Al-Jeezera no more...

"It has also subjected the security, safety and property of citizens as well as government facilities, security and safety of national armed forces to danger."

You would think this was referring to terrorists, but its actually part of a statement released by the Interior Ministry in Iraq referring to the Al-Jeezera all news channel. Iraq is shutting down their Baghdad office for a month to give them a "chance to readjust their policy against Iraq." As much as I believe in the value of free speech, I think this a right and necessary decision. Many of the problems on the ground in Iraq aren't the result of a specific terrorist occurance. Rather, its due to a populace that is primed for terror and cynicism towards the US. Unfortunately, for the time being, media outlets that are over the top anti-American and open to terrorist manipulation are a security issue in Iraq.