Aid and Comfort

I thought the exact same thing when I saw the video on their site.

I knew it was a propaganda video from the enemy because it had the AL QAEDA/Mujahideen Shura Council Logo on the video. CNN was nice enough to keep that on in case the terrorists ever tried to sue CNN. (sarcasm)

It was and is disgusting. CNN never ceases to amaze me and this is by no means they've gotten in bed with America's enemies. (see Saddam's relationship with and attitude towards CNN)

I thought the exact same thing when I saw the video on their site.

I knew it was a propaganda video from the enemy because it had the AL QAEDA/Mujahideen Shura Council Logo on the video. CNN was nice enough to keep that on in case the terrorists ever tried to sue CNN. (sarcasm)

It was and is disgusting. CNN never ceases to amaze me and this is by no means they've gotten in bed with America's enemies. (see Saddam's relationship with and attitude towards CNN)

I was as disgusted as most, but too be honest, I am more disgusted at my fellow Americans for not knowing, or even not caring, that our military is being targetted like this; that we are at war; that we have politicians more concerned with their political livelihood than the war. I am hoping, that since CNN has shown this video again, and again, that more Americans wake up to the truth, wake up that we are being targetted, and if it wasn't our soldiers and Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan, it may very well be you shopping at the mall, picking your child up at school, etc. This might be the only good that comes out of this. That we see what the enemy does to our military, and wants to do to us as well.

Do you think that the rest of the audience is going to be somehow victim to propaganda, even when it is clearly identified as "enemy propaganda"?

How stupid and/or cowardly do you think America is?

Actually, never mind. I agree totally. Enemies are bad.

Guys, that video has been on YouTube for a while, and before YouTube who knows how long it was on jihadi websites. These pieces of propaganda have been floating around for a while now. It's not like CNN aired some exclusive videos that no one had ever seen before. Besides, when its airing on CNN was only for domestic audiences anyway. I doubt a lot of Americans were react to it like the jihadis would want, rendering it, well, not propaganda.

So, the footage been on YouTube, eh? This _exact_ footage? The grainy one on YouTube?

Or, did CNN do what we all know Ted Turner would do, which is _PAY_ for the _REAL_ footage.

And, WHO FRIGGIN' CARES if it's been on YouTube, YOU-TOOL! It is NOT, with the way CNN presented it, something to prove to us that these insurgents are bad.

That footage is on CNN to prove that President Bush is bad, that Republicans got us into this war, and that we should CUT-AND-RUN!!!

'Cause we all know, Teddy-Boy and good ole Hanoi Jane LOVE THIS SORT OF THING!!!

Everyone just needs to wake up and realize that it doesn't matter if it is on YouTube, our YouBoob, it is disgusting and in no way does it help us. It does, however, immortalize and put these scum on a pedastal.

Which is, as we all know, what their goal is right now. And, to make voters afraid to support the war, so that we cut-N-run like Hanoi Jane helped happen so many years ago ...

Bah. Another reason CNN just needs to go away ...

This reminds me of stories about the first battle of Manassas. Spectators came out from DC to watch the Union put the Confederates to rout. Needless to say, the battle wen tbadly for the Union and folks were running pell mell to avoid being killed in the battle.

CNN is not on the side of the terrorists, they are trying (and failing) to be neutral. It is a perfect example of how complicated this war has become. It is simply not us and them, but rather us, them, those guys over there and the folks peeking around the corner trying to decide which side is winning.

If CNN aired the video with the intent of syaing "the war is lost" then they are in fact guilty. I rather suspect they aired it to underscore their opposition to the present administration without realizing the impact they have on the war and the troops involved in the fighting.

I am still waiting for the day when we are willing to undertake ALL the steps necessary to defeat our enemies (military, economic, social and political).

Sounds like CNN didn't get it from YouTube, but from their "sources" and "intermediaries" in Iraq.

I'll bet my AR-18 that they've never passed any of those names onto US or Iraqi authorities.

"Whether or not you agree with us in this case, our goal, as always, is to present the unvarnished truth as best we can," - David Doss, Executive Producer of Anderson 360.

Yeah, unvarnished. Like their Isreal/Lebenon War coverage. Like CNNs coverage during Saddam's reign.

Funny how certain truths are left out of thier 'unvarnished' report. Like, when was this footage taken? Was it recent? If not recent why air it now?

The honest answer is that their goal isn't to portray the 'unvarnished truth'. Their goal is the bottom line - and sunshine and bunny stories don't sell airtime.

Complaining here does no good.

Complaining to CNN does no good.

Writing to a company advertizing on CNN and mentioning how you were going to buy theri product, but cannot in good conscience support those who support the enemies of our country...

Money talks.

This is borderline treasonous activity.

Borderline Treasonous?

At the very very least, knowing full well it is enemy propaganda, th is treasonous. There is nothing borderline about this.

The fact that terrorist snipers are attacking our troops is not new news. This has been going on for years. So the question is, "why air this video at all, and why now?"

To me the answer is obvious - there's an election coming up and CNN is hoping this will serve to remind people that the Republicans have put their sons in harm's way.

There an lots of videos circulating on the Internet that are much more newsworthy than this propaganda piece; so CNN isn't doing anyone except the enemy a favor here.It's too bad there's no one at DOJ with a spine to do anything about it.

Will, it isn't on youtube anymore. After the buy-out all the jihad videos got the boot. Look it up on the site and you will find people complaining in English about not being able to watch "the resistance".

Railroad, why don't you put your name and email on your comments? Is it because you are a stupid coward?

My vote is to arrest the journalist and send him to Gitmo until he tells us everything he knows about who he got the video from.

Please explain if you all will what the difference is between CNN airing Al Qaeda propaganda videos of attacks on our troops and the Republican National Committee airing political ads containing Al Qaeda videos of attacks on our troops?

Heh. "You-Tool." Good one.

Yes, that's right, its all one vast left-wing conspiracy. Does Ted Turner even run CNN anymore? Is Jane Fonda even married to Ted Turner anymore? If she were, would she be making programming decisions?

Lastly, what do you mean this video doesn't "prove to us that these insurgents are bad"? Do you really need to be reminded? Have you forgotten? Do you want CNN to hold your hand and proclaim to the mountain tops that these guys are evil? My god, they showed them shooting at our guys. Is further proof required?

Most of last night I had CNN on (muted) and watched for commercials. Every time I saw one I wrote down the name of the advertiser.

Until the early morning hours I sent emails to the advertisers. I sent a well reasoned and polite but to the point message to all of them.

That is all I can do as an individual. I have yet to get any responses from them.

I don't really expect any.

Papa Ray
West Texas
USA

Please explain if you all will what the difference is between CNN airing Al Qaeda propaganda videos of attacks on our troops and the Republican National Committee airing political ads containing Al Qaeda videos of attacks on our troops?

Railroad, why don't you put your name and email on your comments? Is it because you are a stupid coward?

Oh, Touché, "mike"! Yes, I am indeed a stupid coward, and this fact prevents me listing my real name, date of birth, home phone and credit card numbers.

Everyone else on this blog has full disclosure, except for me. It's shameful.

TD Larkin,
The difference is that the CNN video was MADE by al Qaeda. They made it specifically for propaganda purposes, not to show how evil they are but to instill fear in their enemy and inspire their fellow fighters. For CNN to go ahead and release the video without that explanation and disclosure is pretty damn disturbing.

The RNC runs the ad, I'd assume to also show how dangerous these people are and remind voters of the reasons to interogate and intercept regarding al Qaeda, two things Democrats have indicated they wouldn't do.

How exactly are those the same?

Greetings

I am writing on about an issue of great importance. There has been a sort of fracture in a major American media outlet - a sort of split with reality that is simply stunning in its treachery and mind-numbing in its significance. On Wednesday, 18 October 2006, CNN aired a video produced by a jihadist organization in Iraq that featured ten sniper attacks against American servicemen. In the video, one can watch as one American after another performs his duties while a terrorist sniper places him in the crosshairs of a Russian-made sniper rifle. The soldiers are then shot for the camera as the cameraman repeats, "Allahu akbar, allahu akbar..." This video was then placed on CNN's website as the lead, front-page item with a link encouraging CNN visitors to watch.

Why would they even consider airing this video? According to CNN's Anderson Cooper, the decision to show the video was made because, "the tape meets [CNN's] criteria for newsworthiness". Additionally, Cooper goes on to state that they "tried to put all of this in context" by including some interview footage with a US Army sniper. In other words, CNN sees no difference between American troops and jihadist ambushers. They see no difference between their fellow Americans who honorably perform their duties and terrorists who indiscriminately murder out of a sheer love of bloodshed. To CNN, American soldiers are no different from terrorists and they not only state this viewpoint clearly, but go further and actually promote the blatant propaganda efforts of the terrorists.

Consider this - the soldiers that were killed in this video were killed specifically to produce this piece of propaganda. By airing the video on their web page, CNN gave the video an international audience and are complicit in the deaths of those men. By handing the jihadists this victory, CNN has encouraged other scattered terrorist groups to do the same. It is almost a certainty that American men and women are going to die because of CNN's decision. The families of the sniper victims in CNN's movie are paying a price in grief so that CNN can show the world the ghoulish video of their loved ones' deaths. How many more soldiers, and soldier's families, are going to have to pay for CNN's unreal decision? Furthermore, if this isn't treason, then what is? CNN has given aid and comfort to the enemy in a time of war. Where are our elected representatives while this is going on?

As for CNN themselves, how could they possibly think that is is acceptable? This goes beyond any sort of journalistic ethics, as CNN has clearly chosen sides in disseminating a prepared propaganda piece. I am utterly baffled in trying to come up with some rationale for the decision to air this video, and I don't believe Anderson Cooper's bland excuses in the slightest. Are they trying to influence the upcoming elections? Perhaps they are trying to shock their audience into accepting their limited viewpoint on the way in Iraq? Are any of these "reasons" important enough to try to get servicemen and women killed?

CNN's behavior is simply unacceptable. They have crossed a line and become active supporters of terrorism, and have begun to openly encourage the killing of Americans. This goes beyond an issue to just get mad about, or to hold a grudge over. CNN has crossed over and is actively agitating for the murder of American soldiers. They believe that they are powerful to a point that they are beyond the law, because no politician will take on a major media outlet in an election year.

Sadly, they seem to be right. CNN answers to no one.

What can we do?

1) Contact your elected representatives and find out what they will do about CNN. You can try, but quite frankly I doubt there are any politicians who would be willing to stand up to the media.

2) Email CNN and make your opposition known. Get straight to the point, and be very clear in your message.

3) Refuse to purchase from or use the services of companies who advertise on CNN. This will serve to strike them in the bottom line, and is arguably more effective that boycotting their website or TV station. Make sure to contact the companies and complain, and make sure the companies know why you won't be giving them your money.

Orbitz
Continental Airlines
Ruth's Chris steak house
Capitol One banking
Accenture Consulting
Air New Zealand

(This is a partial list, accurate as of 23 October 2006 - please add to it as other advertisers appear)

4) Finally, to those who are injured in action, or to the families of those who love their lives on or after 18 October 2006, you may wish to consider contacting legal counsel to discuss filing a civil action against CNN for wrongful death and/or other charges. I am uncomfortable asking that you do this, and I honor your commitment and grieve for your losses. I mention this course of action because doing this will bring public attention to the crime that CNN has committed and hold them legally responsible for their actions, not to mention doing direct harm to their organization.

Pass this email on, in order to give this message as wide an audience as possible. If CNN is to listen, they will only listen to numbers. They need to be forced to answer to someone.

Tell them to answer to us.

Respectfully,
Just An American, One out of Many

Superb! (I wrote something else and then I read below that I aint supposed ter. So I deleted it.)