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IP: RE: interview censored by U.S. State Dept., published in the UK
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 14:35:04 -0400
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:15:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Dave Wilson <gruntled () yahoo com>Subject: Re: IP: RE: interview censored by U.S. State Dept., published in the UKTo: farber () cis upenn edu >From Reuters: ---The State Department had tried to persuade the government-funded broadcaster not to give Mullah Omar time on the air, on the grounds that U.S. taxpayers should not help the Taliban leader propagate his views. But the Voice of America went ahead anyway, wrapping the interview into a background piece which also included the voices of President Bush (news - web sites), a spokesman for the Afghan Northern Alliance and Islam specialist John Esposito. VOA spokesman Joe O'Connell said VOA had held the piece in the hope of obtaining an interview in Rome with the former king of Afghanistan, Mohammad Zahir Shah, but went ahead when that interview did not materialize. The broadcast, which translated Mullah Omar's Pashto into English, included about 150 words spoken by the fundamentalist Taliban leader, who has been protecting bin Laden. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!?Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
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