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Qatar Not Invited to G8 Summit Because of Al Jazeera

HeadlineJun 07, 2004

The New York Times reports most Arab nations with the exception of Qatar have been invited to attend the G8 summit in Sea Island, Georgia. The Qatar snub is the latest chapter in an ongoing battle over the Qatar-based satellite news channel Al Jazeera which the US claims incites anti-American violence in Iraq. One diplomat said QUOTE “It’s strange, having a summit declaration on democratic reforms and not inviting a country because it has a free press.”

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