To be fair (and balanced), Eason did backpedal and make a number of statements claiming that he really did not know if what he said was true, and that he did not himself believe it. But when pressed by others, he seemed to waver back and forth between what might have been his beliefs and the realization that he had created a kind of public mess. His statements, his reaction, and the reaction of all in attendance left me perplexed and confused. Many in the crowd, especially those from Arab nations, applauded what he said and called him a "very brave man" for speaking up against the U.S. in a public way amongst a crowd ready to hear anti-US sentiments. I am quite sure that somewhere in the Middle East, right now, his remarks are being printed up in Arab language newspapers as proof that the U.S. is an evil and corrupt nation. That is a real nightmare, because the Arab world is taking something said by a credible leader of the media (CNN!) as the gospel, or koranic truth. What is worse is that I am not really sure what Eason really meant to communicate to us, but I do know that he was quite passionate about it. Members of the audience took away what they wanted to hear, and now they will use it in every vile and twisted way imaginable.A further excerpt.
"credible leader of the media...CNN..." NOT!!!!
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OH MY GOD!!!!!
Is this story real?
Get the guns out, boys. And brew up another pot of coffee, it's gonna be a long war.
The News We (CNN) Kept To Ourselves [must read]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/890515/posts
The Access of Evil-- CNN's Duplicity
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/893150/posts
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Eason is slime.
I think Mr. Eason needs to be summarily dismissed as a person of integrity and character. Obviously he does not support his own country, if he is willing to support such a wildly disgusting assertion.
I mean .. after all .. this was the same idiot who was running the CNN office in Iraq for 12 years - and hiding Saddam's horrible treatment of his own people. Surely, that would prove his comments about anything to be suspect.