Military Moves Reporter Geraldo Rivera from Iraq
Mon March 31, 2003 11:53 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Veteran reporter Geraldo Rivera, a correspondent for Fox News, is being removed from Iraq by the U.S. military for reporting Western troop movements in the war, the Pentagon said on Monday."He was with a (U.S.) military unit in the field and the commander felt that he had compromised operational information by reporting the position and movements of troops," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told Reuters.
"The commander thought it best to get the reporter out of his battle space and we understand he is being removed from Iraq," Whitman said.
Fox News in New York had no immediate comment, and Whitman said he did not have details of the incident.
But media reports said Rivera, a former talk show host and veteran correspondent who has also reported the war in Afghanistan and high-profile stories such as the O.J. Simpson murder trial, had been with a unit of the 101st Airborne Division when the incident occurred.
"He was with a (U.S.) military unit in the field and the commander felt that he had compromised operational information by reporting the position and movements of troops," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told Reuters.
"The commander thought it best to get the reporter out of his battle space and we understand he is being removed from Iraq," Whitman said.
Well, this is most interesting. Named sources and everything.
This will be something to watch, as it wasn't only Geraldo outright naming MSNBC as the source of the lie, and calling it an outright lie, but David Asman back in studio.
Yes, something to watch.