Iraq restricts movement by TV journalists, bans live broadcasts
The orders have no time-limit and it is not clear for how long the authorities want to have them in place. The government has banned movement by press vehicles with equipment to broadcast live. The measure, which will prevent live coverage of events particularly inside Baghdad, has been harshly criticized by Iraqi journalists.
The order has been issued by the military command of Baghdad operations which specifically denies television broadcasters the right of live coverage.
Such coverage, the military orders say, will only take place after applying for permission from the military authorities. Without permission, the orders add, the journalists risk detention. The request of permission before driving in Baghdad essentially blocks all live coverage of events. Previous experience shows that journalists or media outlets that happened to be at the scene just before such large-scale bombing take place have been suspected of collaborating with the attackers. Numerous Iraqi journalists have been imprisoned on such suspicions. [
By now it should be obvious to every Iraqi, save those directly benefiting from US corporaterrorists, that Saddam Hussein was the *better deal.*]
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