I just caught Fareed Zakaria's new CNN foreign affairs show, GPS, and enjoyed it. Zakaria makes a lot of sense; his perspective is always welcomed in our house.
He started the show with a panel of experts, which included CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour and former Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith. Former UK PM Tony Blair was the main draw, and the interview, while good, struck me as more of a Larry King-type cream puffer.
But after Blair's exit Zakaria showed an unflattering video from the UK comedy show Dead Ringers, which lampooned Blair and Bush (mainly the latter). Here it is from YouTube.
Finally, Zakaria noted that CNN first broadcast 28 years ago today.So what were the stories being reported on 1 June, 1980?
- High oil prices;
- Iran and Iraq (they were going to war);
- Arabs and Israelis; and
- a terrorist bombing in London.
And people wonder why one of my all-time favorite protest songs is P.F. Sloan's Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire. This particular video has some disturbing scences, but then what would you expect?
By the way, I just finished Dereliction of Duty, H.R. McMaster's excellent tome on the early days of the Vietnam War and the lies and "misinformation" that spewed forth from Johnson, McNamara, Taylor, the Bundys, and the rest of the crew.
Wonderful group. Reminds me of some others I know.
"Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose." -- Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, 1849.
Thanks for the heads up on Fareed's new show and the link to the Blitzer interview. I'm also a fan of Fareed and am looking forward to his next show, although I missed this one. :-(
Posted by: Loring | Sunday, 01 June 2008 at 05:57 PM