Al Jazeera Reporter Not Allowed To Talk About 9/11 At Texas Football Game

Al Jazeera is learning that you “don’t mess with Texas” after the news organization was booted from a Friday night football game in Booker, Texas for wanting to cover the game for their 9/11 series. An Al Jazeera reporter wanted to film some of the game and speak to people about September 11, but was denied the opportunity by school officials after learning he was from the Al Jazeera network. Students at Booker High School in Texas are told “all students can learn and be successful in a climate of courtesy and mutual respect.” Take that as a “do as your told, not as you see” with Booker Superintendent Michael Lee refusing to allow a reporter from Al Jazeera to film a football game, and speak to those in the crowd about 9/11, simply because of the reporter’s association with the news organization based in Qatar. MORE