The News We (CNN) Kept To Ourselves [must read]

The New York Times ^ | 04/11/03 | EASON JORDAN

[Mo1]

PING!!!!

[ambrose]

bump

[weegee]

Interesting that a news agency would withhold a news story so as not to endanger the lives of their own staff (from an oppressive regime no less) but would willingly report details on American troop position/size so as to remain "objective" and not be censored by "the man".

And the left wonders why we call them the "hate America first" crowd and why we say that the media leans left in its bias...

[diamond6]

Do you know for a fact that he knew were Uday's brothers in law were? I hate to break this to you, but there is no legal obligation to warn somebody that someone has threatened their life. However, there may be a moral obligation, and it appears he did what he could by warning King Hussein. He probably did not have the ability to warn the brothers in law privately, and therefore, would have risked the life of the interpreter as he stated.

[Freedom2specul8]

Oh you tricked me. LOL

[Howlin]

I'm going to put this on the North Carolina page; you do your state!

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

And I think this author should be acknowledged for speaking the truth, even at this too late date.

Not until he admits that he was morally and professionally wrong to spend thirteen years "lobby[ing] the government to keep CNN's Baghdad bureau open"; that he should have pulled all CNN people out of Baghdad the moment it became clear that their presence was actually preventing CNN from reporting the truth. At that point, I'll be willing to give him some credit. Until then, he seems to want sympathy because he feels so bad about all the deaths he caused, and all the Ba'athist coverups in which he was complicit without admitting that he shouldn't have done it.

[JohnHuang2]

Gladly.

[hobson]

I'm going to ping Neil Cavuto.

[Lancey Howard]

Wow.
Incredible post.
This one needs to be bumped for at least a week.

[Lancey Howard]

BUMP

[Howlin]

MO1: I wonder what other stories they are not reporting on

[JohnHuang2]

Mega ping...

[dogbyte12]

Again folks. any outlet you can think of, the water cooler, email of talk show hosts, you name it... get this story out. CNN is still the most powerful world news network. It is not just americans they were deceiving, but weasely French and German viewers who took comfort in the fact that CNN was keeping their lips zipped on atrocities in Iraq.

[Cold Heat]

i have not read the thread, only the article, because I wanted my reply to be the first thing that came burning into my mind.

What CNN and others did in Iraq was to deny their reason for existence in order to have a seat at Saddam's table.

They sucked up!

They abused the purpose of freedom of the press!

They became part of the regime!

They are traitors to the profession and to the United states of America and the entire world!

They disgust me in ways that I cannot even find words to express!

[Howlin]

Would you all PLEASE read this article and use your ping lists for it?

[AndyJackson]

Excuse me for offering a dissenting view, but just what would you have done that would have saved the employees from being tortured or killed?

Tell me you are kidding. Please?

It is not like we could not have put the heat on Iraq any time between say, 1991 and 2003, like any time in the Regime of Bill and Hillary. But CNN was so busy covering over their misdeeds, that covering over a few more misdeeds was ok. I mean in 1995 one might have dispared that the leadership of the country was such that nothing could be done. But surely, if you are CNN, you can devote your resources to ensuring that there is stronger leadership starting say, in 1996, not mind you that Viagra Bob is my idea of strong leadership, but CNN might have done something about that too. I mean it is not as though Ted Turner needed to work a second shift to feed his family.

But surely you see this, I hope, because after reading this article I have plenty of invective stored up and have some to spare for you.

[Lancey Howard]

I suspect we will hear many, many more gut-wrenching tales from Iraqis about the decades of torment.

Yes we will.
Just wait until the Iraqi people open up fully.
Then all we will need is the scumbag liberal anti-Bush network newsrooms to report it.

I sure wouldn't count on Perky Katie to report on the Saddam atrocities.

[1 spark]

Amen

[sweetliberty]

I saw this. I don't know what to say, other than that I am glad that these stories are coming out. Better late than never.