Bahrain bans Al Jazeera TV
Now people might applaud the Bahrainians for their momentous decision to ban the news agency that has broadcast several bin Laden videotapes over the protests of the U.S. government, but to those people I say, check this out:
"According to a news bulletin on the Qatar-based channel, Mr al-Hamr said the ban was being imposed because the station was biased towards Israel and against Bahrain."
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"We believe (Al Jazeera) is suspect and represents the Zionist side in the region. We will not deal with this channel because we object to its coverage of current affairs. It is a channel penetrated by Zionists."
Information Minister Nabil al-Hamr (from report on Al Jazeera)
Ah-- bwhat?!? And so our coveted Paranoia-as-a-Way-of-Life award goes to Bahrain. (Sorry, Fidel.)
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