Billed as an exclusive, CNN sent their Pentagon correspondent Chris Lawrence to cover the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay prison this week. At least two segments aired on Erin Burnett’s program. The Pentagon decided to have CNN interview a female guard who could talk about the “dire conditions” that guards face at the prison. “For [...]
Pentagon Has CNN Interview Female Guard on How Detainees are Abusing Guards at Guantanamo |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Friday May 17, 2013 5:27 pm |
Boston Marathon Explosions & Hypothesizing Who Was Behind Attacks in Immediate Aftermath |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Tuesday April 16, 2013 11:17 am |
(update below) Two blasts from explosive devices occurred at the finish line of the Boston Marathon yesterday killing at least three people and wounding well over a hundred people. Medical teams reportedly carried out ten amputations. Ball bearings were being removed from injured. The serious wounds look like injuries one receives in a war zone. [...]
MSNBC Doesn’t Cover Bradley Manning’s Statement or Guilty Pleas At All |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Saturday March 2, 2013 12:02 pm |
Pfc. Bradley Manning pled guilty to elements of ten of the twenty-two charges he faces on February 28. Manning also read a statement he typed up himself that explained his thoughts about the documents and video he disclosed and when and how he transmitted the information to WikiLeaks. A review of three major United States [...]
Julian Assange Refuses to Submit to Erin Burnett’s Planned Hit Job |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Wednesday November 28, 2012 11:12 pm |
The interview was anticipated. CNN host Erin Burnett was to have WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Julian Assange, author of the new book, Cypherpunks, come on her show. Another pundit, Brooke Baldwin, promoted it on CNN just after 3:30 pm EST and said, “You have quite the big interview scoop, so we’ll talk about that in a minute,” [...]


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