[KingKongCobra]

Ok diamond, I've had all I can stand. Here's the detail of your argument. Think about it.

Sadam kills an estimated 5000 of his citizens per month. CNN knows this and even has anecdotal evidence among their own staff. So they keep quiet about the killings in the hope that this may make their 10 staff members safer.

Hmmm, 5000 a month dead for 13 years and you find this an acceptable trade off. Think about it. The truth is out there (but not on CNN).

[Howlin]

I'm glad you piped up tonight! Keep it coming.

[diamond6]

And you think this was a secret from the American public? Who among the really informed public did not know this, 12 years after the 1st Persian Gulf war. Again, I agree that CNN should have publicized other stories of atrocities that would have not have gotten innocent people killed, tortured or maimed. For that I fault them. But the atrocities of Saddam were not hidden from many people in the U.S. who really cared.