CNN warns of terrorist interpretation & propaganda (or did they? BIAS ALERT)

CNN / 360 Transcripts ^ | 11/8/06 | Anderson Cooper

[Steven W.]

COOPER: Let's check in Michael Ware, who is in Baghdad.

Michael, U.S. troops, how are they reacting? How are folks in Iraq, Iraqis, reacting, not only to the election, but also to Donald Rumsfeld's resignation?

MICHAEL WARE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, it's too early to tell, Anderson.

I mean, news of Secretary Rumsfeld's resignation broke here at about 8:00 p.m. local time, just on the eve of the nightly 9:00 p.m. curfew. There's been no official comment so far from the prime minister's office, nor from the national security adviser. And, obviously, the military here is -- is closing ranks and locking down. I'm sure they're trying to assess this -- assess the situation, as much as anyone.

At the end of the day, the only real question that presents itself to any of the players here in Iraq, be it the G.I.s, be it the Iraqi government, even be it Tehran or Damascus, is, how will all of this affect the battle on the ground in Iraq?

One thing is evident. That is that, with the resignation of Secretary Rumsfeld, the nomination of Bob Gates, and the shifting balance of political power in the Congress, America is clearly entering a period of strategic instability, in terms of strategic leadership and direction.

Now, its friends and allies will be looking to see that consolidated and -- and solidified as soon as possible, and, arguably, America's rivals will be attempting to capitalize on that.

[Steven W.]

Interesting - above is taken from the transcript from CNN web site. The actual interview - and I made specific note of it - included comments from Michael Ware stating that the enemy (AlQaeda Terrorists) would now be increasing violence and their propaganda effort - but yet no such statement(s) can seemingly be found in their online "transcript" and seems to have been edited from the record ...

[Dallas59]

The Democrats will fix all of this..

[Steven W.]

I e-mailed MRC - they usually make + keep tapes of these things.

[DakotaRed]

We abandoned the Cubans in the Bay of Pigs, Korea is still a hotbed, we dumped on the Vietnamese, bailed out of Lebanon, sold out the Iraqis in Gulf War 1, after encouraging them to stand up to Saddam, ran from Somalia, which is under the control of terrorists now and we are poised to repeat it in Iraq again. We disparage the sacrifice of our Brave troops by allowing terrorists, communists and any despot that opposes us to walk all over us.

Is it merely coincidence that just today, Hamas called off their ceasefire with Israel and called for attacks against America?

I really can't see any other country looking to "Baby Huey" America for help in their fight for freedom again. We talk the talk, but when the chips are down, don't walk the walk.

[endthematrix]

I heard/watched it too. Boy how despicable!

[Jeff Chandler]

I really can't see any other country looking to "Baby Huey" America for help in their fight for freedom again.

No, the feckless, decadent cowards have won the day over and over again.

[Son House]

Yep, unless we have Republicans in the House, Senate, and Presidentcy,

rogues are going to think they can act out against America.

[chief911]

How did they let such an honest interpretation of the news go out over the air?

[chief911]

I doubt the composition of our government matters to the rogues, but the instability that Tuesday caused is real and will likely be taken advantage of, sooner rather than later.

[wastoute]

Really, considering they (CNN) ARE the damned mouthpiece of that propaganda.

[Steven W.]

How did they let such an honest interpretation of the news go out over the air?

It seems a mistaken admission they're trying to correct by removing it from the recorded record.