U.S. Bans Al-Manar, Says TV Network Backs Terror

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From The Washington Post, link here: U.S. Bans Al-Manar, Says TV Network Backs Terror


No need to quote the article. If you are interested in the details, please feel to check the linked article.

Personally, this is just one of the networks that should be banned and/or shutdown for these reasons. Al-Jazeera is another in my book.
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
U.S. Bans Al-Manar, Says TV Network Backs Terror

By: terpfan1980
Posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 on My world
Message Board: Politics
From The Washington Post, link here: U.S. Bans Al-Manar, Says TV Network Backs Terror


No need to quote the article. If you are interested in the details, please feel to check the linked article.

Personally, this is just one of the networks that should be banned and/or shutdown for these reasons. Al-Jazeera is another in my book.


I would not mind reading the article. But I will not subscribe anymore to any type of subscription. Last time I did that my info was sold/given to someone else and now I can't go a day without getting 4-5 porno ads a day.
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
I don't know that banning these sorts of networks helps *anything*.

1) It can be construed as a suppression of free speech.
2) It adds more fuel to the fire for those on the fence over the issue; if they feel that maybe these networks aren't supporting terror, they may wind up feeling that the US is simply stamping out voices of dissent instead of actual threats.
3) If they ban al-Jazeera, how am I supposed to do language training? Seriously, though, if you feel they are the enemy, shouldn't we have the capacity to "know our enemy"?
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Reply #3 from PolMach Forums Top
I would not mind reading the article. But I will not subscribe anymore to any type of subscription. Last time I did that my info was sold/given to someone else and now I can't go a day without getting 4-5 porno ads a day.


Actually, to be fair to the Washington Post people, their system (at last check) seemed only to ask for a username (which can be completely fictional) and otherwise occassionally pops-up asking for information such as "what is your zip code", and even then only in a way that indicates they aren't truly collecting the information.

Anyway, the gist of the article can probably be found through a google search, or basically via the headline.


Reply #2 By: Citizen pseudosoldier - 12/22/2004 1:10:34 PM
I don't know that banning these sorts of networks helps *anything*.

1) It can be construed as a suppression of free speech.
2) It adds more fuel to the fire for those on the fence over the issue; if they feel that maybe these networks aren't supporting terror, they may wind up feeling that the US is simply stamping out voices of dissent instead of actual threats.
3) If they ban al-Jazeera, how am I supposed to do language training? Seriously, though, if you feel they are the enemy, shouldn't we have the capacity to "know our enemy"?


I believe in "know our enemy" also, and also support free speech, but only to a point.

If these networks are not being balanced in their reporting, and if they are completely and totally supporting the terrorists, then they have to go. Sorry, but we don't need more inciting of the terrorists.

Perhaps we can get more FOX style networks to start beaming content into these same countries where we can propagandize against them. But I suspect that won't happen because these countries and their citizens typically are not interested in truth or any pro-western material.