[Howlin]

Actually, I thought the whole article might have been written because CNN is afraid that now that Hussein is gone, "something" might turn up -- in writing -- that proves how complicit they were/are.

[razorbak]

Can we now trumpet the fact that these "children dying because of sanctions" crap was just that. All of the networks kissed up to Iraq on that one if they wanted to stay in Baghdad. This was the main accusation hurled at us by other mid-east Arabs. And we all know how concerned suicide-bomb-promoting Arabs are about the suffering of innocent children.

[blake6900]

Actually, I thought the whole article might have been written because CNN is afraid that now that Hussein is gone, "something" might turn up -- in writing -- that proves how complicit they were/are.

Howlin, we're probably both right. I forgot about "The Bill Clinton/Lanny Davis Technique"...report something bad with your spin on a Friday so you can claim it's old news when the real facts come out.

Thanks for reminding me...

[Dolphy]

The article left me with many questions. What went on behind the scenes at CNN in making the decisions to not only stay, but to slant their reporting as if they had no knowledge of the atrocities? How much of their information from Baghdad went to their on air personalities, did Aaron Brown know, did Larry King know, did Wolf Blitzer know? Were they part of the editorial decision to protect their Baghdad presence, instructed to present Saddam as objectively as possible?