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vetwife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 07:29 PM
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CNN running the Sibel Edmunds story! Did the Blitz work?
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :toast:
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TacticalPeek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 07:31 PM
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1. Kick.
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vetwife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 07:44 PM
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10. Kick !
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alittlelark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 07:32 PM
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2. If I could stomache CNN I would have watched -
what's happening, give us the scoop!
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Nashyra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 07:37 PM
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7. (R) Senator Grassely as much as admitting
that she was fired because she was a whistleblower. He still stood up for the * but Siebel Edmonds came across as very very very legitimate.
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noamnety Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 07:33 PM
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3. She's not actually on?
Just Senator Grassley (R) talking about her (defending her).
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vetwife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 07:33 PM
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5. She is actually on....Talking to Paula Zahn........
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Langis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 07:33 PM
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4. too little too late
I will never go back to watching that crap.

Now I do homework and listen to AirAmerica when I get home. Less TV is probably good for me anyway =).
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vetwife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 07:36 PM
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6. She sat down and talked with her and I had to watch today just
to see if any of their format had changed and to a large degree..IT DID ! There was Edmonds, PNAC was talked about, a fairer shake on Kerry and I watched to see if they changed their tone.
I see this is a battle with some punch and instead of keeping Edmonds on the shelf they dusted it off and aired it !
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TacticalPeek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 07:37 PM
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8. The Senator says he needs whistle-blowers, to do his oversight job.
Edited on Tue Aug-17-04 07:38 PM by TacticalPeak


Said Shrub should have "Rose Garden ceremony" honoring whistle-blowers, to send the message throughout bureaudom that doing the right thing matters, and is approved at the highest levels. But won't blame aWol for not doing it it, promises to try harder to convince aWol.
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vetwife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 07:40 PM
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9. Edmonds told Zahn she was intimidated and that many knew
at the FBI the translators were not qualified and when she told the higher ups, they got upset. She said a lot and she is a dainty Turkish woman and spoke very well and credible. I came in here before I heard the FBI counteract the charges Edmonds was making. But Paula will reair !
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stellanoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 07:53 PM
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11. Sibel Edmonds
is the most forthright, honest, and lovely woman. Our government has dealt her an extreme dishonor. I think they may have changed their tactics after Collen Rowleys well deserved elevated statis. They just roast everybody now. It truly stinks.

We should all speak up for Sibel. However we can.
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LittleApple81 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 08:05 PM
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12. But then she concluded with an FBI ex-NY-bureau chief who called
whistle blowers "malcontents and disgruntled people" and said that the FBI is full of patriots doing their work...nothing to see here, move on. And she did not contradict him very forcefully.
Then he said that with the "9-11 bucket of cold water" the FBI is wonderful, wonderful, yes sireeeeeee...now we have great communication and the PATRIOT ACT so nobody can stop us in our labor of investigation of wrongdoers, whoever they are and wherever they are... this guy gave me the dry heaves!
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vetwife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 08:29 PM
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13. I wished I had seen the rebuttal. Dang !
But they still aired it !
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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 08:49 PM
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19. That was James Kallstrom (sp?)
He was the FBI guy in charge of investigating the crash of that TWA plane off of Long Island.

You described his comments accurately.
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truthspeaker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 08:03 AM
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24. But no reaction to specific charges? Typical.
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 08:34 PM
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14. Did Paula give her the veneer sneer?
I loathe Paula Zahn but any exposure is good I suppose.
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vetwife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 08:35 PM
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15. Actually no and you know old Paula was transferred from Fox to Cnn
They swapped Greta for Paula
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 08:39 PM
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17. Yeah Greta had the face reconstruction but Paula's head is still empty.
:silly:
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LittleApple81 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 08:36 PM
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16. Actually she didn't But it does not seem that she understood what
the Sibel Edmond's situation is all about. It is not whistle blowing...it it treason...that did not come across at all.
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-04 08:43 PM
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18. It'll be interesting to see if CNN continues with her story on other shows
or stays in the shallow end of the pool.
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DeepModem Mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 02:39 AM
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20. PLEASE send positive feedback: paula.zahn@turner.com, link to webpage...
for Zahn feedback, http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form4.html?19

CNN viewer comment line: 404-827-0234 -- Leave a message anytime, or talk to a person during "office" hours.
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Nordic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 03:01 AM
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21. link to transcript
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0408/17/pzn.00.html
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DeepModem Mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 05:11 AM
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22. Thanks for the transcript link, Nordic -- and welcome to DU!
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vetwife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 08:10 AM
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26. Thanks for the transcript !
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DeepModem Mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 07:59 AM
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23. Let's do send some positive feedback (see post 20) -- also Lou Dobbs...
had a PNAC discussion last night: lou.dobbs@turner.com, and link to page to comment on Dobbs:

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form4.html?7
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lil-petunia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 08:09 AM
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25. Dobbs always maintains a high level of integrity
unlike most of the rest of CNN
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