Posted on 08/05/2004 2:28:58 PM PDT by weegee
US marine Josh Rushing, who features in the documentary Control Room about al-Jazeera, has become a victim of the film's success. He plans to leave the US military because his superiors are displeased with his role in promoting the film.
"He did a few interviews that indicated he might not know what his lane is," a senior officer told the LA Times. The officer said Rushing had been asked not to make any further public comments about the film.
In the film, Rushing says: "It benefits al-Jazeera to play to Arab nationalism because that's their audience, just like [Fox News] plays to American patriotism, for the same reason - American nationalism - because that's their demographic audience."
In May's Village Voice, Rushing said: "People don't understand what a complex organisation al-Jazeera is. They say it's all Islamists, or Baathists, or Arab nationalists. [...] But you have progressive voices, too. Al-Jazeera shows it all. It turns your stomach, and you remember there's something wrong with war."
WTF....I seem to recall the USMC as being a little better than other branches(including my own) in weeding outthe integrity -challenged.Between this and the Burger King-Skinner(Scott Ritter)I'm more than a little suprised this guy could hit THAT little tripwire....
You did intend this to be an exaggeration, right?
Or are you defining "news" as "pregnant women killed by their husbands"?
This film has been another pet film for the left although it passed under the radar of protest. It played many of the same art house theaters that F911 was booked at.
News Corp. owns Fox News Channel.
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