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Wolfie: Arab media "inciting" Iraqis against US soldiers
One of those two-fer days for Wolfowitz and preposterous statements: the deputy "defense" secretary essentially accused the Arab media of being responsible for attacks against US soldiers in Iraq:
It's interesting to notice that Wolfowitz said "governments" - indicating that the US administration is attempting, again, to get Oman to clamp down on the independent Al Jazeera. So much for freedom of the press.
One of those two-fer days for Wolfowitz and preposterous statements: the deputy "defense" secretary essentially accused the Arab media of being responsible for attacks against US soldiers in Iraq:
Arab news networks are also encouraging violence against US troops in Iraq, the US deputy secretary of defense charged Saturday, singling out the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera channel and Dubai-based Al-Arabiya which he said were "slanting news incredibly".NY Times article with Wolfowitz's one example of this "incitement". It looks like everyone and everything in the world might be reponsible for the attacks against US soldiers - except for US policies, which wieners like Wolfie never get around to talking about.
"We're talking to the owners of these stations and asking for some balance," Paul Wolfowitz said.
"What I'm complaining of are false reporting and very biased reporting that has the effect of inciting violence against our troops, and these governments should stop and realize that this is not a game, that they are endangering the lives of American troops," he added.
It's interesting to notice that Wolfowitz said "governments" - indicating that the US administration is attempting, again, to get Oman to clamp down on the independent Al Jazeera. So much for freedom of the press.
