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To: Wolfstar
"The news story itself is strong enough," said Jihad Ballout, spokesman for Al-Jazeera television, an Arabic-language satellite station based in Qatar. "To show the actual beheading is out of the realm of decency."M<

Interesting how "PG" rated abuse by American troops can be splashed on newscast after newscast creating a "scandal" tidal wave, but "R" and "X" rated terrorist acts get swept under the rug because they can't/won't be shown to the masses!

Note to American Interrogators: Make sure your future "discussions" with prisoners are "Too Hot for TV!" and poof! scandals will disappear

15 posted on 05/11/2004 3:26:15 PM PDT by gore_sux (and so does Xlinton)
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To: gore_sux
Didn't Al-Jazeera show the mutilation of the four in Fallujah?
84 posted on 05/11/2004 4:41:40 PM PDT by MN_Mike (In Pelosi, Kerry and the Blow Fish (Kennedy) We Mis-Trust)
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