Iraqi Council Plans to Close Al-Jazeera in Iraq

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030923/wl_nm/iraq_media_dc&cid=574&ncid=1480

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's U.S.-backed Governing Council said Tuesday it planned to temporarily close the Iraqi operations of two Arab satellite channels it accused of promoting violence.

Entifadh Qanbar, spokesman for council chairman Ahmed Chalabi, said broadcasts by Qatar-based Al Jazeera and Dubai-based Al Arabiya encouraged resistance to U.S.-led occupation.

U.S. forces face daily attacks from guerrilla fighters seeking to drive them from Iraq.

"Yesterday the council issued a resolution ... to close Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya satellite stations for violations and promoting sectarian differences in Iraq," Qanbar told a news conference in Baghdad.

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[Chico Man]

1. WooHoo to the spread of democracy!

And lets keep that sex trade to a minimum! Go USA!

[never cry wolf]

2. How do you say fox in Iraqi??

See!!! This just proves that they hate us for our freedoms!!

:puke:

[lindashaw]

3. I don't like Chalabi, and I don't trust him, but....

if he wants to run the country with this Governing Council, and they can keep themselves safe and bring in outside investors without selling the farm, I say give them the country and get out. Some of the other countries are letting them sit at the table. They can't do worse than Saddam. It is their country, after all.