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Originally posted by Lil Lil:
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The Daily Mirror can have him. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Sure can! I'm just shocked that he TOOK the job! lol. With the rep TDM has.[/QUOTE]The Daily Mirror, through opposing the war in Iraq, has become immensly popular in the UK. It always was one of the big boys on the newspaper stage, but with all the anti-war feeling here in the UK, it's firm anti-war stance has boosted it's already considerable readership.
Yes, it is blatently anti-war, and I disagree with many (well, most) of the things it says, but don't make the mistake of thinking it's readership in it's home country views it as 'propoganda' - roughly half of the population agrees with it and sees it as the only publication to have the guts to stand up to the ruling parties.
On the topic of Mr Arnett, the first thing that jumped out at me was the statement
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NBC fired journalist Peter Arnett on Monday, saying it was wrong for him to give an interview with state-run Iraqi TV in which he said the American-led coalition's initial plan for the war had failed because of Iraq's resistance.
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Excuse my confusion, but I wasn't aware that journalists were now being briefed to the point where they can confidently declare that any military plan was succeeding or failing, and the reasons therefore. That isn't the case over here, and I doubt it is the case over there. I think he should remember he is a journalist, and his military opinions are just that -
opinions. If you don't mind, I'll wait for a more authoritative source to tell me about the progress of the current plan in action.