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

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

[nutmeg]

Do NOT miss this one.

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[TLBSHOW]

I cannot believe Eason Jordan wrote this story and allowed it out. Let alone that the times printed it. The only answer I see is the demons were eating this guy up for years and he had to break the truth or he would lose his soul.

[Howlin]

However, do you really expect a news organization to take a political stand on what's right or wrong.

I want a NEWS ORGANIZATION to report THE NEWS, not hide it. Especially not for their OWN advantage.

They're suppose to report the news, not decide what WE should hear.

[cyncooper]

Ping to a disturbing article.

[Howlin]

Email it to everybody you know; put it on your FR state board so everybody will see it.

[Cultural Jihad]

I found the article. My head is swimming with the implications. Not to mention the stories are getting more and more graphic of what exactly was going on over there.

The same thing happened after the fall of the Iron Curtain. We always knew these guys were crooks, but the world really had no idea just how widespread the corruption was and how decadent the lavish lifestyles were of these supposed proletarian dictators. Even today, has anyone ever read in the New York Times an unkind word against the Soviet Union? Any mention of the millions murdered by those thugs?

[Lunk]

Did I miss something? The last paragraph says:

"At last, these stories can be told freely."

Where the hell are they broadcasting from Abu-Dabi? Last I checked there was genuine, unadulterated freedom of the press in Atlanta...

They always had the freedom to tell these stories. They haven't, apparently, had the courage or the character to actually share them with us until now. Not sure what he was trying to accomplish with the article but he'll probably get a pulitzer for sharing his angst...

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

I think YOU should write a letter to the NYT.

Thanks for the vote of confidence. Maybe I will tomorrow.

[nutmeg]

CNN has a window studio on Sixth Avenue... you know how people hold up signs outside the windows of "The Perky Katie Show" over at NBC??? Hmmm...

>:-)

[Howlin]

Don't lose the fire!

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

As appalling as this story is, I don't think it is going to go anywhere. It will be suppressed. Depressing.

I agree. It'll spend a couple of days in the talk-radio ghetto, and then die. None of the news orgs who had people in Baghdad are going to run with this one.

[marajade]

"I hardly know what to make of this; I couldn't begin to express what I'm feeling right now."

I think anger would be a good place to start...

They knew what kind of man Saddam was and still biased themselves against Bush and going into this war...

Does CNN have any conscience at all?

[Petruchio]

This does not surprize me. Not at all. The same thing is going on with every other network. And, not only in Iraq but in every one of those hellhole countries. Think. Remember on 9-11 when the street celibrations in the west bank happened? The press was told if they filmed it they would die. Those short clips that we did manage to get out almost cost the camaraman's life. From what I have been told, he still cannot work in the west bank.

On the other hand, how CNN and the rest have tried to styme President Bush at every turn is something I will rage about. Because they knew he could improve the situation and still blocked him. They could have supported the Bush effort without revealing information that could come back to harm the reporters if they wanted to.

[nutmeg]

Your e-mail to CNN in #52 was perfect.

[Cold Heat]

What I expect from any news organization is not to compromise it's morality and integrity for the right to have a reporter in a country.

What the hell is the sense in reporting news that is totally sanitized under duress! Why appease a dictator to have a seat at the table in order to call yourself a international reporting organization.

The result is that the truth is never told and the dictatorial government survives!

It is against all logic!

[TLBSHOW]

FYI

This is the stuff satan stories are made from...

[Howlin]

I think you should write a letter to the NYT, too!

Now. While you're still furious!

[nutmeg]

Do NOT miss this disturbing article.

Please Freepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent Connecticut ping list.

[gcruse]

Eason Jordan, you son of a bitch.

You feel better now that you can talk about the
horror of this regime, the horror that you kept to
yourself? And the reason you give for your silence
was that it might jeapordize your bureau as they
reported what you knew to be lies about the nature
of this regime? You bag of maggots. You pile of
puke. How dare you feel relief. How dare you live.

[Lunk]

CNN knew....