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Originally posted by Ronn_Bman:
Is Al-Jazeera showing graphic pictures of the civilians killed by Iraqi soldiers?
Are they reporting that Iraqi soldiers are putting Shiite women and children into the streets during fire fights, and that they are putting those civilians in the lines with the military?
Did they report the Iraqi militia's automatic weapons and mortar fire against civilians fleeing Basra?
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1. To the best of my knowledge, Al Jazeera has not shown pictures of civilians killed by Iraqi soldiers.
2. They reported no evidence of Iraqi soldiers puting women and children in the streets during firefights. Their story was confirmed by the BBC, who said that the civilians had remained in their cellars.
3. They *did* run the story of the alleged targeting of civilians fleeing Basra.
But Ron - this is not the issue that I'm raising.
I am only pointing out that there are two sides to the story:
One told by CNN and one told by Al Jazeera - the 'truth', if such a concept exists anymore in journalism, lies somewhere in between.
One should be aware of that while watching the newscasts.