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:Iran does not have press freedom, and Fars is a government mouthpiece that shouldn't be considered a reliable news source. The contention that the U.S. is somehow in league with al Qaeda is ] and such a claim should absolutely not be presented with such thin sourcing. Furthermore, the addition smacks of ]ing, which is discouraged. And beyond that, your edit wasn't even remotely ]: "the popular Ansarullah movement"? "Spy agencies"? Please take some time to review Misplaced Pages's policy guidelines, including ]. -] (]) 22:46, 27 March 2015 (UTC) :Iran does not have press freedom, and Fars is a government mouthpiece that shouldn't be considered a reliable news source. The contention that the U.S. is somehow in league with al Qaeda is ] and such a claim should absolutely not be presented with such thin sourcing. Furthermore, the addition smacks of ]ing, which is discouraged. And beyond that, your edit wasn't even remotely ]: "the popular Ansarullah movement"? "Spy agencies"? Please take some time to review Misplaced Pages's policy guidelines, including ]. -] (]) 22:46, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
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:: "Iran does not have press freedom" According to whom? I'd argue Iran has the most press freedom in the world! That there are a few journalists convicted for breach of law or working for foreign intelligence services every some time does not undermine press freedom.
:: As for the allegation being "fringe" that's at least a definite indisputable fact that Al-Qaeda has been originally a CIA creation. This has been ] among critiques. Also have a look at ]. So the idea is not fringe. Plus even if so, the very fact that it's been raised by an official directly affected by and responsible for this case makes it a significant minority POV about ''this particular case.''
:: As for Houthis being "popular," that's supported by the fact the they literally control half of Yemen and have managed to mobilize massive rallies in the past and present. ] (]) 00:25, 28 March 2015 (UTC)

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Info removed on charges of undue weight and unreliable source

An info I had added about a Houthi official's claim of evidence about US involvement in the Sana'a mosque bombing was removed. Reasons cited was giving "undue weight" and using "unreliable source." But I think the charge of undue weight is completely irrelevant and nonsense for how can citing a Houthi official about bombings against Houthi supporters bear undue weight in an article about exactly that incident? Though, as for the charge that the source used was unreliable I'm looking forward to see why Fars News Agency is deemed unreliable. What is certain is that the agency is a respected and popular news source at least in Iran. Strivingsoul (talk) 22:19, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

Iran does not have press freedom, and Fars is a government mouthpiece that shouldn't be considered a reliable news source. The contention that the U.S. is somehow in league with al Qaeda is WP:FRINGE and such a claim should absolutely not be presented with such thin sourcing. Furthermore, the addition smacks of WP:COATRACKing, which is discouraged. And beyond that, your edit wasn't even remotely WP:NPOV: "the popular Ansarullah movement"? "Spy agencies"? Please take some time to review Misplaced Pages's policy guidelines, including WP:COI. -Kudzu1 (talk) 22:46, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
"Iran does not have press freedom" According to whom? I'd argue Iran has the most press freedom in the world! That there are a few journalists convicted for breach of law or working for foreign intelligence services every some time does not undermine press freedom.
As for the allegation being "fringe" that's at least a definite indisputable fact that Al-Qaeda has been originally a CIA creation. This has been a subject of controversy among critiques. Also have a look at United States and state-sponsored terrorism. So the idea is not fringe. Plus even if so, the very fact that it's been raised by an official directly affected by and responsible for this case makes it a significant minority POV about this particular case.
As for Houthis being "popular," that's supported by the fact the they literally control half of Yemen and have managed to mobilize massive rallies in the past and present. Example! Strivingsoul (talk) 00:25, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
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