Defending the Truth - View Single Post - Man arrested for broadcasting al-Manar News

Dylan · 08-30-2006, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by hkbajwa

I dunno dude.. The only thing fox does is sing the praises of the USof A as well as the present conservative admin.

That's still not the same thing as firing rockets at people.

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This admin is the same that is responsible for at least 40 thousand civilian deaths in Iraq.

Civilian deaths are regrettable, and the war was a mistake, but that has nothing to do with Fox News. The US military bombed Iraq, not Fox News. I also think that there is a difference between a legitimate military and terrorists.

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I aint saying FOX shoudl be shut down.. However the point is that in a country that talks so highly of free speech i think its ridiculous that a person get arrested for broadcasting something people can SHUT OFF..

The content isn't the issue; The terrorist group which is recieving money for the content is the issue.

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Isn't that what you once said i should do if FOX bothers me so much?

As I mentioned before, Fox News doesn't have a paramilitary wing.

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Don't gimme crap about how the terrorists c an use it to spread their message.

I won't, because that point is irrelevant.

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If the message is crazy it will be rejected.. if it aint, well then maybe it's about time the US dealt with those points instead of terming them irrelevant.

The content is irrelevant. It's the fact that a terrorist organization is getting money for the content that is the problem.

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I dunno what will happen. But i do know that this action denies peopl;e the right to form their opinion.. But the american admins never really liked it if their citizens had too many opinions of their own.. ESPECIALLY if it's about an ENEMY

There's still plenty of terrorist bullshit available on the internet, for free, that doesn't violate laws against giving money to terrorist organizations.

I also don't think that the government wants people to be fat, happy, and stupid. I don't trust the government as far as I can throw it, but I don't think that its actions are particularly malicious either.