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CNN Fires Contributor Who Praised Hitler After His Latest Twitter Post, “The world today needs a Hitler.”
Epoch Times ^ | 05/17/2021 | Zachary Steiber

Posted on 05/17/2021 7:59:54 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

A CNN contributor who had a history of praising Nazi leader Adolf Hitler saw the broadcaster cut ties with him after his latest missives.

Adeel Raja on Sunday posted on Twitter, “The world today needs a Hitler.” He later deleted the post.

“Adeel Raja has never been a CNN employee. As a freelancer, his reporting contributed to some newsgathering efforts from Islamabad,” a CNN spokesperson told news outlets in a statement. “However, in light of these abhorrent statements, he will not be working with CNN again in any capacity.”

The spokesperson initially said he had never heard of Raja, the Washington Examiner reported.

A review of Raja’s Twitter history showed he has posted positively about Hitler, who oversaw the Holocaust, multiple times.

In 2014, Raja wrote, “My support for Germany is due to what Hitler did with Jews!”

“Hail Hitler!” he also said.

Raja defended himself on Monday, responding to a tweet that claimed he lost his job because of other missives about fighting between Israel and Palestinians in the Middle East.

“Glad a single tweet contributed to the #Palestine cause and brought it to limelight with me loosing [sic] my job and the West’s claim of Freedom of expression and human rights!” he wrote.

Raja has since altered his LinkedIn profile to say that his employment with CNN ended in May after nearly eight years. He is listed as an executive producer with ARY News.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: adeel; adeelraja; cnn; dismissal; firing; hitler; raja
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To: SeekAndFind

To be expected.


21 posted on 05/17/2021 8:17:18 AM PDT by Red6
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To: alstewartfan

“Dummy, you should have praised Stalin and kept your position forever! “

Stalin made Hitler look like a piker but we all know why Hitler has the worse rap.


22 posted on 05/17/2021 8:21:16 AM PDT by setter
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To: 17th Miss Regt

Sometimes an apple is just a banana. The most trusted name in news.


23 posted on 05/17/2021 8:24:45 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Not to be rude or anything, but this guy is an obvious nut job and a adherent of the Grand Mufti, but shouldn’t he have said HEIL, not Hail.
I mean he makes the rest of the mass murdering psychos look bad when he quotes stuff wrong.


24 posted on 05/17/2021 8:26:38 AM PDT by TexasM1A
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To: GOPJ

The Nazis also kept good records, and the Allies documented the liberation of the camps. The Left loves communism, and hates fascism. The commies won. Joe McCarthy is treated as a bigger threat that the USSR or traitors were.


25 posted on 05/17/2021 8:31:26 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: SeekAndFind
There is one, his initials are BO.
26 posted on 05/17/2021 8:33:28 AM PDT by Major Matt Mason
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To: SeekAndFind
So...CNN contracts out their Nazi work to freelancers like Adeel Raja but keeps their Communist work in-house. Got it.

How very organized of the Communist Nazi News Network (CNNN)

27 posted on 05/17/2021 8:38:16 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: setter
Stalin made Hitler look like a piker.

So did Mao. Hitler, Stalin, Mao - three of the greatest mass murderers in world history all called themselves socialists.
28 posted on 05/17/2021 8:46:25 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: SeekAndFind

So does this mean Donald Trump is not the modern-day Hitler? Good of you to admit it finally, CNN.


29 posted on 05/17/2021 8:48:08 AM PDT by Cecily
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To: SeekAndFind
A CNN contributor who had a history of praising Nazi leader Adolf Hitler saw the broadcaster cut ties with him after his latest missives.

Only did so, because he got caught.

30 posted on 05/17/2021 8:52:53 AM PDT by mykroar (God speed, President Trump)
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To: SeekAndFind

Under a real Hitler, this little brown perv would soon be soap.


31 posted on 05/17/2021 8:54:23 AM PDT by DPMD
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To: MarvinStinson

why do i think he’d be one of the first to disappear if he got his wish...


32 posted on 05/17/2021 8:55:38 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: SeekAndFind

This time I really am surprised. They have their unrestrained idiot loudmouths all day and now care about the targets for the first time? Then Don Lemon and Jake Tapper and the rest will have to stop slandering Trump and us. No, not as headline making.

Funny for the cheap distancing attempt ——gosh, he wasn’t like really a full time staff employee.

Ha, ha.


33 posted on 05/17/2021 8:56:57 AM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: PghBaldy

Strange world - so many wrongs that need righting...


34 posted on 05/17/2021 8:57:37 AM PDT by GOPJ (Liz Cheney: There was NO VOTER FRAUD. YOU agree Winston? Winston? How many fingers?)
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To: SeekAndFind

We can’t have a Hitler, we’re stuck with Joe Stalin.


35 posted on 05/17/2021 8:59:08 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: SmokingJoe

OMG, he just said what CNN believes!
They admire Hitler, because they are with Democratic Socialists of America workers party.


36 posted on 05/17/2021 9:52:53 AM PDT by Pete Dovgan
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To: SeekAndFind

But...diversity.....

/s


37 posted on 05/17/2021 10:20:56 AM PDT by Whatever Works
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To: SeekAndFind

Hitler. There was a painter. He could paint an entire apartment in one afternoon....TWO COATS!


38 posted on 05/17/2021 10:22:01 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SeekAndFind

The world doesn’t need a Hitler. A Pinochet, on the other had, would be extremely valuable. Maybe Bolsonaro can grow into the role. :)


39 posted on 05/17/2021 10:22:24 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: SeekAndFind

Don Lemon agrees with him CNN


40 posted on 05/17/2021 1:53:38 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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