Arnett is attacked!
L.T. Smash has an interview with Peter Arnett, dangerous thing to consider these days
You might remember Arnett from the First Gulf War, reporting live from Baghdad on CNN. He is working on an in-depth feature for National Geographic. He's in Baghdad now, and is trying to secure interviews with various Iraqi leaders, before it's too late.
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He wants to talk to me for some perspective from the US side. I think it will be a very interesting article, and I'm looking forward to reading it in the comfort of my own home, long after the war is over.
I understand the position of Mr. Arnett, but to interview officers in the field after what he said...might be dangerous to their careers.
Does this guy have an email address?
Here is the link from the Aljazeerah mirror, regarding the firing of Arnett.
UPDATE: It seems, from woolgathering, that the Iraq media requires of foreign correspondants to allow themselves to be interviewed - therefore, it is not about Arnett being dumbly outspoken, or using the war as personal vehicle, but being caught between what his employers wanted - bland info - and what the people that have control of the land where he is now want, mainly, his (Western) description of things. Of course, had he read the editorial to the WaPo instead of talking about what everybody knows, he would have still commited the sin of speaking outside what was allowed.
Propaganda war. Of course.