So whatcha gonna do when Bush comes for you, MSM?
Oh, that's right, YOU WILL BE LEADING FOR HIM, so you guys can stay open!
"With emergency crackdown, Musharraf risks ruining his legacy as proponent of free media" by Alisa Tang/Associated Press November 6, 2007
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - President General Pervez Musharraf cites freeing Pakistan's media as one of his proudest achievements, but under emergency rule his regime is stripping those liberties, fearful independent news reports would further fan opposition.
Authorities have blacked out television networks and threatened broadcasters with jail time, but have spared the Internet and most newspapers.
Most people in Pakistan, where illiteracy is rife, get their news from TV or radio. Shortly before the government suspended the constitution and the freedoms it guarantees, cable operators pulled the plug on domestic and international news channels - including the BBC, CNN, and Fox News.
No wonder he's leading the news here. He pissed off the networks!
Great job with your people, too, Mushy! Where all that US aid go?
Toby Mendel of Article 19, a London-based rights group that promotes freedom of expression:
"He's scared of the reaction of the Pakistani people to his illegitimate bid to continue his rule. Controlling the media, closing down the media is one way to at least mitigate that public backlash."
Something AmeriKa's MSM and Bush have mastered well!
Musharraf issued two ordinances - one for print media, the other for broadcast - including a ban on live coverage of "incidents of violence and conflict." Also, TV anchors and hosts who criticize the president, military, or government face up to three years in jail.
Huma Ali, president of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, said staff of the state media regulator went to shops selling satellite dishes in Islamabad and Rawalpindi and ordered them to halt sales.
Broadcast media have borne the brunt of the crackdown, but newspapers, which have delivered blistering critiques on Musharraf's emergency, have not gone unpunished.
Cause not many can read them!
Police raided the Karachi printing press of the country's largest media group, blocking publication of its Urdu-language evening newspaper, Awam, or People, said Mahmood Sham, editor of the Jang Group."
