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OCTOBER 24, 2006 |
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MRC’s BOZELL: PENTAGON
SHOULD REMOVE CNN
REPORTERS FROM MILITARY EMBEDDING PROGRAM
CNN’s Promotion of
Terrorist Sniper Propaganda Must Be Condemned and Stopped
Alexandria, VA–Media Research Center
President Brent Bozell announced today his support for the request
by Representative Duncan Hunter and several other congressmen, in
their letter to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, to remove CNN
from the military embedding program for reporters – a step prompted
by CNN’s decision to acquire and broadcast a propaganda video of
terrorist snipers stalking and killing U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
“CNN’s broadcast of a terrorist propaganda video, which is
nothing more than a terrorist snuff film, is deplorable and
revolting,” said MRC President Brent Bozell. “American soldiers are
fighting and dying in Iraq to help win the war against terrorism and
CNN reporters, who are embedded and protected by U.S. soldiers, are
turning around and cutting deals with terrorists and then
broadcasting the terrorists’ propaganda.
“Congressman Hunter is correct: Does CNN want America to win this
war? CNN can’t pretend it’s somehow neutral in the war on terror and
then demand that U.S. soldiers protect it from terrorists.
“Secretary Rumsfeld should remove CNN from the embedding program
unless or until the cable station can demonstrate that it is not a
conveyor belt for terrorist propaganda.”
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