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To: Reborn
Amen. Geraldo (even with his baggage which is enormous) gets genuinely excited in his supprt for the troops. I appreciate that.

If he did almost get yanked last night, I hope he's learned his lesson. For now, I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt.

Folks need to think what it would be like if it were only the Big 3 and CNN. Man, those days seem pretty ruff from my timeframe.
495 posted on 03/31/2003 9:01:07 AM PST by wardaddy (G-d speed our fighters!)
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To: wardaddy
Reuters is still sticking with this story:

Military Moves Reporter Geraldo Rivera from Iraq
Mon March 31, 2003 11:53 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Veteran reporter Geraldo Rivera, a correspondent for Fox News, is being removed from Iraq by the U.S. military for reporting Western troop movements in the war, the Pentagon said on Monday.

"He was with a (U.S.) military unit in the field and the commander felt that he had compromised operational information by reporting the position and movements of troops," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told Reuters.

"The commander thought it best to get the reporter out of his battle space and we understand he is being removed from Iraq," Whitman said.

Fox News in New York had no immediate comment, and Whitman said he did not have details of the incident.

But media reports said Rivera, a former talk show host and veteran correspondent who has also reported the war in Afghanistan and high-profile stories such as the O.J. Simpson murder trial, had been with a unit of the 101st Airborne Division when the incident occurred.


500 posted on 03/31/2003 9:02:45 AM PST by Dog Gone
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