Peter Arnett praises Iraq Ministry of Truth

Yahoo News ^ | 3.30.2003 | Joe Flint

[RockChucker]

http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/030330/72/39kcy.html

Arnett, On Iraq TV, Praises Treatment Of Reporters By Joe Flint Of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Veteran television correspondent Peter Arnett, who has been covering the war with Iraq for NBC News through an arrangement with National Geographic Explorer, went on Iraq's state television network and praised Iraq's treatment of journalists.

In a transcript of Arnett's comments during the interview, he seemed to praise Iraq's Ministry of Information, saying it has "allowed me and many other reporters to cover 12 whole years since the Gulf War with a degree which we appreciate and that is continuing today."

(This story and related background will be available on The Journal's Web site, WSJ.com.)

Arnett's comments are sure to stir controversy since some media outlets, including CNN, Arnett's former employer, have been booted out of Baghdad. Also, two reporters from the Tribune Co.-owned (TRB) newspaper Newsday are missing after being expelled from Baghdad and the paper has said it believes its journalists are being held by the Iraqi government.

After speaking with Arnett, General Electric Co.'s (GE) NBC said in a statement that "Peter Arnett and his crew have risked their lives to bring the American people up-to-date, straight-forward information on what is happening in and around Baghdad." The network said Arnett's "impromptu interview with Iraqi TV was done as a professional courtesy and was similar to other interviews he has done with media outlets from around the world. His remarks were analytical in nature and were not intended to be anything more."

Arnett appeared on MSNBC, the cable news channel NBC owns with Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Sunday afternoon with coverage of coalition attacks. Arnett isn't employed by NBC but the network struck a deal with National Geographic, whose program "Explorer" airs on MSNBC, for the correspondent to provide war coverage for the network. He is one of the few Western television reporters remaining in Baghdad providing coverage for a U.S. network.

[ChadGore]

Baathist

[Illbay]

They forced him out, no matter how the official transcript read. Even CNN couldn't deal with that level of malfeasance.

[MinuteGal]

Is this the WHOLE article from Yahoo?

They appeared to have left out the parts we're REALLY angry about!

leni

[youngFreeper]

Maybe this guy is being forced to make those comments or else... (just like some of the other soldiers)

[FreeTheHostages]

Email your complaint to MSNBC: details here

[KSCITYBOY]

Arentt will rot in hell.

[KSCITYBOY]

Arnett.

[MEG33]

Knak has posted a longer one from..CNN. Ha Ha!

[MindBender26]

""Peter Arnett and his crew have risked their lives...."

Anything we can do ratchet up the risk a bit? Like, perhaps in the 85-90% range?

[FreeTheHostages]

lol, oops, I like your email list, it's longer. I'll put it in the other thread.

[CurlyBill]

Since he is close to the Iraqi leadership, he may well be the next collateral damage...

[Reagan Man]

I'd like the USAF to blast Arnett to kingdom come!

[Teetop]

It is time to knock Peter Arnett down to size & yank his citizenship once he reurns from Iraq for being an enemy combatant for spreading lies for the Iraqi government. This man's ego is getting larger & larger as the days go by. He thinks he is the one that brings truth to the world when he is nothing more than a pawn in a bigger game of lies from the Iraqi regime.

[MEG33]

He's been embedded in the region so many years ,he's become one of them.

[Teetop]

I never knew that, thank you for enlightening me! I never did know why the traitor left the Communist News Network.

[ApesForEvolution]

BTTT for anyone that wasn't aware one of Peta's revenue streams came from Sodom Insane...

[AmericanInTokyo]

To heck with MSNBC.

W/our messages mixed in with millions of others, of what they probably arrogantly consider 'flyover country' junk mail messages??

Think they are going to care what we say?

Visualize, Seize and Use POWER.

Find a pissed-off, irate POWERFUL pro-American Congressman of the GOP who has a good L.A. with legal experience, and urge he take it up directly with SENIOR OFFICIALS of the Justice Department for suspected violations of sedition laws (if Mr. Arnett has US citizenship) or violations of the Patriot Act. Then get a nationwide talk show host to reverberate what the lawmaker is going to do, before his listening audience, to further ramp it up.

I say we go after this ass at an effective senior level, with maximum effort, and have a 'de briefing crew' waiting for him at customs/immigration whenever he decides to make his way back to the US.

I have one Congressman in mind; I will start with him first thing tomorrow a.m.

[The PeteMan]

Arnett=jackass

[Teetop]

Looks like he (or his head) is embedding in their anal cavity.....

[conservativecorner]

No bias here. (HEAVY SARCASM) What a sham this is getting to be.