[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

OK, well, I'll post this again:

I posted this on the Command Post blog:

This pretty much gives the lie to the "brave journalists in Baghdad to bring the world the truth" claim. In fact, CNN now admits that A) they have routinely suppressed the hideous truth about the Baghdad regime precisely because there were CNN people in Iraq, and B) their presence routinely got Iraqis tortured and killed.

One wonders why they were willing to risk Iraqi lives and prostitute themselves to Saddam's regime just to be able to say, "We have people in Baghdad."

I wish I could believe they would engage in some soul-searching about this, but their arrogance and self-righteousness is such that I cannot imagine it happening.

American journalism is a cesspool.

[AndyJackson]

I wish I could believe they would engage in some soul-searching about this

What soul? Really, what?

[NYCVirago]

Great, great post. You summed it all up perfectly!

[Destro]

American journalism is a cesspool. - BUMP--I include others in this too.

[stands2reason]

Bump to your comments. And welcome to FR!

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BUMP TO THE TOP

[nutmeg]

Excellent post! (#26)

I'm beyond words at the moment...

[hotpotato]

I'm late to the table here and it may have already been said but I suspect there was no honor in Jordan coming forth now with the truth. Too many people knew what CNN knew and will now also be telling what they know. Better to "right" a story by wrapping it in "remorse" in an attempt to generate sympathy than to have to answer some hard questions later.

I wonder if this story will be written/televised for the Arab world to read/see?

I wonder if CNN will learn to report the truth rather than be a spokesperson for a despot? How dare they sell themselves as reporters of the truth They've polluted their journalist pool with people who will sell their souls to the devil for a story. How dare *any* CNN representative accuse *any* embedded reporter of being biased and not objective.

[JustPiper]

Consider this, at the same time Peter Arnett worked for CNN (Clinton News Network)