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Stories from 2003-09-11

Al Jazeera Airs Scoops Despite Criticism

Sarah El Deeb | Associated Press | September 11, 2003

"The pan-Arab station, operating since 1996, was funded by the Qatari government but has shown an editorial independence and aggressiveness that were remarkable in a region where governments usually dictate what goes on the air." [more]

Lessons of a Catastrophe

Ariel Dorfman | Nation | September 11, 2003

"Thirty years ago, Chile was a democracy, yet tyranny triumphed—in the name of fighting terror." [more]

Two Lost Years

EDITORIAL | Guardian | September 11, 2003

"Just as there is a terrorist threat in Iraq where none previously existed, so the clash of civilisations predicted two years ago is more nearly a reality than it was then. Just as Mr Bush's cynical exaggeration of Iraq's WMD threat and 9/11 links has eroded trust in him at home, so has it shattered European and Arab confidence that the US can be a dependable friend, not a reckless juggernaut." [more]

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