just another one of the liberal media's attempt to sound important and all knowing. if they only reported facts they have direct knowledge of-the paper would be a monthly instead of a daily.

A little common sense here would be a wonderful thing. Things are often reported inaccurately in that part of the world to boost support for one side or the other (much like it is in the "free world" as well) depending on the authors point of view. I myself find the story very hard to swallow. Here we have a terrorists group that just negotiated one of the biggest "war time" deals for the release of 2 american reporters, and they are not the ones "tooting their own horns"? No matter if the story is true or false now, it is out there on the wire now, picked up by the AP,being circulated across the globe, empowering every terrorist cell in the world with the belief they can have the same effect. So I say the media played right into the idiots hands, like they normally do.
Think people....I mean come on now....You can not really be this blind. Yall spend so much time bashing party lines that you are no longer using those noodles. Is a shame too. you are the ones in control of the country right now...Good thing children are coming up behind you to take up the slack...The bigotry needs to stop if we are to try and make peace in this world, in all of its forms, be it race, religion,social status, political party, or color of hair

i aplaud this reporting. It says very clearly in the article where the information was heard (al Hayat) adn nothing more. it doesn't give opinion, it doesnt scream political bias, as a matter of fact its very neutral. Clearly there is some scepticism on the part of how al Hayat learned of this, but regardless they published this information in the arab world, and there is nothing investigatively wrong with reporting on a topic using an alternate news agencey as its source. It happens ALL THE TIME in our papers in America!

What ever happened to Journalism, I don't beleive this definition apllies any more:

Journalism is a discipline of collecting, analyzing, verifying, and presenting news regarding current events, trends, issues and people. Those who practice journalism are known as journalists.

News-oriented journalism is sometimes described as the "first rough draft of history" (attributed to Phil Graham), because journalists often record important events, producing news articles on short deadlines. While under pressure to be first with their stories, news media organizations usually edit and proofread their reports prior to publication, adhering to each organization's standards of accuracy, quality and style. Many news organizations claim proud traditions of holding government officials and institutions accountable to the public, while media critics have raised questions about holding the press itself accountable.

Thank you again Brian,
for those who think the truth should be kept hidden, well, what country do you think this is? Do you really think the terrorist groups who WE NEGOTIATED with need to read the ABC site to find out that the US policy of no negotiations with terrorists is a farce? Get real folks, to quote some stupid movie, "you can't handle the truth". And that is exactly what the govt counts on the media for, to censor the news so our delicate and simple minds don't explode when we read about the true horrors that occur in the world we have created, when was the last time any news agency showed the slaughter in Africa? We see crap about some pedophile, but no more coverage about the 50+ people blown up in Iraq this morning. Anyway, I hope the media returns to an objective frame of mind and allows the citizens of this country to decide for themselves.

dear Lord, isn't ABC News owned by the same person who owns the Washington Times?

this person hates muslims...and btw the tape of them converting was because they weren't going to release them...they would have become the newest craze converts who do jihad...

this story is to cover up that when persons seen that video they said that is enough...

ta ta

Nothing is Sacred with the Press is there? Anything for a story line. What good is Homeland Security with you letting the enemy know what we are doing. Shame, Shame, Shame...Or I should say, Lack there of!!
jfg

Thanks for the grreat job of real reportage, something that has been in short supply these past 5 years.
Now put this story as the main item on the evening news on the tube, and you will have completed the job!

Suppose the American government would have done the same with the Israeli soldiers abducted by hezbollah. That whole fiasco that cost America it's goodwill as well as Israel it's honor could have been averted. I guess Fox news is more important than peace in the middle east and an unstable middle east makes americans more of a target for those that harbor ill will towards the USA. I say way to blunder internetional affairs George Bush and the rest of his cronies and supporters.

Absolutely amazing. Let me get this straight. Jack and the rest of the bush Brigade would have us believe that this story compromised our security. That terrorists everywhere will start capturing hostages right and left now that they know that we negotiated terms with the terrorists in this case. Now that they know . . . ? President Bush, Cheny, Rumsfeld, et al. tell us that terrorists comprise a vast network, a conspiracy, devoted to bringing us down. What do you suppose they talk about while conspiring--new recipes for hummus? Don't you figure that, if this story is factual, the folks who kidnapped these journalists let their co-conspirators know of their success? So what you are really saying is, it's fine for the terrorists to know that the Bush administration's bravado about not
negotiating with terrorists is so much crap, at least where Faux News is concerned; the real sin is letting the American people in on the scam.

Ok, we don't negotiate with so-called terrorist. I mean, when the hostages are regular people like, let say, a contract worker or soldier. But hell yeah, when our good buddie and propagandist fox news and murdock calls. we'll kiss their butts. Security of our country takes a back seat to fox. what a friend indeed. Ain't a dam thing fair and balanced about that.

Why do so many of you people have an issue with Americans knowing what is being reported in the overseas press? I wonder if the Bush regime would have negotiated for CNN employees.

Hope the terrorists realize that the US will only negotiate if the journalists they kidnap are from Fox News or if the business people they abduct are from Haliburton. The Bush administration doesn't give a damn about the rest of us...

I would like to point out that ABC did not report this as true and factual. It reported that this is a story which is being reported by Al Hayat, one of the most widely read newspapers in the Arab world. That is news in itself.

Why do so many Americans think that terrorists can't read Arabic or that they do not communicate with each other, for that matter?

If this report is found to be true, and the administration did not lift a finger for Jill Carrol or other reporters with different American news organizations, that is news or, in some cases, confirmation of something many already suspect. It tells us a lot about the administration and it's cozy relationship with Fox News, or is that Pravda on the Potomac?

Right on Craig,

If true, do you all you people calling ABC traitors truly believe that terrorists are scanning ABC news to let them know that the US will negotiate for FOX personnel? You don't think that the kidnappers themselves have a network or that they would keep negotiations secret to protect the United State's image? Please get real.

I'm sorry, when it come's to striking a deal with terrorists' for the release of journalist, I wouldn't make any special deals. Our journalist know and understand the risk before they land on the ground. If not, these journalists' need to understand that the chance of being captured is very real. And if they end up getting captured, they can probably look forward to dieing for their country just like our soldiers have. This war like many others is far to publicized by our media. In my eyes, as a retired soldier who served in OIF 1, the media does not belong in a war zone. Period.

Those claiming these reporters are some kind of traitors are justu plain silly. Don't you think the report published in the pan-Arab newspaper can be READ by Terrorists? Jeesh... no wonder you are part of that 30% who just can not process facts.

It's better to know than not know.

Apparently people are shocked that real information is being "divulged".

If readers are looking for real news and want to get extremely distressed by information they should read ICH, Information Clearing House.

If my government says they are not goign to negotiate with terorrists and then THEY DO...I want to knwo about it ....Good job ABC !!!

Shame on you, Brian Ross, for letting the American people know what their government is doing. How dare you reveal to them that when the president says we don't negotiate with terrorists, in fact, we do negotiate with terrorists. And just because some "pan-Arab newspaper al Hayat" let the rest of the world know what the U.S. government was doing, it's still all your fault if any more people are kidnapped by terrorists, because you let the American people know about their government's secret dealings with terrorists.