Uh, that's why I said such a plan would require permission from the guy. And again: we don't know that CNN even asked in the first place. You seem to be trying to say that it's ok that they didn't even ask. It's ok that they went into automatic cover-up mode without even considering or trying alternatives.
That's bunk.
I don't think anyone ever doubted that Saddam tortures and murders lots and lots of people.
This makes it ok for CNN to cover up factual information?
What, uh, business is CNN in, in the first place, if not to tell us factual information? If it's ok to hide factual information which supports general notions that everyone basically knows, why doesn't CNN just pack it in?
They work as suppliers in the tyranny business.