Fox News Contrives "Human Shield" Hoax To Sell Libya War

[Charleston Chew]

Run time: 03:36 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8gb84RKg6w   Posted on YouTube: March 23, 2011 By YouTube Member: Geddy008 Views on YouTube: 30   Posted on DU: March 23, 2011 By DU Member: Charleston Chew Views on DU: 811

 
Fox News’ “CNN Reporters As Gaddafi’s Human Shields” Story Reveals Fox News Deceit, Laziness And Likely Cowardice


On Monday (3/21/11), Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin reported that CNN and Reuters journalists had been used as human shields at Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli and thus prevented the British from firing on and possibly taking out the compound. She also claimed that Fox News’ journalists had avoided going to the compound because they were concerned about being used in such a way. But as it turned out, a Fox News representative - a security guard who had been given a camera - was among the reporters, while Fox's correspondent and cameraperson stayed back at their hotel. Furthermore, in a stinging rebuttal, CNN’s Nic Robertson revealed a number of other details that cast serious doubt on the “human shield” claim. "When you come to somewhere like Libya, you expect lies and deceit from a dictatorship here. You don’t expect it from the other journalists," Robertson told CNN's Wolf Blitzer. Griffin came back on the air later with a "correction" that raised even more questions about Fox News' so-called reporting.

Earlier in the day, Griffin told Fox's Jon Scott

We have learned that… British fighter jets had seven missiles. They were, in fact, going to be fired from tornado planes, fighter planes onto that compound, but the mission had to be cut short because of the presence of CNN television crews and Reuters journalists on the ground who had been taken to the site by the Libyan Ministry of Information. So the British generals in charge of the operation and flying those tornado planes called off the operation to fire those seven missiles that were supposed to be fired at Gaddafi’ s compound, at what’s being described as a command and control center to us, because of the presence of CNN crews, Reuters crews, as well some civilians that had been brought essentially, as human shields by the Minister of Information to that compound, Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli.

Griffin went on to explain that two cruise missiles had previously struck the compound and the Libyan Ministry of Information had invited journalists to view the damage.


http://www.newshounds.us/2011/03/22/fox_news_cnn_reporters_as_gaddafis_human_shields_story_reveals_fox_news_deceit_laziness_and_likely_cowardice.php

[zbdent]

1. "You don’t expect it from the other journalists,"

Please ... there are journalists at Faux?

[JJW]

2. I Hope Hillary advised Obama

that if he breaks it, the US has to stay there forever to fix it.

[Balderdash]

3. What the h e double hockey sticks

does your post have anything to do with the OP?

[Charleston Chew]

4. what is up?

I am really surprised this post isn't more popular.

[forty6]

5. We have become accustomed to Fox News lies...so maybe...

people just are saying "ho hum!...nothing new here!"

It is certainly noteworthy that Fox really does NOT DO real news gathering and reporting, they just spin what others are saying and doing into rant after rant against anything having to do with Obama, against anything to do with Democrats, against any liberal causes.

There really is never any news on Fox, just Republican and right wing propaganda.