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pinboy3niner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-11 04:37 PM
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SIGN THE PETITION: Shut Down Gaddafi State TV!
(From the progressive group change.org:)





Shut Down Gaddafi State TV!


OVERVIEW
URGE NILESAT TO STOP BROADCASTING STATE TV INSIDE LIBYA!


The Gaddafi Regime has lost its legitimacy by orchestrating ongoing campaigns of violence and murder on Libyan people. Estimates of the death toll vary. According to Wikipedia it may be upwards of 6,000 while the Interim Government places it at over 8000. Yet State Run TV continues to broadcast and be used by the regime to incite violence against innocent Libyan civilians. Gaddafi has banned all media broadcasts inside Libya except for his 3 channels. They all rely on Nilesat satellites to broadcast.

Tell Nilesat to shut down Gaddafi TV!

UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions and sanctions have been enacted with strong support from the international community. The sanctions include cutting off assets to the regime, travel bans and penalties on companies starting new business in the country. Despite the sanctions Gaddafi continues to terrorize and murder civilians. Recently a no fly zone was put into place by the UNSC to protect the people from violent attacks by the Gaddafi regime and a likely massacre against the million people living in Benghazi. The no fly zone was enacted at the urging of the Arab League and the Libyan people themselves.

Despite these measures by the international community Nilesat and other corporations continue to provide a platform for the Gaddafi's regime to spread its terror propaganda to the Libyans citizens and people around the world. Furthermore, there have been reports from Libya that coded messages have been disseminated to Gaddafi’s mercenaries and security forces via Al-Jamahirya satellite TV channel. Please tell these corporate service providers to stop broadcasting all of the Gaddafi regime’s satellite channels immediately. Tell them to stand with the international community and do their part to protect the Libyan people.



Sign the petition and then share it widely with your friends:

http://www.change.org/petitions/shut-down-gaddafi-state-tv#?opt_new=f&opt_fb=t






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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-11 06:02 PM
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1. Naw, too many Republicans back it ...
oh, wait ... your not talking about Faux, are you? I may be mistaken, but I didn't realize Rush Limbaugh was attempting another failed run at a TV show ...
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