Peter Arnett Surfaces as Taiwan TV Reporter! Provides Interesting Military Intel. on Baghdad

TVBS, Taiwan Cable TV (Taipei) ^ | 7 April 2003 | AmericanInTokyo

[AmericanInTokyo]

Through Japanese news sources toda, we have come up with an interesting, new development in the checkered and questionable media career of PETER ARNETT.

Seems he has snagged himself another Baghdad news assignment, and has surfaced as an on-the-spot-reporter for Taipei, Taiwan-based cable TV station, "TVBS".

URL (in Chinese): http://www.tvbs.com.tw/NEWS/NEWS_LIST.asp?no=kenneth20030407192855

Peter Arnett (you'll see his face pop up on the right side of the screen together with Chinese text) is also passing on interesting military information. One wonders if this is of value, or whether he is playing the disinformation game for his Iraqi friends.

At any rate, for what it is worth, in Arnett's most recent report aired today on TVBS:

--The Iraqi government abandoned presidential palaces and government offices in Baghdad nearly 10 days ago, those which USA forces are now storming and occupying.

--The 'encirclement strategy' of the US military for Baghdad, Iraq is not complete. It is particularly weak on the eastern side of the city. While the US has a handle on main Iraqi highways leading out of the city through that direction, there are hundreds of smaller roads that the Iraqi government (and civilians) are freely using to escape. (By the east)

[AmericanInTokyo]

Information via (Japanese) Yomiuri Shimbun reporter in Taiwan, Mr. Wakayama, and now carried on the Yomiuri website.

[LiberalsWorstNightmare]

This guy?

[martin_fierro]

Arnett is going to end up with a bullet in that misshapen head of his.

[blastdad51]

Station TVBS??

[Between the Lines]

Peter Arnett now reporting for Arab channel Al-Arabiya

Saturday,April5,2003,10:31 AM

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-AP -- Fired N- B-C correspondent Peter Arnett is now working for Arab satellite channel Al- Arabiya (ayr-ah-BEE'-yah).

The station is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Al-Arabiya's editor-in-chief says Arnett is an able reporter who has covered wars before and knows Iraq well.Arnett started his new job yesterday. He's the channel's third correspondent in Baghdad, and his reports are voiced over in Arabic. Arnett is also doing work for British, Greek and Belgian media outfits.N-B-C fired Arnett for giving an unauthorized interview to Iraq's state-run television in which he said the U-S-led war had initially failed because of Iraqi resistance.

[mel]

Mishapen head. Exactly, someone posted Frankenstein picture and I promise they could have been separated at birth.

[Brett66]

He's sort of like phantom turd. You think he's flushed and he comes floating up in unexpected places.

[AmericanInTokyo]

This looks like a joke, but I assure you, THERE IS A TVBS in Taiwan. I have posted the link. Go to it and see for yourself. Arnett is now covering the war for these guys! LOL!

[Between the Lines]

More on this story: Peter Arnett Reporting for Taiwan TV

[battousai]

TV BS!! LOL

He has finally found a station with his name written all over it.

[Question_Assumptions]

The forces in the East probably aren't as strong because it looks like the Marines have stalled a bit (embeds have been saying as much). But those Marines aren't far away and where would a person escaping to the East go? Iran? Unlikely that they wouldn't be spotted, even if they tried.

[garyhope]

This guy is finished. Absolutely no credibility.

Hello Home Shopping Network.

[fatrat]

yeah, one of those unflushables.

[aristeides]

The 'encirclement strategy' of the US military for Baghdad, Iraq is not complete. It is particularly weak on the eastern side of the city.

Is the uprising against the Ba'athist government that Iranian news and Fox News are reporting is taking place in Baghdad taking place in the Shiite east of the city?

[al baby]

I was at disneyland yesterday and this kid pulled of goofys head and it was peter arnet in there

[af_vet_rr]

Coming soon to a tv channel near you - Peter Arnett, the new Iraqi Information Minister. Watch as he denies reality.

[arthurus]

--The 'encirclement strategy' of the US military for Baghdad, Iraq is not complete. It is particularly weak on the eastern side of the city. While the US has a handle on main Iraqi highways leading out of the city through that direction, there are hundreds of smaller roads that the Iraqi government (and civilians) are freely using to escape. (By the east)

This could easily be part of the plan. In a modern siege it is accepted wisdom to leave an escape route so that the target can be taken with less effort. In this case it is interesting that the escape route is on the Iran side of Baghdad.

[ChinaThreat]

Eastern Baghdad is primarily composed of a Shiite population. Not a good place for Baath party members right now unless they like rope necklaces. Hence the smaller US presence. Probably teeming with SOGs (Spec Ops Groups) though. This is just great watching the cockroaches scurry around while Uncle Sam stomps them as fast as he can!

[PBRSTREETGANG]

He's the channel's third correspondent in Baghdad, and his reports are voiced over in Arabic.

Now he's where he belongs.

[Between the Lines]