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12/26/2004:

"Al-Manar and 'TV terrorism'"

The US decision to list the Lebanese television station Al-Manar as a terrorist organisation, days after a French ban on the channel, is a mistake that sets a dangerous precedent, according to media watchdogs.

Banning media channels raises some fundamental questions, however, about what should be considered offensive, according to international journalists' organisations. Who decides which words, ideas or opinions are acceptable for broadcast?

"Quite simply, Israel does not want the West to see what it did in southern Lebanon, and what it continues to do in Palestine - and has once again succeeded in preventing an independent voice from being heard."

Full Article : aljazeera.net