweed]

6. Yeah, Control Room is quite chilling in regards to that one

[underpants]

3. Chirac doesn't want them to report all the GOOD NEWS!!!!!!

I expect that will be the RW spin on this.

If they do go they can run up on top of the hotel for a 90 second report and then run back down to the bar.

[KingChicken]

5. It's dangerous but we need information, they are the hero's of this war.

We have no other way to get Americans to come to terms with the reality of what we have sanctioned our troops to do to the people of Iraq.

[gardenista]

7. kick for Khephra

[daleo]

8. These elections will be dangerous for reporters

Both sides will want to maintain message control - that means danger for reporters who try to get out what truth they can.

[NYC]

9. The French television news was very informative during the first Gulf War.

I no longer get that channel.

[susanna]

10. kick. just kick.

[miss_kitty]

11. kick for Khephra

[Misunderestimator]

12. kick

[Scout]

13. kick

[goforit]

14. Kick!!!

:loveya: kephra....thanks