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To: COBOL2Java

CNN tried hard yesterday to make up for its lack of coverage on Saturday- in fact they had a two hour “special live coverage” from 10-12 last night...kind of like bribery!

This from the BBC:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2009/06/stop_the_blocking_now.html

BBC audiences in Iran, the Middle East and Europe may be experiencing disruption to their BBC TV or radio services today. That is because there is heavy electronic jamming of one of the satellites the BBC uses in the Middle East to broadcast the BBC Persian TV signal to Iran.

Satellite technicians have traced that interference and it is coming from Iran. There has been intermittent interference from Iran since Friday, but this is the heaviest yet.

It seems to be part of a pattern of behaviour by the Iranian authorities to limit the reporting of the aftermath of the disputed election. In Tehran, John Simpson and his cameraman were briefly arrested after they had filmed the material for this piece. And at least one news agency in Tehran has come under pressure not to distribute internationally any pictures it might have of demonstrations on the streets in Iran.

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8 posted on 06/15/2009 6:48:24 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: SE Mom

A Canadian journalist was mistakenly arrested for being a protester and badly mistreated before his release. They are not allowed to take photos right now but many are using their cell phones to take pictures and video.


95 posted on 06/15/2009 9:22:47 AM PDT by calex59
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To: SE Mom

bump


276 posted on 06/16/2009 4:03:50 AM PDT by rdl6989
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