Jennings Relays How Iraqis “Don't Wave at Us Any More” (Petah Continues His "Woe Is Us" Drumbeat)

Media Research Center ^ | April 2, 2003 | Brent Baker

[PJ-Comix]

ABC's Peter Jennings again emphasized the negative on Tuesday night, passing along how one embedded reporter, whom he did not name, claimed that as the unit with which he was traveling moved into farmland outside of Baghdad, they went from “the desert where they waved at us” to an area where “they don't wave at us any more.”

But minutes later, ABC's John McWethy marveled at the “surprising development” that “a trickle of Iraqi civilians are now risking their lives to help British and American forces find weapons catches and Saddam Hussein loyalists” and that, “for first time, two Iraqis spoke out against Saddam Hussein on Arabic language television.”

Jennings announced on the April 1 World News Tonight over a map showing the progress of U.S. forces: “Countryside is changing here now, passing from desert into farmland, and one embedded reporter with the U.S. forces, beginning we think now to move forward, said earlier today: 'When we came out of the desert where they waved at us, notice they don't wave at us any more.'”

Checking in from the Pentagon, John McWethy, however, had a more upbeat look at the Iraqi populace: “Another surprising development: A trickle of Iraqi civilians are now risking their lives to help British and American forces find weapons catches and Saddam Hussein loyalists. Villagers in the Western desert showed U.S. troops to a hospital that had become a hidden arsenal. And today, for the first time, two Iraqis spoke out against Saddam Hussein on Arabic language television.” After a few words of a man in the desert speaking in Arabic on Abu Dhabi TV, McWethy added: “Joining others talking to the Western press.” Then viewers heard a man say in English: “People don't like this government. They want to finish from this government. That is all they want.”

[PJ-Comix]

Peter Jennings was looking particularly glum tonight. Why? Because all the news in Iraq was showing spectacular successes by Coalition forces. Even Petah couldn't put much of a negative spin on tonight's news.

[jwalburg]

Didn't I read a post today where someone said that an Iraqi woman was killed by Saddam's thugs for waving at our troops? Please post, if you know of it.

[PJ-Comix]

Right now the CBC is reporting that the USA is now facing a "political disaster" in Iraq. Since the "military disaster" shtick doesn't work anymore in light of the FACTS, CBC is trying a new gimmick. CBC is where Jennings should be working.

[jwalburg]

Found it: Girl hanged for waving at troops

[PJ-Comix]

Thanx. However, it is too much for that idiot, Peter Jennings, to understand.

[Incorrigible]

Ah, Peter, yeah, this is Al Michaels.  I just wanted to let you know that you are a totally the farcical newsman!

[upchuck]

Strictly speaking, Peetah is a traitor.

[Diogenesis]

Jennings may have given the "farmland" as a location clue.
Probably will lead to further Coaltion losses.

Jennings and ABC are never happy until weapons limitations
and Coalition locations are given during battle.

[Uncle Miltie]

What a pathetic "man." Peter hasn't one, apparently.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

..they don't wave at us any more..

Whats this "us" crap? He's neither US military nor a US Citizen! And if I'm not mistaken, you currently cannot enlist unless you have a high school dipolma... H..ll! he doesn't even have that!

[sheik yerbouty]

Petah, former paramour of Hanan(The Beast of Bir Zeit) Ashrawi, is upset that the Iraqis were only waving one finger at him. Petah should go back to Al Qanada.

[Noumenon]

I'm sure that Petah is 'deeply daddened' by the news.

[Noumenon]

I'm sure that Petah is 'deeply saddened' by the news.

[chainsaw]

Peter Jennings has been blinded by his communistic upbringing. He knows not which end is up, and doesn't have the ambition to find out.

[Bonaparte]

"Petah should go back to Al Qanada."

LOL!

[CHICAGOFARMER]

Time to say taps for Peter . . .

Military Taps

23 posted on 04/02/2003 8:04 PM CST by MeeknMing

[chainsaw]

Peetah is not a US citizen. he is a Canadian. I guess that makes him a frenchman though.

[11th_VA]

On NBC they showed Iraqi's waving American Flags when they came thru one town ...

[arasina]

What, Peter? You didn't see me wave bye-bye to you several years ago when fair and balanced Fox News Channel came on the television news broadcasting scene? After your "news" "reporting" about this war, you'll probably get a lot more of those invisible waves. Buh-bye!