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To: kumar who wrote (92730)	4/12/2003 8:13:04 AM
From: JustTradeEm	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

At this point in time, we do not know if US govt authorities were told of the situation or not. Perhaps they did, perhaps not; wasn't really my point. CNN's coverage the past 5 years or so never reflected what he now says was widely known throughout CNN management. To me, that is muffling the truth. As for his reasons ( I'd term them excuses ), I'm not impressed. CNN holds a wealth of influence both in the U.S. and overseas .... they should get rid of their bias and influence the world with the truth. The Arab "street" learned this week that the truth can be a bitter pill; they found out too late due to journalists who simply looked the other way. JB

To: kumar who wrote (92730)	4/12/2003 11:52:06 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

>>At this point in time, we do not know if US govt authorities were told of the situation or not.<< Everybody knew, or could know if they wanted to pay attention. We knew from defectors, thousands of whom live in the US. We knew from Human Rights Watch. We knew from people who lived in neighboring countries. When Bush and Powell talked about Iraq, human rights abuses were mentioned repeatedly. I know I posted repeatedly about Saddam's vile record of mistreatment of prisoners, from multiple sources. I think it's hypocritical to jump on CNN for not reporting something that was widely known.