aha! the light went on in Iraq...

Iraq puts sanctions on Arabic-language networks

a permanent ban from reporting in the country would be better, but at least they are catching on to the connection between al-jazeera and the terrorist networks (pun intentional).

the spokesman for al-jazeera said a bunch of words which essentially mean nothing. he is trying to defend the network's 'fair and balanced' reporting, but its all b.s.

they have a bias, they like to show blood and guts because it is 'newsworthy' and the people demand it.

but they cross a line if they are encouraging or aiding and abetting the violence (hey! that accomplice liability stuff is really useful) -- they are no longer acting as 'neutral journalists,' they have crossed the line to combatant.

by the way, isn't the media always one of the most important weapons in war?