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'''Artist:''' Al Arabiya and al Jazeera
'''Artist:''' Al Arabiya




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'''Dates of Action:''' November 2003
'''Dates of Action:''' November, 2003




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'''Description of Artwork:''' Al Arabiya and al Jazeera are top-rated television stations in the Middle East.  They are known for their concise coverage of pan-Arab issues. <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' Al Arabiya is a top-rated television stations in the Middle East.  It is known for its concise coverage of pan-Arab issues. <P>






'''The Incident:''' Both stations aired footage of hooded men threatening to kill members of the U.S. appointed Iraqi governing council.  The U.S. State Department called this, "irresponsible in the extreme."  On 24 November, 2003, al Arabiya aired an audio tape reportedly made by Saddam Hussein, which Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld called, "openly hostile to America."  It must be noted that in a poll takenin the Middle East, 63% of the population prefer either al Jazeera or al Arabiya to other news stations. <P>
'''The Incident:''' Al Arabiya, along with another Iraqi tv station, [[Al Jazeera|al Jazeera]], aired footage of hooded men threatening to kill members of the U.S. appointed Iraqi governing council.  The U.S. State Department called this, "irresponsible in the extreme."  On 24 November, 2003, al Arabiya aired an audio tape reportedly made by Saddam Hussein, which Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld called, "openly hostile to America."  It must be noted that in a poll taken in the Middle East, 63% of the population prefer either [[al Jazeera]] or al Arabiya to other news stations. <P>




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Revision as of 16:47, 27 July 2011

Date: 2003

Region: Middle East

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Television


Alarabiya.jpeg

Artist: Al Arabiya


Confronting Bodies: Iraqi governing council and United States government officials


Dates of Action: November, 2003


Location: Iraq


Description of Artwork: Al Arabiya is a top-rated television stations in the Middle East. It is known for its concise coverage of pan-Arab issues.

The Incident: Al Arabiya, along with another Iraqi tv station, al Jazeera, aired footage of hooded men threatening to kill members of the U.S. appointed Iraqi governing council. The U.S. State Department called this, "irresponsible in the extreme." On 24 November, 2003, al Arabiya aired an audio tape reportedly made by Saddam Hussein, which Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld called, "openly hostile to America." It must be noted that in a poll taken in the Middle East, 63% of the population prefer either al Jazeera or al Arabiya to other news stations.

Results of Incident: The governing council banned the two stations from reporting in Iraq for several weeks.

Source: news.bbc.co.uk