Media Blackout on Damning CIA Video

newsmax ^ | Thursday, Mar. 18, 2004 9:15 AM EST

[InvisibleChurch]

Thursday, Mar. 18, 2004 9:15 AM EST Media Blackout on Damning CIA Video

News of a bombshell CIA videotape that shows the Clinton administration had Osama bin Laden in its crosshairs but failed to take him out has been deep-sixed by most mainstream press outlets in the U.S.

More than 36 hours after NBC News broadcast the secret footage of bin Laden out in the open at his Tarnack Farms compound, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Associated Press and dozens of other prestigious main press outlets have embargoed the story.

Around the world reaction to the blockbuster report - which included an account from a CIA official who says the White House gave orders not to kill the al Qaeda chief -has been markedly different.

China's Xinhua news service, The Statesman in India, Agence France Press and the British news service Reuters have all covered the story, even as their American cousins do their best to bury the news.

In 2002, President Clinton explained that he didn't launch an attack on bin Laden's Khandahar encampment because it could have killed 200 innocent Afghanis.

A year later, bin Laden killed 3,100 Americans in the Sept. 11 attacks.

[InvisibleChurch]

[Mercat]

I did notice that the AOL report told the time frame but at no time mentioned who was president at the time. Even buried the time of the video to deep in the story.

[ECM]

What liberal media?

[Blood of Tyrants]

The media is still steppin' and fetchin' for x42, I see.

[Frank_Discussion]

"China's Xinhua news service, The Statesman in India, Agence France Press and the British news service Reuters have all covered the story, even as their American cousins do their best to bury the news."

Well, then... ;-)

[pax_et_bonum]

ping

[guitfiddlist]

Although there was a blackout at Associated Partisans, faint audio could still be heard from behind their walls: "La-La-La-La..La-La-La-La..."

[Republican Red]

In Atlanta, local NBC affiliate promo'd the video non-stop during the 8-11 NBC programing. They even used the description of the time frame being "2000".

During the 11pm newscast they showed the Osama clip and did a piece about progress in Iraq.

I was shocked to see this kind of coverage from NBC. I swear about the same time pigs flew by my window and I was told hell froze over.

[Just mythoughts]

All about timing. The NYTimes editors are still talking about the movies and what "evil" Mel has created.

The rest just don't care.

Most of this bunch have not gotten around to writing about that SCAM that the Clintons and their administration approved of under the UN, OIL for FOOD.

[Enterprise]

"I was shocked to see this kind of coverage from NBC."

Me too. I wonder if Clinton, either of them, did something to REALLY REALLY P/O someone at NBC.

[MizSterious]

It's even worse than that. Last night one news show (don't recall the network) tried to spin this as occurring on President Bush's watch, and even asked when he was going to be held accountable. Someone needs to tell these ignoramuses exactly when this president was sworn in. (Hint: it was after 2000...)

[sarasota]

Thanks for the morning laugh!

[Solamente]

MSNBC has the report in full.

The second part was on what the Bush Administration "failed" to do about Bin Laden, but good ol' Condi Rice explained that they had technical problems after GW ordered fitting the drones with hellfire missiles.

To the casual observer, it puts 95% of the blame on Clinton.

[sarasota]

Don't worry, all this information will come to the surface, like cream from milk. It's gonna be a real taste treat.

[InvisibleChurch]

why not just crash the drone upon ubl?

[Solamente]

You'll have to switch to IE to view the video on MSNBC. Crank up your anti-spyware!

[Solamente]

Condi said they had to make sure the upgraded drone worked, which it did post 9/11.

I suppose they still could have called in an air strike...

[petercooper]

link?

[Constantine XIII]

It must have taken work. Aren't hellfire missiles ginormous? (IIRC)

[InvisibleChurch]

wasn't there a situation where we had ubl and his one-eyed taliban buddy tabbed, but gen franks didn't blow them up because he was so used to having to wait for orders from xxxlinton all the time that he wouldn't act on his own?