How better to show the Iraqi people Democracy then to keep shutting down News sources the government doesn't agree with!
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"This is a decision taken by the national security committee to protect the people of Iraq, in the interests of the Iraqi people," he said.
Channels criticised
The development followed reports that US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had accused Aljazeera and the other main Arab news channel, Al-Arabiya, of harming the image of the US in the Arab world.
So basically Rummy and the administration didn't like that they were critizing them so what better way to show that we are supporters of free speech then to silence anyone who doesn't agree with you!
Let's see so far we have based our war on information provided by a criminal while paying him for the last few years with tax payer money. We have ignored intelligence that told us that Saddam didn't have WMD, relied on faulty intelligence and a criminal for reasons for war and now have managed to arrest an undercover operative. Oh and did I forget we put into power a man who was an Assassin? All this while we prop up Al Sadr by shutting down his newspaper which has morphed into a battle and now we throw more fuel on the flame by illustrating to the Arab world our Democratic ideals by shutting down the largest Arab news organization based on the fact that they said things that didn't show the administration in the best light.
I'd say things are going pretty good and why not give this band of idiots 4 more years!