The News We (CNN) Kept To Ourselves [must read]

The New York Times ^ | 04/11/03 | EASON JORDAN

[CharacterCounts]

It wasn't a personal attack. I am not trying to imply you are stupid - just that you are delibrately avoiding the real issue here to promote your particular agenda.

And, I'm not buying into it.

[ShotgunWillie]

Awww, MA-A-A-A-N! When I saw this one on Drudge a few short hours ago I was aching to post it, but the wife needed the telephone. I e-mailed it to my father-in-law right off the bat and was absolutely dying to FREEp it, but I had to wait!

I've been beaten to the punch again, but that's OK by me. It's been posted, and that's what's important. I love to read these thinly-veiled excuses for why the Commie News Network didn't mention this one earlier. Fear for lives and limbs? For pity's sakes, how many lives could these pinko bastards have saved if they had opened up their clams a bit sooner?

This is a freaking outrage. This is aid and abettment to the enemy. Where in the world does a "free" press get its excuse for hiding this kind of crap for TWELVE FREAKING YEARS? And they DARE say they don't have an agenda!? Oh, my suds 'n' body!

FREEpers, Unite! For the love of God, unite! This is insanity masquerading as a free and independent press. CNN has just been caught with its britches down, dangling the wang for all the world to see. Eason Jordan has just opened a huge can of worms, and they are squirming their way out by the dozens. Way to go, Easy-Pleasy-Japaneasy!

All FREEpers, please pay heed to this. E-mail this story just as far and wide as you can. It often appears that our battles are lost here on the home front, but if every FREEPer in our country sticks to his guns, we still have a shot at reclaiming our great Nation, and restoring it to the level of respectability it earned and deserved during the WW2 and Korean eras. Patton never gave up, friends 'n' neighbors, so why should I, and more importantly, why should you?

[diamond6]

You're right. That is the problem. I don't disagree with you at all.

[Howlin]

I agree that CNN should have reported all the atrocities that they knew about Saddam without compromising the lives of Iraqis.

The only way for them to have done that was to have left the country and called into Atlanta and gone live on the air and told the TRUTH about what they had been doing.

I have no hope of you recognizing that that is the fact of this matter, and look forward to more of your legalist parsing.

[Howlin]

I think he genuinely feels bad about this

Too bad he didn't feel bad about it, say, ten or twenty thousand deaths ago.

[diamond6]

Have you seen my moniker down below. That's my agenda. I really don't know what you're talking about. I voted for Reagan, and I have always had Reaganite values. So don't question me on that. That is an insult.

[chiller]

imho, 1) Eason is overrun with guilt, as he should be. 2)He's pulling a Clinton by letting out terrible news on his terms,(ironically just before the weekend) before someone else does.

He's hoping for understanding and forgiveness. We understand, alright, but we won't forgive.

[CFC__VRWC]

...but their front page war coverage has been appalling and I've been delighted to see O'Reilly tackle it.

Just the fact that the LA Times continues to employ Robert Scheer would be reason enough for me to cancel my subscription if I had one. I too have thoroughly enjoyed watching O'Reilly woodshed this rag.

[whadizit]

"I'm sure much of their previous coverage will look damning after this little revelation."

That and ALL FUTURE COVERAGE ANYWHERE, ANYTIME!! Their credibility was always suspect, but their agenda has always been obvious.

[CFC__VRWC]

This is a freaking outrage.

Any credibility CNN may have had with me flew out the window when they teamed up with Baghdad Pete to bring us the Tailwind story. After I got Fox, I would watch small amounts of CNN, mainly to get a feel for what the DNC talking points of the day were.

Not any more, though. I will not give them the "eyeballs."

[Cold Heat]

I agree that CNN should have reported all the atrocities that they knew about Saddam without compromising the lives of Iraqis.

You still do not see the point, and I will waste little time ex since there are some thirteen hundred posts with slightly different variations of the theme.

This was not a one time event. This has been going on for over 13 years.

CNN had plenty of opportunities to do the right thing. The right thing is to tell the truth.

They did not.

This is not about protecting their staff. That idea is just one more excuse for acting like a prostitute.

A prostitute for prestige and ratings. They could have stopped and left Iraq at any time during those thirteen years. They could and should have reported the facts. What they did was to report the lies or a the very least a sanitized version of the truth.(In Saddam's name) and in doing so became a part of the regime of terror.

We expect that from Abbu Dabbi and the like. But not from CNN.

[Arpege92]

This makes me sick! All of this for the sake of keeping a camera in Iraq....the families of those who's family members were tortured or murdered due to CNN's presence, should hire some lawyers and hold them accountable!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Ping of importance.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

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[McGavin999]

No way am I falling for this. If this were true, all CNN had to do was not slant the news in favor of Saddam, but they didn't. They became his greatest cheering section.

The only thing that has happened here is they have been exposed for the corrupt, digusting cowards they are.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Ping of importance.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

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[expatguy]

There was a time in our great nation's history that this would have been viewed for what it is.

What has become of America?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Ping of importance.

[samkatz]

Question to all those on Free Republic-
HOW and WHO CAN WE "FREEP" over this sickening, immoral conduct? Time Warner?