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Old 28th Mar 2003, 14:36
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TomPierce
 
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Al Jazeera TV and the BBC

A few months ago, Greg Dyke, the boss of BBC TV annouced that he had done a deal with Al Jazeera TV. This would give the BBC up to the minute access to middle east news. Or so he thought.

Al Jazeera's coverage of the war so far is of the kind that we could well do without. They are the same people who give air time to Osama Bin Laden and Al Queda.

Why would the BBC want to walk hand in hand with a TV station that walks hand in hand with terrorists, and films the parading of POW's - knowing that it contravenes the Geneva Convention.
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