CNN demonstrates the synergy between the insurgents in Iraq and the media. If their ratings are so bad that they need to show videos of insurgent snipers killing our soldiers in Iraq, then they need to be expelled from the battlefield. Let the enemy do their own propaganda. But who thinks this is put out for ratings? It would fly well with terrorists in Iraq, and Iran, and Pakistan, and Afghanistan. So in that sense, ‘ratings’ could be a factor.
The truth is, this is merely another episode that helps to undermine the administration and the war effort, which has been the objective of the MSM and their friends in the Democrat party for years.
CNN’s David Doss, executive producer of Anderson Cooper’s show said:
“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.”
and
“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.
Consider this. We have been flooded with images, and videos, of our soldiers being attacked by IED’s in their humvees, trucks, and tanks. We see them in their hospital beds. We have all seen images of vehicles blown apart that had our soldiers in them. Now we get videos of an enemy sniper killing one of our soldiers.
OK fine. Lets recall images that they and the rest of the MSM thought differently about. Images that, from their perspective, were neither ‘newsworthy’ nor ‘unvarnished truth.’
- Our citizens, choosing to commit suicide by leaping from the upper floors of the WTC rather than be incinerated at the hands of the terrorists.
- The gruesome be-headings of Americans at the hands of the terrorists. If it was reported at all.
- We shouldn’t see the video of 9/11, because we, as a people, don’t have the mental toughness.
Where is CNN’s concern for the family of that soldier, not to mention the sensibilities of Americans period?
CNN’s Doss also said that they
understood that some critics might find that the tape had public relations benefits for the insurgency.
Well of course. And look at the choice they made. The media bias cannot be subtle any longer. Its in your face. You see, any unvarnished images of what our vicious enemy does to us, both here in the United States and overseas, would tend to underscore why we are in this war to begin with, and why the President is doing what he is doing to protect us, (Patriot act, military tribunals, effective interrogations, terrorist surveillance program) and is the reason they won’t show them. But, showing a video of one of our guys getting murdered tends to support their agenda of portraying this war as not winnable and that we should just get out of Iraq.
I haven’t seen anyone question when CNN got that video. On its face, showing the video is over the top, no matter when they got it. What if we were to learn that the video was held for a period only to show near election-time? And given recent history on this subject, who in their right mind would not suspect that?
Tune in to the al-CNN network for more terrorist propaganda, and Democrat talking points.
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