February 11, 2005

Breaking news per NRO's the Corner and the stunningly wonderful blogger La Shawn Barber:
Yahoo! News - CNN News Executive Eason Jordan Quits

CNN chief news executive Eason Jordan quit Friday amidst a furor over remarks he made in Switzerland last month about journalists killed by the U.S. military in Iraq.

Jordan said he was quitting to avoid CNN being "unfairly tarnished" by the controversy.
[Translation: Any video or transcript of his remarks that were finally released would have been damning!--Jen]

Maybe it's me, but this seemed easier for the Blog jihad than Rathergate...and the results are more satisfying, although weasel Eason did wait until Friday afternoon to announce his departure.
This should have happened when he confessed to collaborating with Saddam's regime to keep their Baghdad bureau open, but now will be fine.
We can't have the head of the leading cable news service (which goes out all over the world, BTW) getting people to believe that the U.S. military is really the enemy in wartime.
Buh-bye, Eason and don't let's hear another peep out of you!