The strikes were CNN’s first military retaliation against FOX News in a rapidly escalating war over cable news domination and whether or not Paula Zahn is sexy, repugnant, or just plain forgettable. In a televised address aired on all CNN channels, General Isaacson did not say what further steps would be taken but announced a “war – a real war – against FOX," and said Roger Ailes had chosen "a strategy of insults.""We are at war — it's either CNN or FOX," Isaacson told viewers.
FOX News, which recently scored its biggest ratings victory against CNN, accused CNN of supporting terror by putting Paula Zahn on air in the morning.
Said FOX chief Ailes: "It's like waking up to a dead raccoon in your bed. Scary stuff."