CNN says "we understood that some critics might find
that the videotape had public relations benefits for the insurgency."
Warrior Editiorial - CNN meets for hours and decides to assist the terrorists by
airing their Videotape of Islamo Fascist snipers killing Soldiers in Iraq. Beheading
Videos and Videos of U.S. Troops assisting Iraqis or shown in positive actions not
consider newsworthy by CNN
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NEW YORK - A CNN executive said Thursday the network's effort to present the
"unvarnished truth" about the Iraq war led it to televise portions of a video
that shows insurgent snipers targeting U.S. military personnel.
The tape, which came to the network unexpectedly through contact with an insurgent leader,
was aired first Wednesday night on "Anderson Cooper 360" and repeated on
Thursday.
In one instance, the tape shows a uniformed member of the U.S. military milling in a
public area with Iraqis. A shot rings out. CNN fades the screen to black before the result
described as a victim falling forward is visible.
It's one of 10 separate sniper attacks on Americans documented on the tape, which CNN
technicians concluded was authentic, said David Doss, executive producer of Cooper's show,
in a Web log entry describing the network's decision what to show.
CNN could not determine the identity of any of the sniper victims, spokeswoman Christa
Robinson said.
Baghdad correspondent Michael Ware had been in contact through intermediaries with Ibrahim
al-Shammari, a leader for the rebel group Islamic Army. Ware had sent al-Shammari a series
of questions about the insurgency in Iraq, Doss explained.
In reply, al-Shammari sent two tapes. One reportedly showed him, with face concealed,
responding to the questions. The other showed the sniper incidents, seemingly taken by the
insurgents themselves, CNN said.
CNN understood that some critics might find that the tape had public relations benefits
for the insurgency, Doss wrote.
"We also understood that this kind of footage is upsetting and disturbing for many
viewers," he said. "But after getting beyond the emotional debate, we concluded
the tape meets our criteria for newsworthiness."
The decision was subject to "hours of intense editorial debate" at CNN's highest
levels, he said.
Doss said he had already received several angry responses from viewers of Wednesday's
five-minute report, some wondering whether CNN was helping the enemy and others concerned
that the tape was inappropriate for young viewers who may have happened upon it.
"Whether or not you agree with us in this case, our goal, as always, is to present
the unvarnished truth as best we can," Doss said.
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Blog Comments
“The graphic video of 10 sniper attacks was obtained by CNN -- through intermediaries
-- from the Islamic Army of Iraq, one of the most active insurgent organizations in
Iraq.” Are critics correct in their assessment that CNN is full of terrorist
sympathizers? Well, after their report on “In the Footsteps of Bin Laden,” there
might be a case. Why did the terrorist feel confident in sending CNN the footage? They did
not just receive one tape, but multiple; all confirmed in the validity of the actions that
the sniper took.
If there ever was an example of a media outlet committing treason, this is it.
1) CNN has contact with terrorist elements.
2) CNN cooperates, aids and abets terrorist elements in publishing their propganada.
3) The legitimization of the murdering, and the filming thereof, of US soldiers is
achieved, causing a proliferation of such violence and videos.
4) Troops are killed in similar attacks by terrorists seeking the publicize their
organization.
Beyond the above, it plain and simply hurts the morale of the soldiers and the American
public. This is treason, plain and simple. CNN should be shut down, and those who had a
hand in this incident tried. Yes, there is freedom of speech and press, but not when such
freedoms cause the deaths of US troops.
CNN editors along, unfortunately for all of us, most of this country's press are left wing
anti-Americans, who, in my opinion who have lost all sense of reality.
CNN should be held accountable for their actions. The network should be sanctioned with
loss of press credentials and be banned from all press conferences.
The managers and editors that decided that they would help our enemies believe they can do
so with no fear of repurcussion.
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