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Originally posted by christ: The news story didn't have to say "or a man who looked like him". This appears to be a deliberate policy decision, either by the administration or by the news organs (most likely the former) to bait Saddam into 'proving' that he is alive, so as they can get another pot-shot at him. |
They didn't have to do anything -- you're right. That's why they don't have to write what the administration tells them to.
The U.S. administration may have made a deliberate policy decision to cast doubt on Saddam's current existence, but it's quite a stretch to say that CNN simply follows the administration's dictates. Since this story ran, I have seen several people interviewed on CNN who say they believe that WAS Saddam. Did the administration tell them to do that, too?