CBS' Rather Lands Saddam Interview (Ramsy Clark put in a good word. Really)

Highmark Funds ^ | Feb. 24, 2003 | DAVID BAUDER

[auboy]

Turds of a feather.

[oldtimer]

But the "Nobel Peace Prize" winner Jimmy yum yum authored an Executive order that the CIA could not harm a bad guy.

What a limp wristed piece of dog clinton Jimmy yum yum was as POTUS.

[Mr. Mulliner]

What were you just saying about Rather?

[ALOHA RONNIE]

The Enemy Within interviews...

The Enemy Without in -Time of War-.

DAN RATHER =

A 21st Century Man Without a Country

[Lijahsbubbe]

Saddam called up his PR guy. PR said "Fidel says Dan's the go-to-guy".

[MissBaby]

"We made a point of saying to him that we keep our word," Rather said. "We do what we say we will do and won't do what we say we won't do. They came out of that with the experience that we are who we say we are."

And then CBS said it would be sending Connie "just-between-you-and-me Chung to do the interview.

[arkady_renko]

Hey Dan - you sure this isn't the fella with Bobalooi's tooth in his front yard?

CBS News - "We Distort, You Deride"

[oyez]

You can bet Saddam Hussein is giddy as schoolgirl over this.

[RightOnline]

"CBS acknowledged that former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, who is prominent in the global anti-war movement and met with Saddam on Sunday, put in a good word for Rather in helping secure the interview."

Clark, you traitorous little prick. If you had been around in the late '30's, you'd have been in Berlin kissing Hitler's ass. I absolutely, positively guarantee it.

How this slime EVER rose to the position of US Attorney General is totally beyond me.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Rather did not anticipate any criticism from supporters of a potential war with Iraq who might be upset that he's talking with the nation's potential enemy.

Besides being a commie, he ain't exactly a Mensa member either, is he?

[RightOnline]

Prayers up for your friend.........and don't worry; the Good Lord knows EXACTLY what's what and who's who. I so understand your frustration, though, God bless ya.

Keep the faith.....literally.

[WOSG]

Dan Rather said hard work and luck helped him land his interview with Saddam Hussein on Monday

What is so had about being a "mark" for a dictator's PR war? Rather was a good suck-up to Castro ... word got around.

that is not "hard work". that is like an "easy girl" in high school getting calls from all the boys for dates and thinking she is popular.

[YaYa123]

"I don't know any journalist who wouldn't take this interview. If you do, have them call me, collect."

Oh how bold Dan sounds..but of course he intentionally misses the point of well deserved criticism. "Any journalist" might take the interview, as Rather suggests...but Saddam didn't grant the interview to "any" journalist. Saddam gave the interview to someone he assumed would go easy on him.

[fight_truth_decay]

Distributed by CubaNet

DAN RATHER AND CASTRO PROGRAM DISTORTED HISTORY.

The Miami Herald, July 24, 1996

"The July 18 CBS documentary The Last Revolutionary, in which Dan Rather interviewed Fidel Castro, is historically inaccurate and perpetuates several myths about Castro.

The first myth is that Castro moved into the Soviet camp in the early 1960s to defend his revolution from the United States. Castro was anti-American long before arriving in power In 1958, while fighting in Cuba's mountains, he told close associates that once he gained power, the real revolution against the United States would begin The Soviets offered him a protective umbrella and ideology that fit his desire to remain in power indefinitely and to play an international role.

The second myth is that the Soviets introduced nuclear missiles in Cuba to defend the Cuban revolution. In fact, the Soviets put missiles in Cuba to alter the balance of power and force the United States to make concessions in Berlin and elsewhere.

The third myth is that the U.S. embargo causes Cuba's economic difficulties. Cuba's problems are a failed system stemming from continuous reliance on sugar and a repressive system that discourages private initiative.

The fourth myth is that in the l950s Castro was an idealist fighting for social justice. When he gained power, Castro was a seasoned revolutionary. He was, above all, committed to violence, to destroying Cuban society, to anti-Americanism, and to expanding his influence beyond Cuba.

Dan Rather failed to mention Castro's support for terrorist and insurgent groups, his military involvement in Africa, or that he called on Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1962 to launch nuclear missiles in Cuba against the United States.

This documentary did little to further U.S. understanding of messianic/totalitarian leaders like Castro, bent on opposing the United States and oppressing their people for their own causes."--JAIME SUCHLICKI. Professor of History and International Studies, University of Miami


"Mr. Rather's ecstatic look at Castro speaks volumes about his objectivity"--JUAN M. CLARK Professor of Sociology, Miami-Dade Community College and Coordinator. Cuban Information Committee.

[Neenah]

Behind the Scenes With Saddam

[Neenah]

Scroll down to the bottom of the above page, and leave a FEEDBACK to CBS, if you are inclined. I did.

[jwalsh07]

Rahter's still looking for the resonant frequency. I'd say a million deaths chalked up to this madman should resonate quite nicely with the pacifists and commies. That it doesn't speaks volumes about their despicability quotient.

[ffusco]

Imagine if Blather declined the interview and missed a chance to lick the feet of a dictator.

[Brimack34]

If he wants to tell all sides: Why not go down in one of Sadmans many torture chambers and talk too some of sadmans many guests rotting to death.