Egypt: USA intervenes. Al jazeera reporters released

nalnn

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Tue Feb-01-11 01:50 PM
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Egypt: USA intervenes. Al jazeera reporters released

Source: ANSAmed

Egypt ''must remain open'': this is the motivation used by the United States in their request for the release of six Al Jazeera reporters who were arrested today. The six were released soon after.

''We are concerned about the closing of Al Jazeera in Egypt and about the arrest of its reporters'', the Department of State wrote in a statement. ''Egypt must remain open and the journalists must be released''.

Soon after Al Jazeera announced that the journalists had been released, specifying that their cameras have been impounded. The satellite television network writes on its website that the reporters were arrested the day after its offices in Cairo were closed and its transmissions were cut off in several areas. ''This will not stop us. In fact, we are even more determined to report the news'', a spokesman of the network said.(ANSAmed).

Read more: http://www.ansamed.info/en/news/ME.XEF07049.html

Great news!

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Waiting For Everyman

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Tue Feb-01-11 02:04 PM
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1. K&R!

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nyy1998

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Tue Feb-01-11 02:41 PM
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2. Noes, it can't be! The USA can't do something nice!!!!!!!! ZOMG!!!

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TheWraith

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Tue Feb-01-11 03:44 PM
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4. +100. nt

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Lars77

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Tue Feb-01-11 04:04 PM
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5. This could cause a rupture in the space-time continuum!

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Uncle Joe

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Tue Feb-01-11 02:48 PM
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3. Kicked and recommended, hopefully they can influence Egypt to reopen their Internet as well.

Thanks for the thread, nalnn.:thumbsup:

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