Not to defend Al-Jazeera too hard, but the criticism the Iraqis are using to shut down Al-Jazeera could easily be made of ANY AMERICAN OR EUROPEAN TV NETWORK broadcast from Iraq, because, guess what folks, the place is now full of crime and criminals.
So much for instilling a new kind of democracy in the Middle East. Same old thugs:
Iraqi Interior Minister Falah al-Naqib said the closure was intended to give the station 'a chance to readjust their policy against Iraq.'
'They have been showing a lot of crimes and criminals on TV, and they transfer a bad picture about Iraq and about Iraqis and encourage criminals to increase their activities,' he said.
