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Peter Arnett ( Takes credit for American Opposition to the War ) A MUST READ
3-30-2003
Posted on 03/30/2003 3:16:09 PM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs
JOHN GIBSON: "Peter Arnett, who is now employed as a correspondant by National Georgraphic Television, was interviewed by one of Iraq's Information Ministers on Iraq State TV.
He began interviewing Arnett about what is going on in Iraq and what is going on in America about the war.
What Peter Arnett said is that it is clear that is going on in the US is clear that there is a growing challange of Bush's conduct of the war and then Arnett seemed to take credit for that, by saying that HIS reports from Iraq are helping opposition grow. "
ARNETT:" It is clear that within the United States that there is growing challenge to President Bush and he conduct about the war. And it is clear that our reports here about the Iraqi civilian casualties in the war, and the resistance of the Iraqi forces, are going back to the United States, and it helps those who oppose the war and challenge the policies to develop their arguments. "
So Arnett did not acknowldege what is a Pentagon claim, that the Iraqi casualties could be from Iraqi missiles which are errant missiles which are falling back down on their own Iraqi population. But Arnett went on to claim credit for growing opposition in the United States, but claimed that the Pentagon's War is a failure.
ARNETT: "Now America is reappraising the battlefield plan and delaying the war, for maybe a week. The first war plan has failed because of Iraqi resistance. Now they are trying to write another war plan. "
Of course Peter Arnett is now working for the National Georgraphic program, he has a deal with NBC and appears on another cable network. He has been allowed to do whatever he wants. This while other news agencies have been kicked out of Iraq, including Fox News Channel and CNN. And in addition the Newsday Newspapers has two reporters missing and assumed to be held by authorities in Iraq, yet Peter Arnett is allowed to stay. I guess that we can come to our own conclusions, it appears that Peter Arnett is now operating in Iraq and doing Iraq great favors by his own estimation, in organizing opposition to the war, here in this country, in the United States by his reports, and by giving the Iraqis a growing sense of nationalism, because by his accounts, the initial war plan has failed, and the Iraqi opposition has sent the war planners back to the drawing board.
So there you have it, Peter Arnett in Iraq.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: enemywithin; ignorantdupe; iraqifreedom; jackass; nationalgeorgraphic; stoogefortheenemy; traitor; warcorrespondent; warlist
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
That place will be crawling with Jarheads, Dogfaces, and Snake Eaters in a few weeks, poor Petey may get himself stuffed in a bucket. If that doesn't happen maybe a class action by families of dead troops and all those who come home wounded.
461
posted on
03/30/2003 6:00:24 PM PST
by
Lee Enfield
( Doing it in your name anyway.)
To: pushforbush
...then how can any network in good conscience air the reports from Bagdad which are simply the forced statements of hostages? It's a whole country full of hostages. Twenty four million hostages, give or take.
To: jaycee
I just watch for the third time. It struck me as ironic that Arrrrrrnett has just facilitated the deaths of numerable Iraqi civilians, also, knowing Sadda/Baathist Party murderous ploys to sway public opinion. He asserted that the 'civilain casualties' are playing against the Bush administration! Besides encouraging Iraqis to fight on because they've' thwarted the first war plan', Peter Arnett has encouraged the regime to murder Iraqi civilians as useful disinformation for the propaganda effect. I would dearly love to see the Iraqi National Congress (government in waiting) have this prick indicted for aiding in the death of innocent Iraqis as a war crime!
463
posted on
03/30/2003 6:01:34 PM PST
by
MHGinTN
(If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote Life Support for others.)
To: wardaddy; Kevin Curry
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464
posted on
03/30/2003 6:03:11 PM PST
by
MHGinTN
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To: ijcr
Many folks posting here do not realise that Peter is a CIA operative tasked with infiltrating Saddam's inner circle. If Saddam's people found out Peter Arnett is a CIA operative, they would put him feet first in the plastic shredder.
Peter Arnett is CIA--shred him immediately.
465
posted on
03/30/2003 6:03:37 PM PST
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
As to your tag line... THANKS FOR THAT VISUAL!!! AAAAGGGHHH
466
posted on
03/30/2003 6:03:53 PM PST
by
Lee Enfield
( Doing it in your name anyway.)
To: joyful1
Thanks for the address, Joyfull...I just sent this email off to NGS:
Dear Mr. Fallon,
I find Mr. Arnett's comments detestable, anti-american and traitorous. My parents subscribed to National Geographic for over 40 years and constantly contributed to the National Geographic Society. They are probably rolling over in their graves, especially since my father was a proud veteran of the Korean War. I must report that unless & until Mr. Arnett is removed from his reporting duties in Iraq and removed from employment at your company, I will not be subscribing to your magazine, contributing any monies to your society or watching your channel on cable.
How do you think our brave men & women fighting over their feel when they here this???? (many of them are sent National Geographic magazines from home...I have seen pictures of them reading it and I have thought about sending one myself to the troops I support)
I cannot believe that this statement was allowed to be made and I would hope that he doesn't speak for your organization as a whole. If he doesn't, you need to make that perfectly clear to the troops and those in this country that you do find it detestable by firing him immediately.
I wonder if they will listen??? I hope EVERY FReeper emails them and bombards them!!!
467
posted on
03/30/2003 6:06:00 PM PST
by
cherry_bomb88
(There is no such thing as logic & reason to the illogical and unreasonable)
To: Timesink
"NBC News is standing by correspondent Peter Arnett after he gave an interview to Iraqi TV in which he said the Bush administration had misjudged "the determination of the Iraqi armed forces and the government's willingness to fight for their country." Then By G-d I think DOD should pull ALL of NBC's embedded reporters!
If this is an example of NBC's lack concern of one of their reports giving aid and comfort to the enemy then DOD would be less than prudent not to remove ALL of them out of concern for the safety of OUR troops.
G-d only knows how many lives will now be lost because of this bastards remarks.
To: najida
They pretty much summed it up as "he did it for an interview with Saddam" and laughed off the idea that he was forced. I must have missed the part where he said, "Saddam, if you can hear me, knock twice."
So that Iraqi guy was a medium, huh. Go figger.
To: Happy2BMe
Thanks for the update.
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Everyone, don't forget that General Electric is the parent company of NBC and NG.
I listened to the apologists trying to forgive Peter's treason / sedition. Let's consider the possibilities:
- He had a gun to his head - obviously, the RAT congressman was grasping at the one explanation that would give Peter a pass.
- He felt compelled to toe the Iraqi line in order to remain in their good graces and not get expelled - but at the complete expense of any journalistic integrity (and not a good enough defense for his trial).
- He was saying this because it is his personal opinion, therefore he is toast.
Occam's razor says the third item, that Peter was speaking his mind on his own volition, is the most likely choice. It fits with Peter's own political leanings and is not inconsistent with his past reporting.
National Geographic needs to be put on notice, along with their corporate parents NBC and GE, that we will not tolerate their having an enemy agent on their staff. Peter's credentials should be yanked or his status should be turned into "embedded" status - embedded in the soil of Iraq.
471
posted on
03/30/2003 6:10:25 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
("Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." GWB 9/20/01)
To: Utah Girl
"Arnett's behavior is treasonous, and NBC is standing by him."
A whole range of possibilities are emerging.
1) He is terminally stupid.
2) He was forced to make those remarks.
3) He is his same old self and hates this country.
Three is my pick. That said, is he a US citizen? If not, no treason rather, intemperate comments and we should cancel his US visa.
If he is a citizen, he should suffer the penalties to the fullest extent.
Then hang the MF!
473
posted on
03/30/2003 6:10:44 PM PST
by
lawdude
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Baathist
474
posted on
03/30/2003 6:11:25 PM PST
by
ChadGore
(288,007,154 Americans did not protest the war today)
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Sent diatribes against Arnett to MSNBC and NBC - with the proviso that I will NOT watch either again unless, and until, Peter is fired. Not reprimanded, FIRED. It's just that simple. What isn't simple, is to try to calculate the amount of damage he's inflicted upon the U.S. around the world. Only hope that the majority of our soldiers missed his BADcast -- which they likely didn't. Treasonous jackal! Next stop, National Geographic. Pray LOTS of somebody's do the right thing when Arnett's concerned.
To: Timesink
Arnett is a Pulitzer Prize-winner who was the only television reporter on the scene -- for CNN -- in 1991 when bombs fell on Baghdad.i guess the other cnn reporters in the same room at the time have gotten demoted. bernie shaw, though hiding under the bed and whimpering, was in fact there.
dep
476
posted on
03/30/2003 6:15:13 PM PST
by
dep
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
477
posted on
03/30/2003 6:15:18 PM PST
by
Timesink
(If you use the word "embedded" in a conversation, you'd better be carrying an x-ray to show me.)
To: ChadGore; All
An idea:
Email your views to MSNBC's continued employment of traitor Peter Arnett: details with email addresses here
To: dep
i guess the other cnn reporters in the same room at the time have gotten demoted. bernie shaw, though hiding under the bed and whimpering, was in fact there.Shaw retired a couple of years ago. The third reporter from that night, John Holliman, was killed in a car accident on his way in to work in Atlanta a few years back.
479
posted on
03/30/2003 6:17:33 PM PST
by
Timesink
(If you use the word "embedded" in a conversation, you'd better be carrying an x-ray to show me.)
To: Timesink
yes, i know. i mean that the hollywood reporter has decided that they were chopped liver.
dep
480
posted on
03/30/2003 6:18:49 PM PST
by
dep
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