'Nightline' had a Bushco like townhall meeting in Baghdad

[sabra]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/complete/la-et-quick2.6dec02,1,5208672.story?coll=la-iraq-complete

'Nightline' heads to Baghdad

"Nightline's" Terry Moran gathered a dozen Iraqis for a town hall-style meeting Thursday at a makeshift studio in Baghdad, where they spoke of their hopes, fears and aspirations.

Yet there was none of the strong anti-American comment often heard in Iraq: Those expected to express such sentiments never showed up for the taping in the heavily fortified Green Zone.

"Nightline" spokeswoman Emily Lenzner said every effort was made to ensure that critics and supporters of the U.S. presence in Iraq were represented, but some of those invited declined to attend.

Some refused to enter the Green Zone, home to the U.S. Embassy and Iraq's government offices and — to many Iraqis — a symbol of foreign occupation. Others could not reach the venue because of a security alert.

:crazy:

[readmylips]

1. Gee, isn't that bush's job?...

bush should be the one facing the Iraqi people...but yet, he has never face the American people other than secured military bases.

[Mika]

2. Maybe a night time comedy/talk show would be better.

:shrug:


Without Ted K it'll be nothing but _Bush shilling.

[Al-CIAda]

3. M$M catapulting the propaganda at us again. -nt

[sabra]

4. at least they are admitting it this time, instead of masking it?

[zanne]

5. Didn't Nightline just change producers?

I heard something like that on CNN a week or so ago. They said it was going to be different.

[gratuitous]

6. Gee, we INVITED them

Who would have thought that folks critical of U.S. policy or presence in Iraq wouldn't come to the seat of U.S. policy and power in Iraq to express contrary views that could get them killed? Terry Moran's usually a little smarter than that; I'm guessing the show's producers fucked up.

[zanne]

7. They're calling it a "revamped" Nightline

Read on about "post-Koppel" Nightline http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051128/ENT03/511280302/1035/ENT