# Democracy in Iraq, but no free press:  Gov. Council bans Al-Jazeera

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democracy-in-iraq-but-no-free-press-gov-council-bans-al-jazeera/227085>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 1, 2004, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democracy-in-iraq-but-no-free-press-gov-council-bans-al-jazeera/227085 "2004-02-01T20:27:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democracy-in-iraq-but-no-free-press-gov-council-bans-al-jazeera/227085/21 "2004-02-02T16:18:35Z")

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> _xtisme said:_  
> Again, I fail to see how restricting their access for a month equates to a ‘no free press’ from the OP. To me, this is folks looking for something to get worked up about.

You are correct, the OP’s title was over the top. I suggest the Moderators restrict **Billdo** ’s posting privileges to ATMB for a month.

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