April 12, 2004

"Arab TV networks accused of fueling violence in Iraq"

"Anti-US sentiment has been heightened by Al-Jazeera and other anti-coalition media reporting" on the closure of a Shiite radical newspaper and the siege of the insurgent bastion of Fallujah, the coalition's deputy director of operations, Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, told a news conference...

[...whining about al Jazeera deleted...]

...But Al-Jazeera, which has been in hot water many times before regarding its reporting in Iraq, insists on its professional standards...

Yeah, so? What did you expect from the Land of Conspiracy Theories?

Why is a General complaining about this at a press conference? Here's a wild thought: do something to counter their propaganda, and don't step right into attempts to have propaganda used against you.

For instance, what are we doing to discredit al Jazeera or counter their claims? I have no specific information on that as I am not in Iraq and I do not have access to Iraqi media. However, it appears that we aren't doing much if all we do is whine about it at press conferences.

Posted to Iraq at April 12, 2004 01:06 PM

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