Eason Jordan Update

I have not blogged anything on this issue, but do find his deplorable comments cause for firing... Many bloggers that are much better writers then I shedding light on this issue, just look at Captains Quaters, or LaShawn Barbaer (here or here). Now after two days of bloggers shedding light on the asinine statements of Mr. Jordan The Washington Times runs an OP-Ed on the story.

In war, mistakes happen and innocents are often killed. For journalists covering the action, the risk is extremely high. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 36 were killed in Iraq between 2003 and 2004, some unfortunately as a result of U.S. fire. But were any of these journalists targeted for death, as CNN chief news executive Eason Jordan recently suggested?
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In any event, it's an assertion Mr. Jordan has made before. In November, as reported in the London Guardian, Mr. Jordan said, "The reality is that at least 10 journalists have been killed by the U.S. military, and according to reports I believe to be true journalists have been arrested and tortured by U.S. forces." This is very serious stuff, if true. Yet aside from Mr. Jordan's occasional comments, there's no evidence to support it. Mr. Jordan's almost immediate backpedaling seems to confirm this. In a statement to blogger Carol Platt Liebau, Mr. Jordan said, "To be clear, I do not believe the U.S. military is trying to kill journalists in Iraq. I said so during the forum panel discussion. But, nonetheless, the U.S. military has killed several journalists in Iraq in cases of mistaken identity." He added, "three of my CNN colleagues and many other journalists have been killed on purpose in Iraq." He didn't elaborate by whom.

"There's no evidence to support it." Imagine that, a reporter making a claim without any evidence -- simply based on their opinion, which it their own mind must be enough. I believe it is time for yet another reporter to "retire"!