Jeremy Scahill on CNN: "I think CNN&MSNBC&FOX are engaging in TERRORISM EXPERT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX"

[kpete]

Journalist and documentarian Jeremy Scahill confronted CNN International host Hala Gorani on Tuesday with his harsh criticism of both some world leaders showing solidarity toward France and her network’s handling of the recent terrorist attacks in the country.

“Hypocrisy was on full display on Sunday, with all of these world leaders; many of them are enemies of the press, themselves,” Scahill said. “I also think that CNN and MSNBC and Fox are engaging in the terrorism expert industrial complex. You have people on as paid analysts that are largely frauds who have made a lot of money off of portraying themselves as terror experts, and have no actual on-the-ground experience.”


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/journalist-slams-cnn-msnbc-and-fox-for-pushing-terrorism-expert-industrial-complex/

[Fred Sanders]

1. Truth about the media/ industrial complex, it is out there right in the open.

[spanone]

2. i often wonder about these 'experts' and their credentials....

[Scuba]

13. Work on any Republican's campaign and you're an instant expert on everything.

[arcane1]

3. And you can replace "terrorism" with many things, and he is still right!

This particular case demonstrated, openly and publicly, that the "experts" on television are paid hacks!

One less brick in the wall!!

[zeemike]

5. Yes but they are expert hacks.

And they dance to the tune of who pays them...you want scary things?...they got em.

[irisblue]

4. He was on the Ed Show on MSNBC today

Apparently no problem taking their money.

[Hissyspit]

7. ?

[irisblue]

10. he was speaking about the cover of the next Charlie Hebdo cover

I'd be surprised if they went on the shows for free. But since I don't know him personally, and don't know his bank, this is a guess.

[Long Drive]

11. You have no idea if he is taking money

Yet you posit this, a guess? What rubbish.

[Hissyspit]

15. There is no reason to believe he is paid.

Unless he is an identified on-staff analyst.

[LovingA2andMI]

9. Scahill is not a regular commentator....

Thus it is really doubtful he's one of the talking heads, getting 'Paid'. Just saying....

[Oilwellian]

6. We've got experts up the wazoo

The Military-Industrial Pundits: Conflicts of Interest Exposed for TV Guests Who Urged Syrian War

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/10/18/the_military_industrial_pundits_conflicts_of

We have to remain fearful to justify these wars for profit.

[malaise]

12. And yet there are people here at DU who ask me

why I ask who is profiting from this latest assault on humanity.

[LovingA2andMI]

8. We Loved Scahill's Comment SO MUCH...

And it was SO ON POINT, we played it on our podcast today. #PERFECT

Independent Underground Radio LIVE
http://j.mp/IURLEpisode376

[butterfly77]

14. I have been saying this all during the BushCheney years...

Everytime,some type of event occurs I wait for these same people to show up 24/7 on cspan and every other show with their new book,as though they know everyone on the ground wherever the situation occurs.

This guy who says he made a mistake about Birmingham has been on for decades now and whenever he shows up I usually change the channel before I start screaming.

The main thing that irritates me is how they all write books and start up some type of organization as though they are the go to people when it comes to fighting crime or terrorists.