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February 3, 2009

Brooklyn Man Jailed for Distributing Lebanese TV Channel
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In other media news, a Pakistani American who owns a satellite TV
company in Brooklyn has pleaded guilty to providing material aid to a
terrorist organization. Javed Iqbal was accused of providing the aid by
letting customers receive broadcasts from a Lebanese TV station tied to
Hezbollah. Prosecutors said Iqbal used satellite dishes on his Staten
Island home to distribute television broadcasts of Al Manar. Iqbal faces
up to six-and-a-half years in prison. He has lived in the United States
for twenty years and is the father of five children



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