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Lawmaker Outraged by Sniper Footage on CNN
LA Times ^ | October 21, 2006 | Tony Perry

Posted on 10/21/2006 7:00:21 AM PDT by veronica

SAN DIEGO — CNN has become "the publicist for an enemy propaganda film" by broadcasting a video showing an insurgent sniper in Iraq apparently killing an American soldier, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said here Friday.

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-El Cajon) called for the Pentagon to oust any CNN reporter embedded with U.S. troops in Iraq.

"I think Americans like to think we're all in this together," Hunter said. "The average American Marine or soldier has concluded after seeing that film that CNN is not on their side."

CNN said it broadcast the brief video to show the threat that insurgent snipers posed to U.S. troops.

"Whether or not you agree with us in this case, our goal, as always, is to present the unvarnished truth as best we can," CNN producer David Doss wrote in a blog on the network's website.

Tony Snow, President Bush's press secretary, said the insurgents were hoping to "break the will of the American people" by giving the video to CNN.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antipatriots; castronewsnetwork; cnnenemywithin; thanksalotted; traitors
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1 posted on 10/21/2006 7:00:21 AM PDT by veronica
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To: veronica
.....present the unvarnished truth as best we can," CNN producer David Doss wrote......

What, is this propaganda comedy week, or something?

3 posted on 10/21/2006 7:05:39 AM PDT by jimtorr
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To: veronica

Oust them is the least they should do, charge them with aiding and abetting the enemy with use of known propaganda.


4 posted on 10/21/2006 7:08:19 AM PDT by tobyhill (The War on Terrorism is not for the weak.)
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To: veronica
Lawmaker, no plural? Only one person outraged? Try millions, but we the people don't count.
5 posted on 10/21/2006 7:08:44 AM PDT by Andy from Beaverton (I'm so anti-pc, I use a Mac)
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To: veronica
CNN is dedicated to promoting anti-American sentiment and terrorism. Michael Savage is correct: The network committed treason and sedition on national television. The White House ought to move formally in federal court to shut them down.
6 posted on 10/21/2006 7:11:18 AM PDT by ex-Texan (Matthew 7: 1 - 6)
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To: jimtorr

".....present the unvarnished truth as best we can," CNN producer David Doss wrote......"

True - if he means that the unvarnished truth consists of CNN's longing for us to lose the war. First CNN's Arnett assures Muslim terrorists that Americans are "afraid" and certain of loss in Iraq, then we are confronted with a CNN honcho who (in Sweden no less) claims that American troops are targeting embedded media personnnel,now we are treated to this. When, oh when, will CNN be kicked off the air in the U.S. and let the rest of the world support their American-hating butts???


7 posted on 10/21/2006 7:13:05 AM PDT by onevoter
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To: veronica

Americans too sensitive to see videos of 911 but not to see Muslims pigs shoots soldiers.

The demoncrat mind.


8 posted on 10/21/2006 7:13:15 AM PDT by School of Rational Thought (Republican - The thinking people's party)
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To: veronica

>>>>>CNN has become "the publicist for an enemy propaganda film"<<<<<

I heard France is just bonkers over Jerry Lewis too.

TT


9 posted on 10/21/2006 7:14:04 AM PDT by TexasTransplant (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
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To: veronica

CNN should definitely be booted out but I'll not hold my breath waiting for it to happen.


10 posted on 10/21/2006 7:14:49 AM PDT by demkicker (democrats, terrorists, Powell, McCain, Graham & Collins are intimate bedfellows)
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To: tobyhill

What about treason? Do you know if a civilian can file a complaint for this?


11 posted on 10/21/2006 7:15:07 AM PDT by MissEdie (Liberalscostlives)
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To: TexasTransplant

CNN has become worse than Al Jazeera .Would the U.S allow one of their reporters to embed? I think not-it is time for CNN to be officially outed as the terrorist sympathizer that they are


12 posted on 10/21/2006 7:15:47 AM PDT by ground_fog
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To: jimtorr

Let's flood CNN with small cans of varnish and brushes. Let their lobby fill up with so much varnish that they get sited for becoming a waste dump, illegal dumping at that, or, maybe they get cited from the gubermint for breaking VOC laws and not having MSDS sheets on hand.


13 posted on 10/21/2006 7:15:54 AM PDT by Squat (Deport the illegals now! Turn Home Depot's into the prisons to hold the illegals!.)
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To: ex-Texan

Look, seems to me shutting down CNN isn't the proper route to follow. Instead, start rounding up the principal stockholders and seizing their assets ~ kind of like the Afga deal in WWII.


14 posted on 10/21/2006 7:16:35 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: veronica

CNN - The biggest recruiting tool for the terrorists . . . .


15 posted on 10/21/2006 7:19:13 AM PDT by onevoter
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I loathe CNN! I saw that footage and it was sickening. Then last night that old goat, Jack Cafferty, had a program titled "Broken Government". I could only watch a tiny bit since he makes me absolutely sick, but it seemed to be him spouting his own hatred about Pres. Bush and the Republicans. He was reading emails that people were sending in during the program and the little I saw, he obviously only picked the ones that had the same views as he. Wasn't he involved in some accident when he was drunk awhile back? He and CNN should be booted off the air!


16 posted on 10/21/2006 7:23:15 AM PDT by fishergirl (Choose your vices carefully, then be loyal to them.)
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To: MissEdie

A civilian can always file a Federal Complaint but because of so many legal loopholes the Feds won't even look into it and just call it Freedom of Speech or the Press. The best way to deal with the enemy is on the battlefield and that includes the MSM. Accidents do happen.


17 posted on 10/21/2006 7:25:03 AM PDT by tobyhill (The War on Terrorism is not for the weak.)
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To: veronica

CNN has sided with the enemy. I call them what they are: Traitors.


18 posted on 10/21/2006 7:25:08 AM PDT by Always A Marine
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To: fishergirl
Then last night that old goat, Jack Cafferty...

A total slime. Who is he, anyway? Never heard of him before he showed up there.

19 posted on 10/21/2006 7:27:06 AM PDT by veronica (http://www.freerepublic.com/~starcmc/)
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To: veronica
How can airing an enemy propaganda film be called "unvarnished truth"? CNN would've given Goebbels equal time during WWII, in fact they would only give his side.
20 posted on 10/21/2006 7:32:30 AM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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