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.