I saw it. And it makes this whole thing even MORE disgusting than it already is, if that were possible.
The bottom line is that in CNN's estimation, maintaining a presence in Baghdad was the be all and end all. It didn't matter to them that to stay there meant suppressing the truth and parroting Saddam's lies and propaganda. All they cared about was maintaining their presence in Baghdad at any cost. The excuse that they were protecting the lives of their staff is utterly lame. All they had to do to protect those lives was to pull out of Baghdad, plain and simple. If their staff wasn't in Baghdad, their lives wouldn't be in danger. But CNN kept their staff there because maintaining their presence in Baghdad was the most important consideration for them, and they did what they had to do to keep the staff safe from harm -- they suppressed the truth and spread Saddam's lies.
The spinners who are trying to rationalize CNN's crimes by focusing on the need to protect the lives of the staff cannot be allowed to get away with this blatant lie. CNN didn't have to suppress truth and report lies to protect their staff. ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS REMOVE THE STAFF FROM IRAQ. And if they claim that they HAD to keep the staff there in order to report, counter them by asking, WHAT THE HELL POINT WAS THERE IN REPORTING WHEN YOU KNEW YOU WOULD BE REPORTING LIES? WHEN YOU KNEW YOU'D HAVE TO PARROT PROPAGANDA SO THAT YOUR STAFF WOULDN'T BE KILLED? Their whole premise for staying in Baghdad in order to report is self-defeating.
Dear God, these people are criminals, and anyone who doesn't think they are criminals is a criminal as well.