Arnett fired

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[dep]

"It was wrong for Mr. Arnett to grant an interview with Iraqi state television," said NBC in a statement. NBC, MSNBC, and National Geographic have all fired him.

Arnett on live, apoligizing to "NBC, MSNBC, National Geographic, and the American people." He then goes on to say that all he said in the interview was "what we all know.

[RandallFlagg]

BWAAAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[alisasny]

Now lets get back to work on the Columbia professor who is a terrorist shill. : )

Dont waste to much time on Arnett today, he was fired by all. Great news.

Contact Columbia, lets get rid of De Genova.

[neuron2]

Is there a source link, please?

[KantianBurke]

I've been out the past few days. What did he do that would necesitate being fired? Just having an interview with an Iraqi TV station? Is that treasonous?

[grumple]

didn't he get fired in the first gulf war too?

[tomahawk]

Gumbay As*hole

[dep]

my wife is a columbia alumna. we get about three fundraising letters per week. we've now begun responding to them. columbia is not likely to be happy with the response.

dep

[StriperSniper]

we all=radical leftists

[nicmarlo]

What he said was treasonous.

[goldstategop]

Bwahahahaha!!!! Couldn't happen better to a f*cked up bottom sucking, pond scum low life loser like Baghdad Pete than to lose his job with an American network. There are other expletives that come to mind but I'll bite my tongue since I don't want this post deleted or get banned from the forum. I think its time Baghdad Pete got his pound of flesh and as for his apologies he can shove them up his Saddam lovin' ass.

[alisasny]

He is on NBC now live with Matt lauer. Matt read the termination letter live about 5 minutes ago.

[dep]

he said that the war plan had failed and that his reports were making the anti-war movement more effective.

dep

[GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY]

He basically said the U.S. plan wasn't working and stated that because of his reporting, people in the U.S. were questioning the U.S. position and the goverment.

[sauropod]

Good!

[goldstategop]

I bet it pained Matt Lauer to read the letter. <sarcasm

[Falcon4.0]

What I want to know is, does bolstering the confidence of the enemy qualify as "Aid and Comfort"?

[Rocko]

April 1 is tomorrow.

[duckman]

I was so mad at Arnet yesterday that I emailed and called anyone who sponsored or hired him. There is no need for him to apologize he knew what he was doing. It was treason and he should be put on trial.

[njmaugbill]

You've got it wrong!

He did not apologize, he said that he "wants to apologize". This is a Clintonian apology. When one "wants to apologize", one does not apologize.

Good luck and Good Bye Peter.

Bill from Nutley.

[Corin Stormhands]

Good. Now arrest him.

[metesky]

Arnett on live, apoligizing to "NBC, MSNBC, National Geographic, and the American people." He then goes on to say that all he said in the interview was "what we all know.

Stupid p**ck is only sorry he got outed.

Now he can work directly for Saddam as he's always wanted.

Don't be surprised to see him live from Baghdad on Al-Jeezera.

[Illbay]

He said Bush is stupid, America is turning against him, the war plan has failed, the Iraqi resistance has been far more effective than USA thought it would be, etc.

In effect, he's said nothing any different than most ABCNBCCBSCNN "journalists," or Helen Thomas. But he said it to Iraqi TV.

Personally, I don't think his interview with Iraqi TV holds a candle to what he did in the "Operation Tailwind" scandal back in '98 (that got him fired from CNN).

[ttommy]

Good riddance to bad rubbish! Firing him means he lost his job. FIRING ON him is what he really deserved!

[jimbo123]

He's still featured on the National Geographic website...

[AF68]

I'm sure the Iraqi Ministry of Propaganda has a job opening for Arnett.

[glock rocks]

perhaps he can be provided a nice office in the ministry of information. i'm sure some of it is still standing.

[Beck_isright]

Sheesh, GE did the right thing!?!?!?!?!
I just got finished emailing Michael Savage and Imus also a little while ago! Unbelieveable!!! Since he's no longer employed and not worth any more propaganda value, does this mean the Iraqis will take him out back and give him a smoke and a blindfold?

V

[goldstategop]

He always does seem to botch up at the most inconvenient times, eh? Good riddance.

[Sister_T]

Personally, I don't think his interview with Iraqi TV holds a candle to what he did in the "Operation Tailwind" scandal back in '98 (that got him fired from CNN).

Help the Sister_T out. What did he do then?

[nicmarlo]

FIRING ON him is what he really deserved!

Arnett

[Freebird Forever]

OK

Now could someone forward his current GPS coordinates to the appropriate aircraft.

[martin_fierro]

Just saw this commercial where PMSNBC is still hawking him as their correspondent. Talk about clueless.

[KantianBurke]

CNN ran a story that during the Vietnam War, special forces used nerve gas agents on US defectors in the jungles of Laos I think. Illbay?

[Leisler]

From Scrappleface.com

Iraqi Soldiers Crowd Streets Chanting 'Arnett Akbar'
(2003-03-31) -- Iraqi soldiers demonstrated their gratitude to MSNBC reporter Peter Arnett by gathering in the streets of Baghdad and chanting 'Arnett Akbar' (Arnett is Great!), and "There is no God but Saddam, and Arnett is his prophet."

Yesterday, Mr. Arnett granted an interview with Saddam Hussein's personal TV network during which he said coalition war plans have failed, and that his reports were designed to strengthen the anti-war war movement in Britain and the U.S..

"Our reports about civilian casualties here, about the resistance of the Iraqi forces, are going back to the United States," he said. "It helps those who oppose the war when you challenge the policy to develop their arguments."

Mr. Arnett, who will soon become an Iraqi citizen, is already revered by Ba'ath Party officials for his propaganda support of Saddam Hussein during the 1991 Gulf War.

Mr. Hussein has ordered construction of a new mosque in Baghdad to honor Mr. Arnett, whom he called "my most effective information ministry official".

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[laz17]

Now THIS is what I call swift justice. Or instant karma. But it's only half of what he deserves. Now that he's been fired, he should be arrested and tried for treason. If I were him, I'd stay in Baghdad and die there with "honor", just as Saddam said he himself would do.

[arichtaxpayer]

Just another Dixie Chick----mouth off, then apologize.

[dep]

don't worry -- nbc and especially msnbc will be playing his exit interview over and over, all day, so as to compound the damage to the u.s.

and they'll do it with the same simpering tones of awe employed by the dimwitted couric at the end of arnett's little self-serving spiel.

dep

[MEG33]

He hosted a program accusing the US of using Nerve gas in Viet Nam.

[judicial meanz]

Exactly.

He shouldnt just be fired, he should be tried for Sedition. Its ridiculous he isnt. I hope when they fired him they told him to walk back from Baghdad.

I dont remember any WWII correspondents giving Goebbels interviews and claiming the Allies were losing and had to review their battle plans.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Giving aid and comfort to the enemy is treason my friend. Have you heard what he said?

[mware]

He has a record of bashing the US military.

He was involved in that blood liable saying our troops use Sarin gas on civilians in Nam. (In that incident 2 CNN staff were fired and Arnett got a reprimand)

During Desert Storm he was fired by CNN.

Now gave aid and comfort to the enemy.

[gramho12]

I think he should stick close to one of his beloved Iraqi generals and see "up close and presonal" how the US "loses" war.

[MindBender26]

CNN paid $13,000,000 to General Singlaub and others defamed in story inorder to settle case.

[goldstategop]

The one exception that springs to mind is Lord Haw Haw's broadcasts for the Nazis from Berlin.

[nicmarlo]

I dont remember any WWII correspondents giving Goebbels interviews and claiming the Allies were losing and had to review their battle plans.

Were there anti-war protestors in the streets across America then? NO. Were there Congressman liars like Rangle saying our troops were intentionally bombing women and children then? NO.

[Leisler]

Illbay wouldn't know reality if it drove over him. Tailwind was a fake story based upon a senile nursing home patient and a alcoholic street ex-soldier. Arnett blindly read the voiceover. This time he is actively supporting a enemy of our men, at a time of war. Naturally this isn't obvious to IB.

[MEG33]

My email to him said just that.

[KantianBurke]

Not till I asked. I've been in and out of FR these past few days.

[judicial meanz]

I forgot him...thanks.