Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Baghdad without newspapers - April 2006 death threats to media distribution
Blog: IRAQ THE MODEL:
"He then showed me one of those notes; the ban includes virtually every paper but basically 'papers that promote Safawi [Persian] Shiasm, blasphemous secular ideas and democracy'."
"Me: who threatened them? Papers guy: the death notes were signed by the mujahideen; they said that they will kill anyone who continues to print, distribute or sell newspapers."
"He then showed me one of those notes; the ban includes virtually every paper but basically 'papers that promote Safawi [Persian] Shiasm, blasphemous secular ideas and democracy'."
