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Geraldo Rivera denies reports of Iraq ejection
Dismissing reports that he's been ejected from Iraq for revealing tactical information about the 101st Airborne Division, reporter Geraldo Rivera said he plans to ride with U.S. troops into Baghdad....whether they like it or not. Rivera, of Fox News Channel, revealed tactical information and at one point told about an attack two hours before it took place, according to sources at the U.S. Central Command who asked not to be identified. Maybe he's a spy. He's got that BIG moustache, you know. Fox's rivals, CNN and MSNBC, both reported Monday that Rivera had been kicked out of the country. "During a live broadcast, Geraldo drew a map in the sand of where that unit was going. Not exactly what you're supposed to do out there," CNN anchorman Leon Harris said. Shortly thereafter, Rivera delivered a report via satellite phone saying he was 60 miles from Baghdad. In the report Rivera labeled reports of his ouster "a pack of lies" spread by his former colleagues at NBC. "It seems to me like some rats at my former network are spreading lies about me," he said. "They can't compete fair and square on the battlefield, so they're trying to stab me in the back. It's not the first time." Geraldo, let's turn the volume down on the ego, okay? The war's not about you. Rivera said he intended to ride into Baghdad in search of Saddam Hussein, "the Iraqi Hitler." Yeah, I know. "Secrets of Saddam's Vault"... Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said that while Rivera was not embedded with any military unit, any violations of embedding rules were taken very seriously. "I have been in contact with the news organization and assured they are taking it seriously," Whitman said. "We will make an appropriate determination once we have evaluated all of the facts." Fox News Channel executives did not immediately return telephone calls seeking comment. "The war among the press is about as intense as the war in Iraq," Fox prime-time host Bill O'Reilly said in a telephone interview. Don't think so, Bill. And why aren't you and your humungous ego suited up and on the line? Just asking. Posted by: tu3031 2003-04-01 |
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