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Score one for Al-Jazeera
 Score one for Al-Jazeera. The Doha-based news channel has hired Josh Rushing, a former US Marine captain who was the military's lead spokesman to Arabs during the Iraq invasion, to join its roster of on-air talent. Rushing was a central figure in last year's documentary Control Room, about how Al-Jazeera and the US networks covered the invasion. After the film was released, the Pentagon ordered Rushing not to speak about it, prompting him to resign after 14 years in the forces.Rushing is not shy about commenting now. Untethered to the Pentagon and Donald Rumsfeld - who once accused Al-Jazeera of being "willing to lie to the world to make their case" - Rushing is now a critic of both his former employer and the US news media. "I witnessed during the war how the US media was co-opted by the US government's messaging," Rushing said. "I am proud to be part of a news network that believes in the power of the un-spun truth." Posted by: G. 2005-09-24 |
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