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To: matginzac
[edit] Admits lobbying and minimizing atrocities

In April 2003, Eason Jordan, CNN's chief news executive, wrote an op-ed in the New York Times stating that he had lobbied the Iraqi government for 12 years in order to maintain a CNN presence in Iraq.

He also admitted to withholding what would be considered newsworthy information of the government's atrocities, citing fears that releasing news would potentially endanger the lives of Iraqis working for CNN in Baghdad, some of whom had already been subject to beatings and torture. [8]

[edit] Resignation after accusations by blogger In February 2005,

Jordan resigned from CNN.

The resignation came in response to controversy sparked after bloggers wrote that, at the recent World Economic Forum, Jordan had seemed to accuse the U.S. military of having purposely killed journalists.

While Jordan acknowledged his remarks were not sufficiently clear, he denied that this was what he had meant to imply, saying that he had "great admiration and respect for the men and women of the U.S. armed forces."[21]

Lest we forget CNN is our enemy.

Wiki

65 posted on 04/16/2009 10:15:49 AM PDT by BARLF
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To: BARLF

We can only wish that some sgt some where in Iraq said to a CNN journalist,”You want me to take a picture? Sure, sure...now just step a lttle closer to that wire....closer...closer...”


73 posted on 04/16/2009 10:21:12 AM PDT by matginzac
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