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Old 22-09-2004, 22:07   #20
Acrylic-bob
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Re: Execution in Iraq

For the same reasons that governments cannot block sites that carry child pornography. Plus the use of a virus or worm would potentially threaten the whole of the internet, and I don't think that would stop either the kidnappings or the murders.

I remember at the height of the IRA bombing campaign that the government decided to prevent IRA spokesmen from speaking in the media, the idea being to deny them 'the oxygen of publicity' as Mrs. Thatcher put it at the time. Which resulted in the ridiculous performance of the BBC showing pictures of Gerry Adams speaking but having his words dubbed in by a reporter. The media will always find a way around restrictions, because it is Bad News that sells papers!
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