Posted on 10/21/2009 3:03:19 PM PDT by Nachum
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A powerful Islamist group linked to al-Qaida on Wednesday ordered two radio stations in southwestern Somalia to stop broadcasts indefinitely.
Al-Shabab delivered letters to Jubba and Warsan Radio stations early Wednesday ordering the shut down without giving any reasons, said Mohamed Adawe, a journalist with Jubba Radio.
Another Jubba Radio journalist, Abdikarin Jakarta, said the letters threatened the stations with unspecified action if they disobeyed the closure orders.
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Apparently, the stations got onto Anita Dunn’s hit list.
Is this their version of the Fairness Doctrine?
The same headline we will see next year in this country.
Adding links:
http://www.shabelle.net/
Shabelle Media Network - Source of Somalia News
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Quote:
http://www.shabelle.net/News/ViewNews.asp?NewsID=9229
By: Hassan Osman Abdi
“Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen orders to close down local FM radios in Baidoa town”
Posted: 10/21/2009 11:49:00 AM
Shabelle: SOMALIA
SNIPPET: “BAIDAO (Sh. M. Network) – the Islamic administration officials of Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen in Bay and Bakol regions have issued a declaration on Wednesday morning and ordered to close down the local FM radio stations in Baidoa town in Bay region.
The officials of both Bay and Bakol regions in southern Somalia said in their statement that they had banned from the directors officials of the radios to turn off the FM of the radios totally especially the two operating radio stations of Warsan and Jubba warning to be on air.
A copy of the announcement of Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen which was brought Shabelle’s office in Baidoa town said: “the Islamic administration of Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen in Bay and Bakol regions are ordering to Warsan and Jubba radios to off air their FM radios until later order from the Islamic administration. The declaration will begin from 21/10/2009 around 7:00 on Wednesday morning,”
The statement also said that they will take drastic steps of the Sharia law if violated the order of the Islamic administration and released programs from the radios with out the knowing the administration”
Why don’t the locals just arm themselves to the teeth and shoot these bastards on sight?
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