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April 15, 2003
CNN's Iraqi Lickspittling
From the Washington Times comes some astonishing revelations about CNN's behaviour in Baghdad during the 90's: .Mr. Johnson approached, having seen my performance on a TV monitor. "You were a bit flat there, Peter," he said. Again, I was astonished. The president of CNN was telling me I seemed less-than-enthusiastic reading Saddam Hussein's propaganda.Read the whole article. And one may well wonder why the author (with 30 years in the journalism business) didn't speak up loudly before now. Better late than never, I suppose. UPDATE : More in a related OP-ED article. Posted By Alan E Brain at April 15, 2003 11:56 PM | TrackBack The parallels between the reporters at CNN and the Iraqi citizens are becoming more and more alike. Both afraid of the dictator for fear of reprecussions. Posted by: FaaQ at April 15, 2003 11:58 PMI distrust semantically-loaded words, they're usually a substitute for rational thought. But I'll be darned if I can think of any more accurate word than "Lickspittle". Read the article, and if you can think of something less emotive, please help me out. Posted by: Alan E Brain at April 15, 2003 11:58 PMThe link is incorrect, it is in the Washington Times, not Post, not that it matters greatly. Posted by: Andrew at April 16, 2003 12:03 AMUm, it matters. Greatly. WAP is my local paper. WAT most certainly is not. Posted by: Liza at April 16, 2003 12:07 AMok not that i am lazy...{according to alan im mentaly and punctually crippled} but what does "lickspitling" mean?. and is it a english word?. and to all who will add there snide remarks to this i say "the only dumb qeustion ,is the one not asked." Posted by: aby normal at April 16, 2003 12:11 AMThe major difference, though, is that CNN could pull out of Baghdad anytime they wanted. They chose to be used as a propaganda tool. It will be difficult to trust them again in similar situations. Posted by: JB at April 16, 2003 12:13 AMHear, Hear, JB! Posted by: TvF at April 16, 2003 12:18 AMOn the fourth week of wartime, victory showed to me: Twelve Saudis funding. nice one smokinjoe...looks like all that money you spent on pot has paid off....lol but do we sing that to the tune of 12 days of christmas.? Posted by: aby normal at April 16, 2003 12:30 AMAby, the French term is lécheur. Lickspittle is pejorative term for someone who flatters to excess... Posted by: General Patton, in France at April 16, 2003 12:33 AM*a* pejorative term Posted by: General Patton, in France at April 16, 2003 12:34 AMthank you general. why didnt they just say an ASSLICKER....BROWNNOSER.? Posted by: aby normal at April 16, 2003 12:37 AMI think Alan used lickspittle because he's from Australia. They speak Southern Hemisphere English there. Posted by: John Davies at April 16, 2003 12:55 AMIs CNN still running those self praising ads about being 'the network you can trust' ?? Do I notice that their anchors and reporters are looking a little different lately...or is that just me? This was indeed the wrong thing to do, like Geraldo Rivera putting our troops in harms way, only worse. Posted by: opine at April 16, 2003 01:47 AMWhy is everyone so surprised at the CNN stuff? Who owns CNN? Ted Turner. Who owns Ted Turner? Jane Fonda. It's not like she hasn't done this before.... Posted by: Syzygy at April 16, 2003 06:41 AMJane and Ted Turner are no longer together... even he was too much for her. Posted by: Man-o-Man at April 16, 2003 08:19 AMCNN, the English language service of Al Jazeera ! Posted by: saranacjack at April 16, 2003 09:18 AMalso see my earlier Op/Ed post re the same Wash. Times article: http://www.command-post.org/oped/archives/005639.html Posted by: Clyde at April 16, 2003 09:57 AMPost a comment
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