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Russia is barring ABC News reporters from working in Russia

Still infuriated over ABC Nightline's airing of interview with Chechen terrorist warlord Shamil Basayev, Russia's Foreign Ministry says that it will not renew the accreditation of ABC News journalists when they expire.

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As we wrote last week when the interview appeared, Russians are overwhelmingly outraged that ABC News gave air time to the terrorist. In the interview, Basayev took credit for the Beslan school massacre and other terrorist acts, and promised Russia more of the same.

Russia's outrage should not be a surprise. We would have been similarly infuriated if a news organization had given air time to Osama bin Laden a few months after 9/11. In fact, we did express outrage when al-Jazeera aired taped messages from bin Laden. Why ABC News is not able to understand that comparison is beyond me.

According to the statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry,

"Considering all the circumstances of the interview with Shamil Basayev, who has been generally acknowledged as a terrorist, such as the obvious fact of contributing to terrorist propaganda and calling for violence against Russian nationals, Russia has decided to deny the company further accreditation."

The Ministry said that any contact between ABC and Russian state departments and organizations was undesirable.

The particular ABC News correspondent who conducted the interview, Andrei Babitsky, and who is employed by a Russian radio station, will have his employment status reviewed, according to the Ministry.

According to the BBC, Babitsky is seen by Russian officials as a terrorist sympathizer, and note his apparent ease of access to Mr Basayev's hideout in Chechnya - at a time when Russia is offering $10 million for his capture. (2-Aug-05) Permanent Link
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