Banning the bad news in Iraq

"The Guardian reported this morning that police in Baghdad “fired shots into the air to force a group of Iraqi journalists to leave” the scene of a car bombing that killed seven people.

This follows on the heels of a declaration by the Iraqi government that reporters will no longer be allowed access to sites of bombings and other violent acts. As IraqSlogger quoted Iraqi Interior Ministry Operations Director Brigadier General Abdul Karim Khalaf on Sunday, the reasons for the ban are:"
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