Posted on 12/14/2005 5:10:23 PM PST by Pikamax
Soldiers say media miss Iraq story 'So much of what happens here never makes the nightly news.' By Anderson Cooper CNN
"....Every soldier I talked to today said the media hasn't done a good job of telling the full story from Iraq. It's a complaint I've heard before, and certainly understand. I do think television tends to focus on the bombs and the bullets, the most dramatic headlines. So much of what happens here never makes the nightly news.
When today's patrol ended, one of the soldiers said to me, "Sorry it wasn't more exciting for you." I told him I wasn't looking for excitement, and in fact, I was glad the day unfolded as it did.
It reminded me that life in Iraq is never what you expect it to be. The situation here is far more complex and the fight far more nuanced than it is often portrayed.
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165,000 aren't wrong.
Hey, I've knocked Anderson Cooper pretty hard. But this is by far the most balanced report to come out of the MSM (Fox not included) that I have seen.
Kudos to Mr. Cooper.
Yikes, CNN is actually reporting how we soldiers feel about their reporting in Iraq. What is the MSM coming to? Who KNOWS what could happen next...
Made it past the censors. Somebody's sleeping on the job over at CNN.
I'm always incredibly impressed by the U.S. service members I meet here. They are not all as optimistic and supportive of the mission as the captain I spent time with today, but they are all dedicated to their units, devoted to their fellow troops.
(Cooper: 'I had my first gun pointed at me today')
The guy holding the gun thought Cooper was a chicken.
CNN and those employed at CNN cannot deny the fact that they do not report the news but only promote a liberal agenda. CNN cannot excuse their treasonous actions by saying that they TV tends to focus only on bombs and bullets. They report with a bias toward attacking President Bush, I don't care how much they try to parse their words.
What did I miss? Did the earth take a sudden turn on it's axes? This reads like an honest report. I'm in shock!
He had to throw that in, he could not help himself, even though I'm guessing he met 1 or 2 guys out of 50 that fit that description. Still, coming from CNN, it's a HUGE improvement.
Do you need my mailing address, BTW? ;o)
Yeah I read both articles. He thinks he is waaay clever with his words but it's the sos.
And yet, he includes a statement that all of them complain about the MSM coverage.
The MSM has a lot to answer for.
Our troops are overwhelming convinced this war is being won, and the Iraqi's overwhelmingly convinced Iraq is on the right track. Yet the MSM has spun otherwise. What do they know that the people fighting the war and living there don't?
Propaganda. That's all the MSM is useful for anymore, propaganda against the United States of America, current president and Republicans/conservatives/Christians in general.
I guess he remembered what happened when his former boss Eason claimed that troops were purposely targeting journalists.
It's Guinness, isn't it? Maybe a little bet on the outcome of the '06 elections?
LOL. You noticed. Yes, we can bet, but instead of it being "you'll buy me xxx if...", we'll put sumthin on the line for you that I'd have to pay up this time if I lose.
That's as good of analysis as I can conjure up. But I'm also thinkin' they'll snap out of it within hours and go back to reporting exclusively biased, negative news. ;o)
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