Arab journalists walk out on Powell

[GreenPartyVoter]

"BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Arab journalists on Friday walked out of a news conference held by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell to protest the shooting deaths of two Iraqi reporters, allegedly by U.S. troops.

One Arab journalist stood up as soon as Powell walked into the room at the Baghdad convention center and read a statement saying that after one year of "U.S. occupation," Americans cannot provide security in Iraq.

"We demand an open investigation in front of the mass media," the Arab journalist said. "We also demand that security be guaranteed to journalists" working in Iraq, he said.

Seconds later, more than 20 journalists walked out of the room."

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040319/D81DFCVG0.html

[Teddy_Salad]

1. Wow!

Actual, real, genuine journalists with 'principle' and 'spine'.

So much unlike our own crack white house press corp.

[hatrack]

6. Are you sure you don't mean "crack house press corps"? nt

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[GreenPartyVoter]

7. *lol*

No hang on there, SOME of our journalists are still decent.

http://commondreams.org/

[SoundWave]

2. At least now they have the right to walk out

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&e=11&u=/nm/20040319/wl_nm/iraq_dc_60

[Teddy_Salad]

5. Sure...

....that was definitely worth the murders of over 10,000 innocent Iraqi's.....huh?

[goclark]

3. Bravo for the Brave Journalists!

Wish that our journalist in the USA would get a spine and do like wise when they here double speak by the likes of Powell.

[historian]

4. journalistic intergrity????

sounds redundantthese days doesntit

[NuckinFutz]

9. I think you mean oxymoronic...

Redundant is what it should be, but hasn't been for a long time now

[redqueen]

8. I'd love to see journalists here do that to bush n/t

[caledesi]

10. We don't want no stinkin' journalists telling the truth. nt