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Iraqi government accuses al-Jazeera
Jul 4, 2008, 16:46 GMT
Baghdad - The Iraqi government Friday accused al-Jazeera news channel of falsely describing scenes of a public execution that it said took place in the southern Iraqi province of Karbala.
Government spokesman Ali al-Dabagh said al-Jazeera aired scenes of an execution which it said took place during clashes last March between Iraqi forces and militants of al-Mahdi army loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
But, said al-Dabagh, the 'six-month-old scenes show the execution of five Afghans who were convicted of raping and murdering a girl in Iran, which is clear from the white clothes the police were wearing.'
The statement said that the Iraqi government had warned al- Jazeera, saying it would lose credibility.
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GooseJul 5th, 2008 - 08:27:09
How can al-Jazeera lose credibility when it has none?
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