media trash Koppel has interview with Goodman

[donsu]

http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/19398/

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AMY GOODMAN: Do you think that the ABC and the other networks should apologize for providing an uncritical forum for the administration to lay out their unsubstantiated claims of weapons of mass destruction?

I am glad you phrased your question so nicely. No, I don't think an apology is due if what you are saying is could we all have been more critical? I think the answer is yes. I must tell you, I am going to be responsive in behalf of Nightline over which I do have some control. We did do a 90-minute town hall meeting, the title of which was Why Now? and the essence of which was: Where is the evidence that there's an immediate danger to the United States? Did we do enough programs like that? I concede we did not. But that's a function of perhaps incompetence on my part, but certainly not ill will and I will try and do better the next time, but I don't think I need to apologize for it.

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Do you support the networks policy, including ABC’s, of putting retired generals, other military officials on the payroll, yet not putting peace activists on the payroll?

Yes, I do.

Why?

I do. Because I think there's a certain level of expertise that comes with having been, for example, a four-star general where we have Richard Clark, let's say, is one of our paid consultants on ABC. I wish that we could go back to the days of, I guess about 10, 15 years ago, when it was network policy that we didn't pay anybody to come on and express his or her point of view. Unfortunately, we live in such a competitive environment that everybody now expects to be paid. Why should a peace advocate expect to be paid for expressing a point of view without any – I mean if you are talking about someone who has extraordinary expertise, in a particular area, but you would have to be a little more specific about who, for example you had in mind.

The Pentagon would put out their point of view for free. Why pay one side? Because more often than not the generals are commenting on whether or not we need to go from air war to ground troops moving in ...

Once a general, I mean my experience has been that once a general is out of uniform and no longer in the Pentagon, is he a little more free to discuss aspects of a policy than he was when he was within the pentagon. But if what you are saying to me is do I wish we know longer paid experts at all? You bet. I think everybody ought to come on television for free the way I’ve just done for you. All right?

(ooohh he didn't like giving an interview without being paid)

But three of almost 400 interviews done around war being pro-war, that's a serious problem.

As you told me.
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Koppel: a greedy man stuck on himself, being paid to brainwash americans

[girl gone mad]

1. I wish she would have mentioned..

the pandering interview Koppel did with an author who promoted the idea that "war is a beautiful, natural human state."

It was pure propoganda, and of all of the pro-war news programs I saw leading up to the invasion, that one sticks out in my mind as being among the most despicable, in a "Triumph of the Will" kind of way.

[G_j]

2. "I will try and do better the next time"

thousands upon thousands of lives lost and you will try and do better the next time? Well aint that good of you! :puke: