Peter Arnett ( Takes credit for American Opposition to the War ) A MUST READ

3-30-2003

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

JOHN GIBSON: "Peter Arnett, who is now employed as a correspondant by National Georgraphic Television, was interviewed by one of Iraq's Information Ministers on Iraq State TV.

He began interviewing Arnett about what is going on in Iraq and what is going on in America about the war.

What Peter Arnett said is that it is clear that is going on in the US is clear that there is a growing challange of Bush's conduct of the war and then Arnett seemed to take credit for that, by saying that HIS reports from Iraq are helping opposition grow. "

ARNETT:" It is clear that within the United States that there is growing challenge to President Bush and he conduct about the war. And it is clear that our reports here about the Iraqi civilian casualties in the war, and the resistance of the Iraqi forces, are going back to the United States, and it helps those who oppose the war and challenge the policies to develop their arguments. "

So Arnett did not acknowldege what is a Pentagon claim, that the Iraqi casualties could be from Iraqi missiles which are errant missiles which are falling back down on their own Iraqi population. But Arnett went on to claim credit for growing opposition in the United States, but claimed that the Pentagon's War is a failure.

ARNETT: "Now America is reappraising the battlefield plan and delaying the war, for maybe a week. The first war plan has failed because of Iraqi resistance. Now they are trying to write another war plan. "

Of course Peter Arnett is now working for the National Georgraphic program, he has a deal with NBC and appears on another cable network. He has been allowed to do whatever he wants. This while other news agencies have been kicked out of Iraq, including Fox News Channel and CNN. And in addition the Newsday Newspapers has two reporters missing and assumed to be held by authorities in Iraq, yet Peter Arnett is allowed to stay. I guess that we can come to our own conclusions, it appears that Peter Arnett is now operating in Iraq and doing Iraq great favors by his own estimation, in organizing opposition to the war, here in this country, in the United States by his reports, and by giving the Iraqis a growing sense of nationalism, because by his accounts, the initial war plan has failed, and the Iraqi opposition has sent the war planners back to the drawing board.

So there you have it, Peter Arnett in Iraq.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

John Gibson is pretty ticked off about this, and with good reason.

This is a transcript of John Gibson's report.

[Paleo Conservative]

John Gibson is pretty ticked off about this, and with good reason.

TREASON IS THE REASON!

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

This will make your blood boil. I wish you could have seen his smug face taking credit for opposition to the war.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/879884/posts

[NeoCaveman]

Seditious stuff!

Did you know that contributions to commie Ramsey Clark's non-profit is tax deductable?

[Carolina]

Unfreakingbelievable! Hope his weenie career goes up in blazes. Not gonna hold my breath, though.

[Keith]

My letter to NG...

Sirs,

I cannot overemphasize my extreme distress at the "interview" Peter Arnett gave to Iraqi TV today.

Not only was it inappropriate for Mr. Arnett to express his personal opinions in the interview to the ENEMY, but he also MISREPRESENTED the truth. He said that questions were being raised about the President's policy with the war. ALL the major news organizations have had to report that there polling information has shown support of the president and his policy regarding Iraq and the war have INCREASED. It is difficult to imagine a rationale for passing on this kind of "encouragement" to an enemy dedicated to killing American soldiers by any means at it's disposal. This could lead to a continuation of the deaths of both coalition AND Iraqi soldiers.

I suggest the proper action for National Geographic and MSNBC would be an immediate withdrawal of Mr. Arnett from Baghdad and the termination of his employment.

Keith

[ChadGore]

Peter Arnett just joined the bathe party.

[wardaddy]

They just yanked the other thread with over 120 replies.

What's going on here?

This has to be consolidated into Breaking News so we can go to work on it now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[joyful1]

bfallon@ngs.org

e-mail his boss & tell him what a truth shredder the creep is

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Can you imagine that this putz is saying that his reports are responsible for the Pentagon's war plans!!!!!

I wanted to crawl through the TV and choke him until he turned blue.

[SamAdams76]

Another thread about this with links to National Geographic just got pulled (guess it was a duplicate). At any rate, I've been a subscriber to NG for over 15 years. I am going to write them tonight and tell them that I will be cancelling my subscription if they do not immediately fire the dirtbag Peter Arnett.

Is Arnett a citizen of the U.S.? If so, he should be brought up on treason charges. If not, he should have his passport to enter the U.S. revoked.

[sinkspur]

Write MSNBC and National Geographic. This kind of thing is simply beyond the pale.

I suspect Bill O'Reilly will take off after Arnett and National Geographic. This is the kind of thing he's good at.

[dep]

there was a nearly 100-post thread on this, which just got pulled. hope there's nothing wrong with the air wherever the admin is this afternoon.

dep

[Carolina]

Can you imagine that this putz is saying that his reports are responsible for the Pentagon's war plans!!!!!

He wants us to give him a standing O? The bombings must've killed off whatever brain cells he had left.

[Vinnie]

I saw part of it. I think Rita Cosby is going to have more. Tune in

[Diddle E. Squat]

Benedict Arnett?

[krunkygirl]

YOU SAID IT!!

[gore_sux]

Repost from other thread

TELL PETER HIMSELF TO KISS HIS ARSS GOODBYE!

http://www.msnbc.com/news/891269.asp

[MHGinTN]

This is a clear case for revoking Arenot's citizenship and disowning him as a member of this nation ... at the very least. Personally, I would try the treasonous bastard and throw him in prison for the rest of his miserable life. I'm one guy he better never meet face to face.

[grumple]

Arnet...and his arrogance in reporting and distortion will also be the one to give the Iraqi Army a false sense of security and lead them all into slaughter, along with the Iraqi civilian population...

[clintonh8r]

AM just pulled the earlier thread, after moving it to chat and then back to news again. I wonder who's running the show today...

[Grampa Dave]

Our Brit Allies have the same problem with BBC.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/880207/posts

600 YEARS OF BBC ANTI-BRITISH BIAS REVEALED



by William Grim

(London) -- Using documents obtained through an Official Secrets Act waiver granted by the British High Court, this reporter has uncovered evidence of a shocking pattern of anti-British bias that has existed at the British Broadcasting Service (BBC) for the past six centuries. Direct from secret government archives, we present excerpts taken verbatim from transcripts of BBC war reportage since the Late Medieval Period:


Battle of Agincourt (1415) -- "This is London calling. Stung by the deaths of 14 British soldiers, while only inflicting 15,000 deaths on the elite French fusiliers, the armed forces of England, led by the inexperienced King Henry V, have suffered a serious setback in the Hundred Years War. The French soldiers have proven to be much more resilient in battle than King Henry's top military advisor, Sir John Falstaff, originally thought. The British public is becoming increasingly impatient with the slow pace of the Hundred Years War, which now seems destined to last well into its 101st year."

Battle of the Spanish Armada (1588) -- "This is London calling. Britain's Navy was caught unprepared when the elite Spanish Armada attacked the coast of England and only lost 497 Spanish ships while causing considerable damage to two British cod-fishing boats and three dinghies. Sir Francis Drake, Commander-in-Chief of the British Navy, is currently under investigation for continuing with his game of tennis when he was informed of the Armada's attack. Military analysts say that Britain's astounding naval defeat is sure to guarantee Spanish domination of the New World for the next 500 years. Public opinion polls show a growing number of British citizens desiring Queen Elizabeth to resign."

D-Day (June 6, 1944) -- "This is London calling. American, British and Canadian forces staged a large amphibious landing today on the coast of Normandy only to sustain heavy casualties inflicted by the elite SS forces of Germany. It now looks like the long-anticipated invasion of Fortress Europa will take longer than a week to conclude and the outcome is anyone's guess. General Patton's 3rd Army is only making 20 miles a day progress into enemy territory and is encountering fierce resistance from the elite Hitler Youth Corps. German government officials have protested to the Red Cross and the League of Nations that the Allied bombing campaign is harming civilians and is making it difficult to evacuate Jews to safer locations, like Dachau and Auschwitz"................

[jerseygirl]

Amazing. He is surely going to look stupid when the RG surrender within weeks. He's going to look even worse when it's documented what has happened to other journalists in Iraq.

[Happy2BMe]

Arnett was a SOB during Desert Storm (along with his buddy Wolf Blitzer).

They are both still SOBs today.

Be my pleasure to slap the snot out of either one of them.

[najida]

WTF?? Where'd the thread go? What is goin' on?

[sweetliberty]

I was watching this! I do not understand why we are not reclassifying him as "target"!! I am getting furious with these people who are undermining our country and our president and compromising our troops. I think they have crossed way over the line beyond free speech and into treason!

[Servant of the Nine]

John Gibson's rant was the dessert to my dinner tonight.

Magnificent

So9

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Rita Cosby has it on now. My transcript is from the report about a half hour ago. It took me a while to transcribe.

This is really MUST SEE TV.

[DeuceTraveler]

Treason of the blackest dye! Arnett should not be allowed back into this country!

[Carolina]

Reposting:

bfallon@ngs.org

e-mail his boss & tell him what a truth shredder the creep is

[ContentiousObjector]

uhh, Treason against who?

Arnett is a New Zealander

[dep]

i just switched to msnbc to see if they're going to deal with this -- and they're wall-to-wall with fairly pedestrian fire in baghdad. i guess they couldn't find a police chase.

dep

[sweetliberty]

Traitors on parade alert!

[Happy2BMe]

If anything will bring on the "aiding and abetting" the enemy laws - THIS ONE WILL (if they still exist).

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

That is weird. Usually it's the threads that I start that stay in News/ Activism and then go to chat after one post.

[UncleSamUSA]

Thank you John Gibson for bringing this out in the open. In fact, Gibson is being rather restrained in his comments about Arnett. He is not saying what is obvious:

THAT ARNETT IS GIVING FALSIFIED NEWS REPORTS TO NBC AND MSNBC IN ORDER TO GIVE AID AND COMFORT TO AMERICA'S ENEMIES.

Disgraceful.

[minmospop]

tried and got the following. maybe they already fired his traitorous A$$!

An error occurred, and your mail was not sent. Please try again later.

Back to story

[JustinV]

Email sent - I was screaming at the television when I saw this -- UNREAL!!!

[Kahuna]

I'm not SHOCKED and I'm not in AWE. The next cruise needs re-routing to take out this POS. Typical lib. Others die so he can kiss Sadaams butt and reveal his hatred for his Country.

[dep]

who holds, i believe, an american passport. if there is any justice, though, it will be only a technicality -- where to send what's left of him. he's going to have an accident befall him, i suspect and very fervently hope.

dep

[Timesink]

MSNBC: 201-583-5000

Ask for Neil Shapiro's office or Erik Sorenson's office. (Pick one; if you literally say "Give me Neil OR Erik," they'll know you're calling to complain and will shunt you off to a voicemail dump that gets deleted without being listened to.

[krunkygirl]

on FOX they are referring to him as an American

[meyer]

He apparently pulled the wrong thread, opting to keep the one with a handful of posts as opposed to one with many.

[Let's Roll]

Excellent - very well done!

[MHGinTN]

This treasonous bastard is proudly presented as a reporter to whom MSNBC regularly goes during this war. It is time to broaden the freeper response!

[Happy2BMe]

"Arnett is a New Zealander."

Ahhh! That answers why Wolfe Blitzer wasn't saying this crap - Arnett did it for him (so Blitzer wouldn't take the dive).

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Arnett is telling that Iraqis that they are doing a 'wonderful job' in the war!!!!

I need to get a ticket to Baghdad. I need to punch someone's lights out.

[Dog]

MSNBC is spinning the Arnett interview..

MSNBC can the SOB or you will lose the remaining viewers you have..