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To: Neeka who wrote (92424)	4/11/2003 3:19:06 PM
From: gamesmistress	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I don't see anything in that section that would lead me to conclude that "packing up and leaving would have led to more killing." What do you mean, "more" killing? Saddam's regime was already killing and torturing people for just speaking to CNN and other news services. That's the story, not whatever it was Saddam told CNN to say. If CNN had gotten out, their journalistic credibility would have been intact. It's shot to hell now.

To: Neeka who wrote (92424)	4/12/2003 5:24:32 AM
From: ig	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

They were worried about endangering the lives of CNN employees, but they ran hours of "news" that endangered the lives of coalition troops. Tonight I saw a clip of a CNN reporter sticking a mic into the face of an obviously terrified Iraqi civilian and repeatedly pressing the civilian to admit that he was still afraid of Saddam. The civilian, with a frozen smile on his face, kept saying "Please, please...." while struggling to get free of the reporter, obviously having heard many nightmare stories of what happens to people who are seen to have criticized Saddam. (Remember the Iraqi who, in the early days of the war, after his town (Safwan?) was liberated, was brave enough to beat with his sandal on a poster of Saddam? Photo: story.news.yahoo.com Saddam's goons got him and killed him, then killed his grieving mother.) Not only did the reporter have no sensitivity whatsoever about that, but CNN put the footage on the air. I shudder to think what must be going through that poor Iraqi man's heart if he knows the footage has been aired. To hell with CNN. ig