[mewzilla]

That bureau required a lot of time, money, and effort. And for what? CNN had to know the risk they were running in pandering to a bloodthirsty dictator. They sure weren't getting any stories to spike their ratings. Either they thought that no-one would give a darn and it was all about being able to say they had someone on the ground in Iraq, which is a distinct possibility, or there was something else in it for somebody involved.

Maybe Eason generated this stink to get everyone's minds off the other possibility...

[cyncooper]

And for what? CNN had to know the risk they were running in pandering to a bloodthirsty dictator.

They're in Havana, too, are they not? Of course, Castro is the favorite dictator and darling of the media anyway.