Peter Jennings on the Iraq War

[rodeodance]

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0808-25.htm

Published on Monday, August 8, 2005 by CommonDreams.org
Peter Jennings on the Iraq War
by Lila Rajiva

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Here are some selections that warranted conservative "cyber alerts," derogatory titles courtesy of MRC:

2003:

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ABC’s New McCarthyism
When actor Tim Robbins complained about being "punished" for his unpopular views, Peter Jennings and company dedicated an entire segment to it and even compared a few “disinvites” to McCarthy-era “blacklists.” (CyberAlert, April 17)

Jennings Showcases African Anti-War Protesters
An anti-war picture from Africa that read “KILL Bush, Blair, Rumsfeld and Powell, NOT INNOCENT IRAQI CIVILIANS” did . (CyberAlert, April 12)

Jennings Has Tough Time with “Liberators”
ABC’s Peter Jennings just couldn’t bring himself to call American forces “liberator” unless it was couched in terms such as “many say” or “others think.” (CyberAlert, April 10)

Jennings Still Predicting Long War
When ABC’s John McWethy reported it could be “a long war” Jennings answered that many people had anticipated just that. (CyberAlert, April 5)
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[etherealtruth]

1. He was an eloquent urbane man ...

I think he truly attempted to bring us the facts, within the constraints the mainstream media placed on him.

He will be missed by many. May he RIP

[LeftNYC]

2. Why would he call them liberators? nt

[otohara]

3. Fugly Wingnut David Horowitz Wasted No Time Attacking Jennings

Right-wing pundit David Horowitz responded to the August 7 death of ABC News anchor Peter Jennings by claiming that Jennings "did considerable damage to the cause of civilization and human deceny ."

Below is the entirety of Horowitz's August 8 post on the Moonbat Central weblog, titled "Peter Jennings Sympathies for the Devil":

Peter Jennings is dead, may he rest in peace. Lest we forget, however, while he was alive Peter Jennings did considerable damage to the cause of civilization and human deceny by his sympathy for Jew-hating terrorists and their supporters.

Moonbat Central is the weblog of DiscoverTheNetworks.org, a "Guide to the Political Left," of which Horowitz is publisher and editor-in-chief. Horowitz's response to Jennings's passing mirrors that of the conservative Media Research Center.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200508080005

[jab105]

4. On Good Morning America, David Westin (the ABCNews boss)

was saying how Jennings was always skeptical...in a good way...

He said specifically that they were talking about the Iraq war, and Westin had said that certainly weapons of mass destruction would be found in Iraq...and that Jennings had said that he wasnt too sure that they would...

Westin then said how it turned out that Jennings was right...