Posted on 07/23/2015 9:16:41 AM PDT by Kaslin
Despite the revelation on Wednesday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) made secret side deals with Iran over nuclear weapons inspections and refused to disclose the details to the U.S. Congress, NBC, ABC, and CBS all ignored the story.
By contrast, Fox News’s Special Report led with the breaking news that evening as anchor Bret Baier informed viewers: “As President Obama continues to both court and mock critics of his legacy-shaping nuclear agreement with Iran, there is word tonight of a separate covert deal between the Islamic Republic and the U.N.’s nuclear team. Two of them, in fact, that are not going to be shared with members of Congress nor with you.”
Nets Ignore Controversy Swirling Around Secret Side Deals With Iran
Of the three broadcast networks, only NBC Nightly News even covered the Iran deal Wednesday evening. Anchor Lester Holt noted how “thousands turned out here in New York today to protest the Obama administration's recently completed nuclear deal with Iran” as he introduced a full report by chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel on the plight of American hostages who continue to be held by the authoritarian regime.
Engel explained: “On his way to sell the Iran deal to a skeptical Congress, Secretary Kerry was asked about Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, an American citizen arrested in Iran a year ago today....Rezaian isn't alone. Two other Americans are held in Iranian jails. Another went missing in Iran. Critics say their release should have been part of the deal.”
The report by Engel was also aired on the Today show that morning. Neither ABC nor CBS provided coverage of the hostages on Wednesday.
On Thursday morning, only CBS This Morning mentioned the Iran deal at all, and then, only in a mere 27-second news brief. Co-host Charlie Rose reported:
Secretary of State John Kerry will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this morning to defend the Iran nuclear deal. Kerry held classified briefings on Capitol Hill yesterday to win over skeptical lawmakers. Among their concerns, the timing of sanctions relief and how to respond if Iran cheats. Thousands packed New York’s Times Square to protest the agreement. The demonstrators say the deal is a threat to global security.
Both NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good Morning America skipped the story.
I thought the article was about a basketball team at first... ;-)
Would we expect anything else from the alphabet networks?
Ok, all. Someone now saying this isn’t a “treaty” so Obama can bypass congress. Does anyone have Obama or Kerry calling it a treaty?
> Would we expect anything else from the alphabet networks?
When ISIS starts nuking the MSM offices then you might hear a peep from the remaining ones but not for long.
Absolutely not.
It’s impossible FOR them to talk about this monstrosity.
Kerry brought home a ‘deal’ that is NOT a deal.... It’s useless, ineffectual and dishonest.
And, “O’s” fingerprints are ALL over it.
When Kerry and “O” sit down to talk about this thing, I don’t know if they laugh out loud or shudder !
Newsflash: He already did by going to the Useless Nations, which of course approved the deal
Right but you’re missing the question: WHY could he go to UN? If he called this a “treaty”-—ever-—he supposedly can’t.
It’s not that it is impossible for them to talk about it, they don’t want to talk about anything that makes their Messiah look bad. So they ignore that it even exists. At least that is my opinion.
Why watch network news when there’s a perfectly good Hogan’s Heroes rerun over on channel 62?
That arrogant pos doesn’t care. He does what he wants to do.
If ISIS is stupid they would attack the MSM, however, since the MSM provides so much cover for America’s enemies it would not be beneficial to them.
Not to mention Kobe beef and free drinks...hobnobbing and all that.
They aren’t especially bright.
Great. I love what he likes to do. The rest, save Cruz, are morons.
Rank & File perhaps, not sure about the leadership. They have certainly been successful in their goals so far, especially for a JV team.
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