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

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

[Fixit]

I think maybe the title should have been "The Lies We Tell Ourselves".

[anniegetyourgun]

ditto.

[renosathug]

BTTT again.

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

NRO's The Corner has picked up on this. I just e-mailed them a link to The Interview.

[Ignatz]

hate to say this, but turn on CNN right now. You won't believe your eyes.

Please describe, for the cubicle-bound!

[roses of sharon]

Thanks.

I have written him to ask why CNN refuses to even show the Amercian Flag, for fear of what? Death?

His obvious protection of Saddam, and the slanderous way he has questioned the Administrations motives, in the face truth that he was hiding, has contributed to the mistrust in the Arab world.

The left is a cult, no doubt, their party is a religion, they have no soul.

[Timesink]

FOX NEWS COVERING THIS LIVE NOW.

10:52 am

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

Eric Burns on FNC is talking about this. I'm off to e-mail him a link to The Interview.

[ken5050]

Notice also that the author NEVER discussed the option of CNN pulling out of Bagdad.......they have admitted complicity is disseminating Iraqi propaganda to the world...

[dogbyte12]

You bring up a great point. CNN didn't even cower enough for the Iraqis... so CNN had to go on 13 separate begging missions to stay in country (to not report the truth).

CNN did not report Uday raped 12 year old girls. They covered Saddam's birthday party. Those two facts alone tells you what kind of coverage they were able to bring the world.

By being in Baghdad, and not reporting the atrocities... CNN as "the world news leader" legitimized the government. If an "american" news organization isn't reporting that Uday is pulling his cronies teeth out with pliers, and electroshocking journalists in torture dungeons, it obviously is just American disinfo.

CNN needs to be ashamed, but I guarantee you, they really aren't.

[MizSterious]

"I was watching CNN last night as their Brett Sadler interviewed some Iraqi conscripts walking tens of miles from their positions in the front toward their Shi'ite homes in the south.

He tried to get them to say they were unhappy about the American-led liberation. He said: "You're an Iraqi soldier and who does it feel to know that American soldiers are now controlling your country?" They said: "We're proud of the Americans and happy." Hee hee. He seemed disappointed."

Incidents like this one are why I told coteblanche on another thread that it's almost like CNN is covering a different war than the one covered by Fox and MSNBC. What they've done is indefensible. Like others here have stated so well, this "admission" is just CYA. They've collaberated with the enemy, with evil, and now they want to justify it. I'm not buying it.

[ken5050]

Watch..Connie Chung will announce that she really "quit" when she found out about this, but was too afraid of Ted Turner to say anything...

[ken5050]

I can't wait for the comments from Chris Hitchens, Andrew Sullivan, and Mark Steyn

[texasbluebell]

Fox talking about this article now.

Eric Burns (paraphrasing here somewhat): To me the real question is not whether Jordan acted correctly, but why cnn did nothing more in their coverage to let this get out. Could have done more to let Americans know about the horrible abuses.

Why no commentators on cnn, telling about brutality of this administration.

Somehow this should have gotten out, Burns says.

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

By the way, nice job digging up The Interview. Before I read it, I thought this story would get no play at all, but Jordan's deliberate lies may be unignorable (well, except for CNN, of course).

[texasbluebell]

Please see #594.

[Born in a Rage]

Is it possible, that there is evidence being found by the troops about the reporters, and the reporters are afraid of it leaking? Or is that too tinfoilish?
I don't think it's too tinfoilish. I guess we will find out soon enough!

[BureaucratusMaximus]

Does anyone have a sponsor list for CNN? I think a boycott and emailing campaign is in order. This is truly sickening, degrading, and embarassing; not only to the American people, but to human beings in general as well.

[Magnolia]

Eric Burns soft peddled the NYT article.

Maybe Jordan was "confused"; should have had commentators that would present the atrocities Iraq has committed in past for balance; "maybe" Jordan was right about the Iraqi employees in danger of losing their lives.

I'm disapponted. Hopefully another analyst will take a more in depth view of CNN's complicity.

[dogbyte12]

Here is the CNN article about Hussein's 65th birthday party.

They subtly allude to the fact that Hussein is repressive. While spoon feeding us Baath propoganda. Disgusting.