[Media-watch] FW: [MWAW] Images of massacre in Basra

[Barry White]

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Barry White
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From:	David Crouch [SMTP:David.Crouch at emap.com]
Sent:	24 March 2003 14:41
To:	David Crouch
Subject:	[MWAW] Images of massacre in Basra

***this is a message from Media Workers Against the War***
 
Why weren't these images shown in Britain?
 
 
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From: MAB <mailto:info at mabonline.net>  
To: 'MAB' <mailto:info at mabonline.net>  
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 12:41 PM
Subject: Pictures of the massacre in Basra






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Al-Jazeera Uncover the Truth

 

Horrific images were shown yesterday on the Arabic satellite channel
Aljazeera of the victims of U.S. bombardment of Al-Basra and the positions
of two Islamic groups in Iraq's Kurdistan. 

 



 

The Al-Basra victims, 50 of whom have met their death while more than a
hundred have been wounded, were all civilians. It is extremely worrying that
these reports and images, which have been carried out or shown on Aljazeera
TV and are posted on the Aljazeera website
http://www.aljazeera.net/news/arabic/2003/3/3-22-26.htm
<http://www.aljazeera.net/news/arabic/2003/3/3-22-26.htm> 

have not been reported or shown on any of the British or American TV
stations.

 

According to reports from Washington, the U.S. authorities are

imposing a total blackout on these reports and the images of the victims.
Since the start of this war both American and British

military and political spokespersons have been boasting of a precise
targeting". Faced with massive opposition to the war, both domestically and
internationally, both governments have been concerned about any reaction to
reports of indiscriminate killing or maiming of Iraqis.

 

Although, such critical reports of human deaths and suffering were supported
by evidence and broadcasted through international media such as Al-Jazeera,
the British media has failed miserably to report civilian casualties of
American and British military forces' use of overwhelming force to attack
Iraq.

 

Mainstream British media's continuous failure to maintain unbiased reporting
of events taking place in Iraq, casts dark shadow upon its so called
democratic values of journalistic conduct, sadly at the same time
questioning integrity of some elements of the media.

 

The British public only demands to know what is going on, what is the truth,
so it is the responsibility of the media to exercise unbiased reporting
during such a critical time.

 

The Muslim Association of Britain requests the British media only to stand
steadfastly behind the principles of journalistic honesty and integrity in
reporting events and issues.

We call on all of you to contact media and ask them why they did not show
these images.

Dave

for Media Workers Against the War

www.mwaw.org <http://www.mwaw.org> 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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