Media ignores 60-minutes CIA'S intel disclosure over no wmd's

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Summary: On CBS' 60 Minutes, former high-ranking CIA official Tyler Drumheller proved that the Bush administration dismissed clear-cut evidence undermining President Bush's central case for war -- that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction. But in the nearly two days since this explosive report aired, the media have almost entirely ignored the story.

In the nearly two days since this explosive report aired, the media have -- with the exception of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann and several brief wire articles -- entirely ignored the story.

The 60 Minutes report is the latest in a string of explosive disclosures concerning the Bush administration's apparent cherry-picking of prewar intelligence. But as with previous damaging disclosures regarding the White House's actions in the buildup to the war, major news outlets largely ignored it.

None of the three major networks reported on the story on either their morning shows or evening news broadcasts. (Remarkably, this included CBS, the network that originally aired Drumheller's disclosure.) http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=9982

[upi402]

1. I'm shocked!

Funny. Where's the folks flaming me for having no clue when I say the corporate media has abandoned the 4th estate's post. Is this Moderate Corporatists' underground?

I fought for media fairness and accuracy for decades. It's toast. We need a forrest fire there and hope for new growth in Spring.

[still_one]

14. absolutely

It has been going on for at least 12+ years

[fooj]

2. Gregory had Drumheller on Hardball today.

Fairly good interview.

[WiseButAngrySara]

3. I saw a bit of an interview with Drumheller on Hardball tonight. Gregory

asked some good questions, but I didn't catch all of it. Matthews has been off; maybe he's in the running for Snotty Scottie's old job? He does as good of a "snow job" as snow!

[liberal N proud]

4. Don't you know? you can't believe what you see on CBS

After Dan Rather you should know all they do is lie.
:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[zulchzulu]

5. C'mon. The Duke rape case is MUCh more important...

Damn black strippers tryin' to tear down 'Merikkka...

[JuniperLea]

8. Don't forget the blond girl in Aruba!

She's still in the news... that nice, pretty, young innocent girl who went off with those nasty boys... oh, wait... innocent girls don't do that!

Confusing!

[zulchzulu]

12. Cross-gossiping stories could create a whole new sideshow!

Maybe the girl from Aruba is a stripper now who went to Duke to bait the junior preppies...hey, it could happen! News at 10!

[JuniperLea]

13. And pictures at 11! n/t

[NewJeffCT]

16. And don't forget

Bill Clinton was pimping them out! After all, it's all his fault.

[JuniperLea]

6. Damn liberal media!!

Erm... yeah, who believes CBS? Uhh... yeah! Damn liberals... oh, wait...


I'm so confused!

[mrdmk]

7. Of course the news ignores the news, why do you think we call it LMSM

<snip from OP link>
None of the three major networks reported on the story on either their morning shows or evening news broadcasts. (Remarkably, this included CBS, the network that originally aired Drumheller's disclosure.)
<end of snip>

The reason is two fold 1) Do not want to piss off Karl Rove, he still has a chance of not going to jail. Then again, he can do what he does best from a pay phone. 2) Do not want to piss off the Administration (a.k.a. Karl Rove) and explained the increase in market and all of the stupid news and programming they have been putting out for the last 50 years, another words what good are they to the general public.

[Justice Is Comin]

9. It will be incorporated

into the incessant blasting about to come by our regulars on the floors of congress now that they're finally back. You can bet it will be used there.

[spanone]

10. Wait till Katie hits the airwaves!!!! We'll be saved!!!

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[Lochloosa]

15. Welcome to DU Live_Liberty

I think you will fit right in...

[Southsideirish]

17. "The way of the coward." nt

[Poiuyt]

18. I saw it being covered on CNN Headline News

Not much, but those are short segments anyway.

I think the reason that we aren't seeing more is because everyone is taking it as a given that Bush lied in order to get us into war. The big news that I got out of the 60 Minutes piece was that Drumheller told the Robb-Silvermann panel the same story and THEY chose to ignore it.