Do US Troops Target Journalists in Iraq? [Eason Jordan Accuses Troops of Murder]

The World Economic Forum Weblog ^ | 1/28/05 | Rony Abovitz

[Tacis]

Since this is a secure site, I can tell you that US troops do not target media types. The reason is obvious! The media types, including most of these panel members, are well paid by the US military to report back key information that allows evil-doers to be neutralized. The media collects information on, say, restoring water and electricity to Baghdad and while out in the field, pick up scraps of info about bad guys in the building over there. They report back to their control agent, get paid and the building gets zapped.

No, the military needs the eyes, ears and reports of the media types, especially the beebers and Reuters and CNN people and would do nothing to harm them at least, so long as they continue to provide good military/criminal information.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Eason Jordan asserted that he knew of 12 journalists who had not only been killed by US troops in Iraq

Complete and total, 100% bullsh!t. 

If this had actually been happening, CNN would be running it 24 hours a day.

[cwb]

Brit Hume reporting on it now...and claiming that Barney Frank actually tore into him over the claim.

[Dales]

Jim Geraghty updated his post over on National Review. He said that the Wall Street Journal, in an article available only to paid subscribers, had more info on the incident, and apparantly Barney Frank did confront Jordan and got him to do some backpedaling.

[John Lenin]

Why is it that reporters are so close to the intercepted phone calls giving out US troops positions. I really think Whorealdo is shilling for the Arabs. Every time he is on air he gives up his position to the enemy or points out where our troops are at. FOX should seriously consider keeping him out of the war zone.

[Boot Hill]

"Eason Jordan asserted that he knew of 12 journalists who had not only been killed by US troops in Iraq, but they had in fact been targeted."

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[Dark Wing]

ping

[Cornpone]

If they are...their spotters are marking the wrong targets.

[backhoe]

I had not seen this- thanks for calling it to my attention.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

They removed him once and I think he learned his lesson. My guess is that he is censored or at the very least, monitored very closely. I don't think he'll be drawing any maps in the sand showing the troops movement. BTW, great name you've given him! Now he's Michael Jackson's bitch!

[okie01]

Diabolical!

[Howlin]

Eason is scum.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Same crap as always; make unsubstantiated claims just to bad mouth the military. Personally, if this Jordan prick was in danger and bullets were flying all around, I would not put his worthless life ahead of mine.

[daylate-dollarshort]

This is the little punk.
Just a little help with target
identification.

[Old Sarge]

NOthing will happen. And they know it. Because they are above the law.

I'd rather sya to them: Remember Daniel Pearl?

[aculeus]

This lowlife thought he was talking to lefties only.

[MEG33]

Eason is slime.

[river rat]

"Eason Jordan, Chief News Executive of CNN"

Unbelievable... Period.
CNN has NO credibility, and if they led by liars like this -- it is clear why.

This "article" should be faxed to EVERY venue in the nation, and demand that this clymer produce some evidence - or resign and apologize to our forces.

Semper Fi

[river rat]

Damn!
He even looks like a lying, traitorous, feckless imbecile.

Semper Fi

[ArcLight]

Un-be-freaking-lievable.

I'm a journalist, and I know that if CNN had proof of this, they'd have gone large with it long ago. And they would have been right to do so, of course. If true, it would be the most horrific sort of outrage, and an act of astounding stupidity to boot. The only conceivable reason why CNN has not reported this is because there's no evidence for it at all. And so why did this dismal, appalling piece of gutter trash make such an outrageous statement on the world stage?

Who knows? Who cares? All that matters is that in a sane, rational world, Eason Jordan would be out of a job.