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>managing editor Gerald Boyd, the newspaper regarded as >the "paper of record" is going through a severe >credibility crisis. """"""""" The Media IFJ CALLED ON US FORCES IN IRAQ TO EXPLAIN ARREST OF THREE JOURNALISTS IN BAGHDAD Report, IFJ (10 June 2003) The International Federation of Journalists today called on United States forces in Iraq to explain why troops arrested three journalists in Baghdad working for the Arabic television channel Al-Aalam. http://electronicIraq.net/news/872.shtml """"""""""" Yes -- the media in general has been terrible, and many segments, under corporate/government influence or coercion repeat the lies of the administration. Further the American states and people are suffering from reductions in funding for social needs, violations of civil rights, and repression speech -- even to some peace demonstrators being fired on with rubber bullets. There is also the problem of illegal imprisonment, and environmental disaster. These bullying US policies are being propagated throughout the world, and the state of the media is a harbinger. Iraq is the sharpest focus of those policies now, and the recipient of thought, but that may change: the world may soon be looking towards Iraq as the source of it's understanding of what is happening and predictor of events. Perhaps it is nearly time to say "Today we are all Iraqis". ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk