Reporter: CNN Refused to Air Footage of US War Crime in Iraq

[KansDem]

From Democracy Now!

A prominent Australian war correspondent has revealed the news giant CNN refused to air footage of an apparent war crime by US troops in Iraq. In an interview with the Australian network ABC, Michael Ware says he witnessed a US soldier fatally shooting an Iraqi teenager in the back of the head. The boy then lay dying for twenty minutes. Ware says CNN decided the footage was too graphic for broadcast. He’s been unable to release it because CNN owns the tapes.

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[w8liftinglady]

1. and people wonder why ware has PTSD?

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/09/michael-ware-journalistic-hero.html

[Hubert Flottz]

2. CNN is every bit as bad as FOX...

A fascist propaganda organ.

[amb123]

3. Yeah. "FOX News Jr."

:grr:

[Smarmie Doofus]

4. No one should be allowed to show footage of American atrocities...

... in Iraq or Afghanistan.

It enrages the inhabitants of those unhappy lands and thus puts the safety of our troops at risk.

The natives are unaware of the atrocities, understand , and SENDING the troops to fight foreign wars of conquest DOES NOT put said troops at risk.

Just showng footage to domestic American television audiences puts them at risk.

So: shhhhh!

[w8liftinglady]

6. well..good thing there are other stations...americans just change the channel...

..wait a minute...We're at War?....let me get my flag pin on....

[Smarmie Doofus]

7. There ARE no other channels.

At least I can't find any.

Somebody clue me in. Where can I get independent ( i.e. real) news on tv or radio.... exclusive of the internet?

[dgibby]

12. LINK has good programs,

including Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman, but that's about all I can think of. Sad, isn't it?

[Smarmie Doofus]

15. Thanks. I'm pretty sure I can't get LINK. But their website...

... *seems* to say I might have LINK on Channel 34.

I'll check it out when I get home.

[w8liftinglady]

16. I forgot my "sarcasm"..no one gives a shit about Iraq in my area..

they would simply change the channel if "the truth" were shown...
and,yes-LINK is awesome.I always watch it when I go to my mom's.

[Webster Green]

9. "The natives are unaware of the atrocities..."

You can't be serious. That is absurd.

[Smarmie Doofus]

10. I'm NOT. (I'll ring my irony bell next time.) nt

[Webster Green]

11. Thanks. The bell will help.

Just started my 1st cup of coffee. Not fully engaged yet. :P

[dgibby]

13. Don't feel bad.

He almost got me, and I'm on my second cup!:hi: :donut:

[COLGATE4]

5. CNN= Faux Lite. (Although now it looks like they're

determined to be a co-equal in the gutter with Faux.

[Supersedeas]

17. look at their advertisers...the news is meant to entertain and sell ads...buy buy buy

and television is the medium to make it happen

[fl_dem]

8. Isn't it bad enough that it happened

and that we KNOW it happened...must we be exposed to the viewing of it.... we are supposed to be a civilized nation, its what sets us apart from the terrorist.

[USArmyParatrooper]

14. What made it a "war crime"?

The only information they give is he was shot in the back of the head. I'm not defending the guy. Based on what they gave we can neither defend, nor condemn him.