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Reuters Iraq Newsmaker Debate (Part 1)

by Haitham Sabbah April 6, 2006

Reuters Iraq Newsmaker Debate (Part 1): Hello, we are about to start. Launch video, Launch audio, both Live Now!

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Join Reuters Iraq Newsmaker Debate

by Haitham Sabbah April 5, 2006

Stay tuned. Live coverage begins in less than two hours. Join us in the web coverage of the Reuters Iraq Newsmaker debate. A live webcast of the panel discussion, real-time blogging from around the world, a live chat, and related news will be avaliable here.

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Asking the Blogosphere: Is the media telling the real story on Iraq?

by Haitham Sabbah April 4, 2006

Let’s have good news from Iraq, please. No! Not possible? Why? Rebecca MacKinnon – Global Voices: How does the nature, quality, and content of media coverage of the Iraq war ultimately impact the lives of people in Iraq, the Middle East and around the planet? In your country, how does the media’s Iraq coverage rate? [...]

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For Many Years to Come!

by Haitham Sabbah April 4, 2006

A leaked top-secret memo from the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) says the war in Iraq has “exacerbated” the threat by radicalising British Muslims and attracting new recruits to anti-western terror attacks. The four-page memo, entitled International Terrorism: Impact of Iraq, contradicts Blair’s public assurances by concluding that the invasion of Iraq has fomented a jihad [...]

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Noam Chomsky on Iraq and Media

by Haitham Sabbah April 4, 2006

Amy Goodman: In this second part of conversation, Chomsky discusses a wide range of issues that are making headlines today — including Iraq. Chomsky said: Now, take the war in Iraq. When you talk about the government propaganda system we have to recognize that that includes the media. It includes the media, the journalists and [...]

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Iraqi Documents Are Put on Web and Open to the Public

by Haitham Sabbah April 3, 2006

NYT report: American intelligence agencies and presidential commissions long ago concluded that Saddam Hussein had no unconventional weapons and no substantive ties to Al Qaeda before the 2003 invasion. But now, an unusual experiment in public access is giving anyone with a computer a chance to play intelligence analyst and second-guess the government. Under pressure [...]

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