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Iraq Revokes Licenses of Al Jazeera and 9 Other TV Channels
NY Times ^ | April 28, 2013 | TIM ARANGO

Posted on 04/28/2013 6:41:29 PM PDT by CMB_polarization

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s government on Sunday revoked the operating licenses of Al Jazeera and nine other television channels, saying that they were inciting sectarian conflict. All but one of the channels are aligned with Sunni financial backers, and the move was widely perceived as a crackdown on dissent by the Shiite-led government that is facing an increasingly violent Sunni uprising.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iraqshiitessunnis

1 posted on 04/28/2013 6:41:29 PM PDT by CMB_polarization
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They yanked Al-Jazeera’s license? What is the current WX for Hell?


2 posted on 04/28/2013 7:55:44 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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