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lapfog_1

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2. It was actually Iraq's oil

Fri May 23, 2025, 04:39 PM

May 23

that was the issue at hand.

Kuwait was illegally "slant drilling" into an Iraqi oil reservoir which sparked the first Gulf War. And yes, we all got a front row seat to the invasion of Iraq due to CNN.

At the time there was a lot of talk about how we would have a very difficult time facing off against the Republican Guard and their tank traps and fortified border... except of course, we simply went around the border and went through the desert.

This was not the first time the public was lied to to get us into a war ( the slant drilling was never brought up... but there was the story of the Iraqi army invading and taking over a maturity ward and killing the babies, told tearfully by a young lady who "witnessed" this war crime... only it turns out she was the daughter of a Kuwaiti government official.

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Is my recollection wrong that way back when, during the first Gulf War, CNN was the go-to, accurate news source..... [View all] FadedMullet May 23 OP

CNN had a lot of very honorable anchors/reporters then--first and foremost the late Bernard Shaw... hlthe2b May 23 #1

That man is responsible for on of my B.A.s JustAnotherGen May 23 #20

It was actually Iraq's oil lapfog_1 May 23 #2

Yes, I remember the young lady as part of a months long campaign to build up support for the invasion. The Kuwaiti.... FadedMullet May 23 #5

I think CNN, under Ted Turner was the first stillcool May 23 #3

I don't know about that, but WhiteTara May 23 #4

Fred Francis knew his stuff. John1956PA May 23 #6

Arthur Kent was the stud. Boomerproud May 23 #13

I think "Shock and Awe" debuted with the 2003 invasion of Iraq. John1956PA May 23 #16

Yes. Reporters like Peter Arnett were right in the middle of it Ocelot II May 23 #7

I don't see Christiane's work much these days, but she's still one of the best journalists out there. ificandream May 23 #9

CNN "Fox news lite"? Not really ... ificandream May 23 #8

Gotta agree with how it used to be Maeve May 23 #10

Yep, it's a global phenomenon fujiyamasan May 23 #11

Back then it was the three networks and CNN. rsdsharp May 23 #12

I was too young to see coverage of the Gulf War AZProgressive May 23 #14

Iwould come home every day during the week and turn on CNN Headline News and Greybnk48 May 23 #15

Headline News used to be amazing ITAL May 23 #18

A lot changes in 30+ years KentuckyWoman May 23 #17

Bernard Shaw JustAnotherGen May 23 #19