[Freedom Addict]

With all respect to any fellow freepers, Geraldo did not do our troops a service by broadcasting their location for all the world to see.

The story on Geraldo being thrown out has been run by several sources now, and even though the liberal media is to be regarded suspiciously, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

In this case we have a spokesman for the defense department making the statements:

"If you were to ask me on whether or not he had reported on things that were of tactical value and compromised operational security, I would have to say yes. In the eyes of the commander on the ground, he did," Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman told Reuters.

"Fox has talked to us and they have indicated to us that they are going to remove him from the areas of operation," added Whitman.

So in this case it's not Geraldo and Fox against NBC, or CNN, or ET, or AFP, it's Geraldo and Fox against the defense department.

I'll take the word of the defense department that is charged with looking out for the well being of our greatest national treasure: the men and women who fight to defend our freedom.

Last word from ET is that Geraldo is now in Kuwait City, having been removed from Iraq at the request of DOD. I hope Fox will do the honorable thing and remove him from the story entirely. We are at war, and we can't have any reporters, however well intentioned (though I'm not sure if Geraldo is well intentioned or just satisfying his ego by attaching himself to our troops) jeapordizing our troops' safety or the effectiveness of our war effort.

[Howlin]

You couldn't be more wrong.

Brit Hume himself said it's being "investigatged."

Geraldo is still with the troops.

~~"Fox has talked to us and they have indicated to us that they are going to remove him from the areas of operation," added Whitman.
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Nobody at Fox has said anything close to that.

[areafiftyone]

Welcome to Free Republic. I guess I felt bad for Geraldo because he tried too hard. His heart is in the right place but he made a big mistake and now will have to face the consequences of his stupidity.

[Willie Green]

With all respect to any fellow freepers, Geraldo did not do our troops a service by broadcasting their location for all the world to see.

Saddam has been pounded so hard that he's in absolutely no position to take advantage of whatever paltry information Geraldo may have divulged with that goofy little sand-map. The Iraqis would learn more from the dozens of retired generals and military analysts that all the networks have using sophisticated computer graphics to explain what's happening.

This Geraldo flap is just the left-wing media hyperventilating and trying to divert attention away from Arnett. They're also seeking retribution for the snub treatment Helen Thomas deservedly received.

The heck with 'em. Give Geraldo a pass and let the more sinister lefties squawk.

[Gumption]

You make good points.

[Conservababe]

You signed up today just to tell us this, deah?

[swheats]

How did CNN and MSNBC and Reuters get the info before FOX made any moves?