&quot;I mean, elected political parties like Hezbollah in Lebanon have television channels like Al-Manar. When someone like Javed Iqbal in the US sets up receiver satellite cards so Americans can watch this channel - he was sent to prison for over six years. That&#x27;s the &quot;public conversation&quot; in the USA.&quot;<p>Iqbal was imprisoned because he entered into a business relationship with Hezbollah, a terrorist organization, not because of the content of the broadcast. From the New York Times:<p>&quot;But Judge Richard M. Berman of United States District Court rejected that view last year, ruling that the prosecution was based not on the content of speech but on conduct — allegations that the men provided material support to a foreign terrorist group.<p>In court on Tuesday, Mr. Iqbal admitted that his company, HDTV Ltd., received money for providing television services to Al Manar — “the beacon” in Arabic — which the United States Treasury Department has designated a global terrorist entity.&quot; <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2008&#x2F;12&#x2F;24&#x2F;nyregion&#x2F;24plea.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2008&#x2F;12&#x2F;24&#x2F;nyregion&#x2F;24plea.html</a><p>Terrorist attacks by Hezbollah: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Hezbollah#Alleged_suicide_and_terror_attacks" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Hezbollah#Alleged_suicide_and_...</a>