Cooper finally just broke Kurd capture of Saddam on CNN

mouse7

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:02 PM
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Cooper finally just broke Kurd capture of Saddam on CNN

He didn't break it as news. He commented on it in his nth degree segment.

Took "Government" to task for not having stories straight on Saddam, Lynch, WoMD.

Drip, drip, drip.

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0007

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:03 PM
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1. good!

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MoonAndSun

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:04 PM
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2. These type of things always start with a little reference on one

show and then slowly trickles down to the other pundits' shows. Let's see if Aaron Brown follows up on this story.

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0007

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:06 PM
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3. Naw, Aaron Brown is a Barkley Hunt.

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MoonAndSun

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:10 PM
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4. What's a Barkley Hunt?

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0007

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:17 PM
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7. Australia slang for 'cunt'

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MoonAndSun

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Mon Dec-22-03 09:08 PM
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17. Oh.......

I don't think I'll ask silly questions again. :evilgrin:

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FDRrocks

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:11 PM
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5. CNN mentioned it this morning as well...

around 10 am. Much the same way, only en passant.

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karlschneider

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:14 PM
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6. Leading to another stalemate probably...

:grr:

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qanda

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:24 PM
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8. It's even been up on Drudge for the past two days

It's pretty hard to miss for anyone who ventures outside of the mainstream media for their news. Whether it's true or not, it should at least be discussed and questions should be asked about it. Get the administration on record so that they can be caught in all their many lies. Speaking of which, I heard Chalabi on Wolf Blitzer's program and he said that Saddam not only had a pistol but also two assault rifles with him when he was captured. The story grows more and more incredible as time goes by-- which to me signals a great big lie!!!!

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0007

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:39 PM
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11. Ahmed Chalabi has no credibility what so ever, he'll say anything

or do anything that the U.S. wants him to do or say. I'm indeed surprised that CNN would even trot that shill out. But when 'ya got a direct line to the White House 'ya hav'ta do what they say, 'eh?

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DoYouEverWonder

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:44 PM
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15. But I bet he didn't have any bullets?

n/t

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Cooley Hurd

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:28 PM
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9. Olberman about to talk about it... heads up

Edited on Mon Dec-22-03 08:43 PM by alg0912

On MSNBC... Making #3 on the countdown (and not mentioning it "in passing"). It's up next - I'll edit this w/ more info once the segment starts :thumbsup:

Discussing whether the story is truthful w/ Evan Thomas of Newsweek - naturally Thomas is calling the British story "dubious." But the underlying gist of the story was, "here's another embellishment by the Penagon..."

Well, at least it made the countdown, I guess (even tho Jacko's party is #2 :eyes:)

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revcarol

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:30 PM
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10. Please report.

No TV yet here in my new place.

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buycitgo

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:40 PM
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12. evan thomas defending WH version on Olberman

says PUK had "some" role in capture, but couldn't claim credit for actually doing it.

what does that mean? what role? why can't you say what it was?

thomas cites, "very good source" in spewing this.

they dismiss possibility altogether.

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karlschneider

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:43 PM
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14. Does the (latest) WH versison mention Kurds/PUK at all, though?

I can't keep up with the revisions...

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qanda

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:45 PM
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16. Even that wouldn't fly because the administration said

That it was only Americans involved in the operation. I cannot wait for just one of the press whores to get some courage and ask about this to get them on record.

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dusty64

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Mon Dec-22-03 10:34 PM
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18. Don't hold

your breath.

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morgan2

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Mon Dec-22-03 08:40 PM
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13. he brought it up..

but spoke about it very skeptically. Saying the Kurds probably had some part in it.

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Lefta Dissenter

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Mon Dec-22-03 11:30 PM
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19. I have to confess,

I watched faux for a few minutes today, and some 'expert' was there, saying that it's all a lie - that's what the Kurds do - they lie all the time. You just wouldn't believe it, you're having a conversation with them and all of a sudden they launch into a big fantasy story, talking as though it's the truth.

HAHA, you'd think he was actually describing FAUX, the way he was talking!

I won't even go INTO the racist stereotyping that this is! I wish I had paid more attention to who the guy was.

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Military Brat

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Mon Dec-22-03 11:34 PM
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20. We let the Kurds down over and over and yet they're the liars???

It's all right, it's okay, they're going to pay us back some day.

:grr:

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carpetbagger

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Mon Dec-22-03 11:35 PM
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21. Nothing to it.

I work with someone who has a relative close enough to the raid that he emailed home some pictures of him in Saddam Hussein's hole. I asked the specific question about how the raid went down, and the Kurd thing, and the story she gave made this theory just not possible.

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