CNN All But Ignores Own Scoop That Al Qaeda 'Appears to Control' More Arab Land Now Than Ever
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CNN All But Ignores Own Scoop That Al Qaeda 'Appears to Control' More Arab Land Now Than Ever
On January 7, CNN's national security analyst Peter Bergen wrote on CNN.com that "al Qaeda appears to control more territory in the Arab world than it has done at any time in its history." However, CNN only mentioned his eye-opening piece once since it was published online.
In fact, it was Bergen himself who gave CNN's lone citation on Sunday's Fareed Zakaria GPS, saying of al Qaeda, "Well, they control more territory in the Middle East than they have in their 25-year history." However, although CNN reported al Qaeda's resurgence in Iraq and Syria multiple times, the network never otherwise repeated Bergen's specific claim that the group holds more land than ever.
Over the past week, CNN only made references to al Qaeda's rising influence in either Iraq or Syria, not their control of an entire region.
Host Jake Tapper reported on Monday that "You'll recall, the last U.S. troops pulled out of Iraq in December. Now it seems we're witnessing a resurgence of al Qaeda in the country."
"When U.S. troops left Iraq they had shattered al Qaeda. But two years later al Qaeda linked fighters are back stronger than ever," anchor Fredricka Whitfield prefaced correspondent Martin Savidge's report on the city of Fallujah on Sunday afternoon's Newsroom.
Anchor Suzanne Malveaux said on Monday's Around the World that recent car bombings and suicide bombings in Iraq "were blamed on insurgents linked with al Qaeda, which has been on the rise ever since U.S. troops pulled out two years ago."
The January 10 edition of The Situation Room aired a story about al Qaeda-affiliated groups in Syria recruiting Americans helping the rebel cause there to conduct acts of terror back in the U.S.
And on Crossfire on January 7, co-host Newt Gingrich noted that "you have al Qaeda growing in strength and fundamentalist forces growing in strength in Syria."
However, aside from Bergen's mention on January 12, nowhere did CNN cite his claim that al Qaeda is not just on the rise, but "controls more territory" now than ever.
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matt-hadro/2014/01/13/cnn-all-ignores-own-scoop-al-qaeda-appears-control-more-arab-land-now-ev#ixzz2qK24GtWB
In fact, it was Bergen himself who gave CNN's lone citation on Sunday's Fareed Zakaria GPS, saying of al Qaeda, "Well, they control more territory in the Middle East than they have in their 25-year history." However, although CNN reported al Qaeda's resurgence in Iraq and Syria multiple times, the network never otherwise repeated Bergen's specific claim that the group holds more land than ever.
Over the past week, CNN only made references to al Qaeda's rising influence in either Iraq or Syria, not their control of an entire region.
Host Jake Tapper reported on Monday that "You'll recall, the last U.S. troops pulled out of Iraq in December. Now it seems we're witnessing a resurgence of al Qaeda in the country."
"When U.S. troops left Iraq they had shattered al Qaeda. But two years later al Qaeda linked fighters are back stronger than ever," anchor Fredricka Whitfield prefaced correspondent Martin Savidge's report on the city of Fallujah on Sunday afternoon's Newsroom.
Anchor Suzanne Malveaux said on Monday's Around the World that recent car bombings and suicide bombings in Iraq "were blamed on insurgents linked with al Qaeda, which has been on the rise ever since U.S. troops pulled out two years ago."
The January 10 edition of The Situation Room aired a story about al Qaeda-affiliated groups in Syria recruiting Americans helping the rebel cause there to conduct acts of terror back in the U.S.
And on Crossfire on January 7, co-host Newt Gingrich noted that "you have al Qaeda growing in strength and fundamentalist forces growing in strength in Syria."
However, aside from Bergen's mention on January 12, nowhere did CNN cite his claim that al Qaeda is not just on the rise, but "controls more territory" now than ever.
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matt-hadro/2014/01/13/cnn-all-ignores-own-scoop-al-qaeda-appears-control-more-arab-land-now-ev#ixzz2qK24GtWB
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"...General Motors is ALIVE, and bin Laden is DEAD...!"
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One is alive and one is dead. That's interesting NH.
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The men and woman who died in Iraq died in vain. That is not fair.
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No it isn't is it.
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Achigan wrote:One is alive and one is dead. That's interesting NH.
Bin Laden is a "stiff", and General Motors "stiffed" the American taxpayers.
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Your'e setting the bar too high NH.
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News Hawk wrote:Achigan wrote:One is alive and one is dead. That's interesting NH.
Bin Laden is a "stiff", and General Motors "stiffed" the American taxpayers.
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One is dead and the other is alive. That's still interesting NH.
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Achigan, you think you are funny, don't you.
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WHL wrote:Achigan, you think you are funny, don't you.
I'm just trying to answer the questions the same way you do. One liners and no real solutions. Why should I be any different then anybody else.
It makes it easier to answer the question without really knowing the answer. Isn't that what you want? It must be because you do it all the time.
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I am serious. I like it. Keep it up.
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