Abu Dhabi TV, Al Jazeera cars come under fire

by Doha |WAM

Tue, Apr 8, 2003 1:15AM

US is trying to silence the Arab press because of their coverage of civilian casualties. The US government wants no witnesses to what's about to take place in Baghdad. They want the civilian victims to die quietly without a lot of publicity.

Abu Dhabi TV, Al Jazeera cars come under fire
Doha |WAM | 08-04-2003

The Arabic satellite channel Al Jazeera charged yesterday that U.S. forces fired on one of its vehicles near Baghdad.

Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi Television said that one of its vehicles carrying a crew came under fire in Baghdad. None of the journalists were wounded in the attack. They were returning from a press briefing by Mohammed Saeed Al Sahhaf, Iraqi Minister of Information.

The Qatar-based station said the car was bearing the Al Jazeera insignia when it "came under fire on a highway outside Baghdad". The driver reported the firing came from U.S. forces, the channel said in a statement.

"Al-Jazeera deplores this incident and reaffirms its commitment to carry out its media activities with its usual professionalism."

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§It's Sad

by L. Dean Johnson

Thu, Apr 10, 2003 3:19PM

It's sad when people publish things such as a certain country or news agency wants to keep some things under wrap. ALL news agencies have their point of view that they want to get across. I have several families of freinds in Iraq. Each family has had at least one member murdered by Sadam and his criminals. They too were innocent people. Where was the out-cry from the Arab world then when over 2 million people of Iraq were killed over time by Sadam and his murder squads?

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