Daily Kos - Email and Call CNN for this BS about Kerry and Al Qaeda

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ARENA: Neither John Kerry nor the president has said troops pulled out of Iraq any time soon. But there is some speculation that al Qaeda believes it has a better chance of winning in Iraq if John Kerry is in the White House.

BEN VENZKE, INTELCENTER: Al Qaeda feels that Bush is, even despite casualties, right or wrong for staying there is going to stay much longer than possibly what they might hope a Democratic administration would.

There you go. We're fighting al Qaeda in Iraq and they think John Kerry is a wimp.

Atlanta:
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Washington:
202-898-7900

You can communicate your thoughts to Ms. Arena personally at: kelli.arena@turner.com
You can now send your emails to Eason Jordan at Eason.Jordan@turner.com. He's CNN's chief news executive.

This isn't 2000. We're not going to take this shit lying down.
Kelli Arena, by the way, is CNN's correspondent at the Justice Department. So who do you think her "speculation" comes from? You don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure that one out.

Here's mine - cc'ed Jordan.

Dear Ms. Arena

This is the biggest load of BS! I'm tired of "journalists" like yourself labeling Democratic candidates as wimps and speculating how the enemies of the U.S. view a candidate for office.

I refer to this exchange.

Kelli ARENA: Neither John Kerry nor the president has said troops pulled out of Iraq any time soon. But there is some speculation that al Qaeda believes it has a better chance of winning in Iraq if John Kerry is in the White House.

BEN VENZKE, INTELCENTER: Al Qaeda feels that Bush is, even despite casualties, right or wrong for staying there is going to stay much longer than possibly what they might hope a Democratic administration would.

How the hell do you know that John Kerry would make Al Qaeda feel they were winning? In fact I think George Bush and Karl Rove are far more likely to pull the troops out of Iraq far quicker in the name of their own political survival than John Kerry.

But then if journalists like yourself hadn't helped George Bush win the White House we may have had a president who wouldn't have taken his eye off the war with Al Qaeda by foolishly getting in to the quagmire of Iraq.

Why don't you stick to reporting the facts and quit speculating about the resolve of John Kerry.

That is unbelievable!

Gotta love that line.

and also "AQ feels that...blah blah..."

They just say that without telling you who exactly is speculating or how they know what AQ feels. Someone (think Karl Rove) just made that up and told the idiot to parrot it.

There's also some speculation that Jesus Christ believes Bush is the anti-christ.

Jesus Christ feels that Bush's stupidity and ignorance is going to lead to the end of the world.

The bottom line is it's actually MORE plausible that AQ WANTS THE US IN IRAQ FOREVER. Why would they want us to leave? Iraq is their best recruitment and live training ground EVER. New recruits get to cut their teeth killing US soldiers and the cream of the crop is skimmed out and sent on missions elsewhere. AQ LOVES Bush. They've never had a better recruiter. How's that for speculation!

kelli.arena@turner.com Subject: How DO you sleep?
Sent & signed my full name, I am SO SICK of being this angry.
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<<If I wrote you with the force of all the anger I feel about what I've been seeing/hearing on CNN re: presidential campaign lately, meaning the LOW level of the "discourse" I KNOW I'd never receive and answer to this question, so I'll restrain myself. Do YOU, or anyone there feel the GRAVITY of this election?

PLEASE please, answer us this, _how_ can you put forth the insinuation that a vote for John Kerry is a "vote" for Al Quaeda??? Do you DO THIS in good conscience? If YOU as a member of tv "media" can get past the BBQ poll, I ask this, WHO would YOU, Kelli Arena, rather be IN A FOX hole with???

I'm appalled, I expect this from Fox News Bush whore, I PRAY I don't have to endure it from CNN, and YOU!>>>

Answer this, If you can.

Dear Mr Eason,

I read that Kelli Arena reported that AlQaeda would prefer the John Kerry being elected. If someone at CNN knows this for a fact and has had some sort of communication with this terrorist group why don't you notify this administration? I assume that you had no communication with them but rather with your leaders in the White House from whom you appear to take your orders.

This administration has been a gift to AlQaeda. They have been their best recruiting tool ever and have allowed them to accomplish what they never could have on their own. We have left Saudi Arabia because we were told to, we have gotten rid of Sadaam for them and gave them a new playground in Iraq. I think they are most satisfied with the administration.

Will her statements be clarified and another view given? I doubt it but it would be nice to be pleasantly surprised.

I turned off CNN, after many years of watching, because of your bias toward reporting that puts this administration only in the best of light while taking every instance to obviously or subtly putting down any opposition. Looks like I won't be back any time soon. It is so sad that your once honest and vigorous reporting has become such a sham. It's a disservice to your listeners and in the long run to yourselves that you try to imitate other networks

"Will her statements be clarified and another view given? I doubt it but it would be nice to be pleasantly surprised."

They'll trot out Lieberman for the "other view". :puke:

Also contacted FAIR (fair@fair.org).

How the hell does this guy know what Al Qaeda thinks?

Full Disclosure

Don't you think that might be useful when you report such idiotic things as "But there is some speculation that al Qaeda believes it has a better chance of winning in Iraq if John Kerry is in the White House." Do you reporters just FORGET the internet is out here and we can factcheck ourselves?

Who is Ben Venzke?

He owns both the Intel Center and Tempest Publishing.

How's Tempest Publishing doing?

With its books now outselling Harry Potter on Amazon, Tempest sales for the first three weeks after the attack added up to more than 50% of its sales for all of last year. Profits are expected to triple.

http://www.salientstills.com/news/news_12-01_FSB.html

Intel Center:

Our primary client base is comprised of military, law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the US and other allied countries around the world. (And corporations) To whom he sells:

Intelligence Feeds, Books, DVDs, CD-ROMs, Services, etc.

Who has an interest in keeping the highest possible threat of terrorism in the public mind? Ben Venzke.

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Ms. Arena-

Did I hear this right? "There is speculation that al Qaeda believes it has a better chance of winning in Iraq if Jhn Kerry is in the White House". Did you really say that? How about sharing, with the more than 50% of the electorate who believe George Bush is an incompetent fraud, where you got the cites to justify this statement. Did your White House sources tell you that Kelli? What makes you think that John Kerry, a decorated man who knows war 1st hand, would go easier on al Qaeda than this administration? What bunch of AWOL chickenhawks are in control of US foreign policy? What administration vacationed or campaigned for 40% of their time prior to 9/11, disregarding all the signals that AQ was going to attack us? What administration had 3,000 innocent Americans die in the worst terrorist attack this country has ever seen? What administration has spent $200BB and 800 American lives NOT fighting the source of terror? Which candidate has an intimate business relationship with the bin Laden family? Clue, Ms. Arena…..it is NOT John Kerry.

A little critical thinking would help you avoid the rather ignorant and misleading statements such as the above. It's a damn sad day for this country when newsreaders are planting subconscious, pro-Republican talking points in the minds of the TV viewer. CNN/Fox/MSNBC have become an upscale versions of Pravda….certainly more stylistic, but no less dangerous in their collective mouthing of the Party line.

I won't hold my breath waiting for you and your pro-war corporate media channel to offer all Democrats an apology for this egregious insult.

Thanks….for nothing.

OAITW

Here's my email to Kelli Arena:

"I take great offense - in fact, I am outraged - at this bit of manure you
attempted to feed the American public as credible journalism:

"But there is some speculation that al Qaeda believes it has a better chance of winning in Iraq if John Kerry is in the White House."

WHO SPECULATES, Ms. Arena?? WHO KNOWS what al Qaeda BELIEVES, Ms. Arena??

I believe that you are irresponsible in making this unsupported and false statement and I speculate that your listening audience (what will be left of them, anyway) now understands that CNN is going to run with the GOP's "a vote for Kerry is a vote for terrorists" meme. Just how low can you go?"

Al Qaeda wants Kerry to win?

Why is this "speculation" being reported as fact, and where did it come from in the first place? Logic would point to Mr Bush, not John Kerry, being better for the goals of Al Qaeda. Iraq went from having no ties to terrorism to being filled with terrorists due to Mr. Bush's war. The occupation of a middle eastern country (and especially the images resulting from this occupation) have served as a major recruiting tool for terrorists wishing to do harm to the US. Bush has let the security of ports, trains, chemical and nuclear plants inside the United States remain weak, instead using the resources to fight the Iraq war. George Bush has not found Osama bin Laden (not to mention that the Bush family has close ties with the bin Laden family). Last but not least, the terrorists want to be waging a holy war against us, and it's much easier to do so when our leader is a fundamental evangelical Christian.

I remember when CNN was the most trusted name in news. Recently, however, CNN has just done a bad job of trying to be Fox News.

Venzke's email is bvenzke@intelcenter.com

I'd like to know how he knows what Al Qaeda "feels."