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CNN Running Ads Linking Iraq to 9/11 |
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Written by Heather Woodfield
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Monday, 17 September 2007 |
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Freedom's Watch, an organization founded by former Bush press secretary Ari Fleisher, has launched a media campaign claiming that Iraq was responsible for the attacks of 9/11. The advertisements in this campaign are designed to confuse and mislead the American public into supporting the continuing occupation of Iraq. What’s worse is that CNN is airing these ads. The identities of those who committed the atrocities against us are known and are not up for debate. The statements by Freedom’s Watch are deliberately false and CNN should hold itself to a higher broadcast standard regardless from which side of the political spectrum an advertisement comes. Click here to view the offending ads Bush's approval ratings are going up, perhaps as a result of this newest slate of attack ads. Please take a few seconds to contact CNN by clicking the link below. Voice your shock and disapproval of this campaign to egregiously misrepresent the events of 9/11 to the American public. Email CNN: - CNN Webform - Select "GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK - REPORTS ERRORS SEEN ON CNN" You can copy and paste the following text, or use your own words: While watching CNN recently, I saw some advertisements that were produced by an organization called Freedom's Watch. These ads falsely asserted a connection between 9/11 and Iraq. For the sake of upholding rudimentary ethics of journalism and to live up to CNN’s motto as "the most trusted name in news," CNN should stop running these misleading ads. There are few things as offensive as the misuse of the memory of 9/11 for the sake of a political agenda. As a response to CNN’s complicity in Freedom’s Watch’s ad campaign, I will seriously reconsider patronizing your advertisers. Sincerely, [Your name, your city] -Remember to hit SUBMIT. Thanks for taking a few moments to help beat back the Bush Blitzkreig and hold the press accountable for spreading the administration's plethora of lies. --Judith Ren-Lay & Aaron Rudelson
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 April 2008 )
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