Bremer the Next Saddam
"Coalition forces shut down Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's newspaper al-Hawza on 28th March, accusing it of inciting 'violence'." Its doors were barred and tighten with chains and locks by the American troops until a written order by U.S administrator Paul Bremer in Iraq for the closure of the newspaper. This 'violence' Bremer is accusing al-Hawza of is about a bombing in mostly Shi'a town of Iskandariyah, killing 53 people. al-Hawza has further claimed that the rocket was "fired by an (American) Apache helicopter and not a car bomb." It was known that because of this article, Bremer has closed down al-Hawza. Free of press has been a difficult task for Iraq. Former president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, has already been an obstacle for the press freedom in Iraq. Iraqi media organizations had to apply for a license to operate. Even though the U.S. always has been a barrier for the press in Iraq, however, now with the Iraq war, and also with U.S administrator Paul Bremer in power, free of press in Iraq is even harder to achieve. Journalists are increasingly being restrained and threatened by the U.S. installed interim government in Iraq. L. Paul Bremer, President Bush's proconsul in Iraq, also the leader in charge of the o
We've waited a long time to be free. "In other words, if you're not with America, you're with Saddam. Bremer wants tough new rules governing the Iraqi media to sort the "mess" out. His arrival was accompanied by the removal of Barbara Bodine, one of the few U. If Iraq needs media regulation, it should be independent. It is also his own regulator and regulator of his rivals, with aid from the US Army to enforce his rulings. The Pentagon rather then choosing a media outlet, a defense contractor, Scientific Applications International Corp. Licensees will be recollected and equipment taken back from media sources that break the rules. Kidnappings, car bombs, and hotel rocket attacks are happening almost everyday. Reporters knew where the red lines were and wouldn't dare cross them. The operating authority told them to stop conveying man-on-the-street interviews, because some were too critical to the American side of the aspects. Bremer's instructions were a list of series of "do's" and "don'ts" for all the media, ranging from a prohibition on inciting violence all the way to a ban on reporting. Even if killed in a non-hostile action, these soldiers are no less dead; their families are feeling no less pain.
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