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Article: Tempest Brews Over Al Jazeera English.(Buckeye CableSystem under fire for carrying Al Jazeera English)
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- May 7, 2007
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By Linda Moss
Media Watchdog Targets Small Ops Carrying Channel
Allan Block was accused of being 'a traitor' for adding Al Jazeera English to the lineup at his cable operation, Buckeye CableSystem, just over a month ago.
'One letter said that I should be prosecuted because I'm a traitor in wartime,' said Block, who is chairman of Block Communications, the media company that owns Toledo, Ohio-based Buckeye. 'I'm certainly not a traitor to the United States.'
Buckeye's March 19 launch of the controversial news network, sister channel to Arab-language Al Jazeera, prompted some 50 letters. It also earned Block and Buckeye a critical March ...