Arnett gets canned

[Bigden]

Peter Arnett has been fired from his two broadcasting posts. Serves the coward right- aiding and abetting the enemy isn't that treason? I think he went beyond free speech, but I don't know the law on this matter. One last thing if Arnett can get to Iraqi television, why don't we debrief him and shut it down once and for all?

[TooCute]

Coward? Seems to me you gotta have pretty big balls to do what he did and say what he said.

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[A.J.]

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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[East Side Dave]

Can someone explain what he did? I didn't hear the story, I was too busy eating sandwiches. Thanks.

Nevermind, it just got posted above me. Damn these infertile time sequences. Really, damn them.

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This message was edited by East Side Dave on 3-31-03 @ 10:57 AM

[DreamWeaver]

I thought you were talking about Jason Arnott...phew

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[East Side Dave]

^ I thought you were talking about Jason and the Argonaughts...double phew.

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[Meatball]

from what ive heard on radio today - tis quite simple.

he simply crossed the VERY important line between reporter and 'story'. When he granted an interview and spouted opinions, he ceased to become a reporter anymore...

so why should they keep him on the payroll?

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[TheMojoPin]

Good.

We need REPORTERS, not people who want to be the story itself. It's a given these guys are probably biased one way or another, but this is ridiculous.

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