There is no surprise how deep the propaganda paid for by the US government and military concerns has reached. No surprise abc fondled this type of human being either as it fit their lock step march with the bushbaby. Now disengaging is going to be very difficult and hurt some feelings and call out some liars but HEY...why don't we heed chrissy matthews and just go with the gritty little bit of fascism Rudy can give us to get over the bushie hangover...

News outlet talking points....

ACCESS....PRICELESS

WELL-CONNECTED.....PRICELESS

consequences for the USA.....9.8 trillion and growing....

reality show for abc next fall....greenspan and andrea newsworthy mitchell sipping martinis in Monte Carlo..GRACIOUS

Alexis Debat is linked to the French counter-espionnage agency DST.

"See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda."

George W. Bush, May 24, 2005

And it surprises ABC that the Dear Leader and his minions would lie to them?

Does this mean Debat's interviews with Winston Churchill, William Jennings Bryan, and Vlad the Impaler were also made up?

I don't suppose it would help dispel the conspiracy mongering to point out that this guy was a former employee of the *French* government?

-or that none of Debat's "reporting" was particularly helpful to the Bush administration or the U.S?

Get a grip.

so you all think Bush paid this guy to lie? he's a liar and Clinton is a liar and the whole Liberal Left in the USA are all truthers and liars...

how does this have anything to do with Bush?

what it's about is MSM will do anything for a story... even lie.

El Cid, priceless.

Don't forget his deathbed interview with Dr. Mudd or the final interview with the Romanovs.

WOW...what a surprise. Fake interviews published by a Right Winger. Take a look at those that he "interviewed"...to a person, all of them oppose Bush's policies.

Coincidence? Don't think so.

This is Rovian in it's deception and outright lies. It's also par for the course when you deal with a Fascist administration. Goebbels is looking up and smiling.

daddy and blogenfreude - did you read the article you're commenting on? What color is the sky in your world today?

Well, now, he works for the Nixon Center. Fraudulent journalists like Jayson Blair invariably get fired when the truth comes out. But since it's the Nixon Center, it's completely consistent to keep a dirty trickster on staff.

Keep digging on this guy. My hunch is he's just a Jayson Blair-type patho-liar. Still, given the political aims of his work, y'gotta suspect he's carrying water for someone higher up.

The folks blaming Bush for this are also blaming him for the Indonesian earthquakes. It's quite funny, but really, some of you ought to throttle it back a little before Nurse Ratched has to give you a double-dose.

You folks at ABC ought to be ashamed. A couple of stories coming through ABC in May regarding covert actions toward Iran had potentially serious effects. ABC should be vetting their sources better. Shameful.

I do not understand how the French magazine went to print with all of these interviews and apparently never contacted any of the interview subjects for a fact-check. They also must not have required Debat to give them copies of his interview tapes. Very odd, given most publications' desire to protect themselves legally. Oddest of all is that even after he was caught in the Kofi Annan interview, they still didn't fact check him after that.

It's hard not to wonder whether the magazine or perhaps an editor were in on Debat's game.

ABC practices too much stenography, and relies too much on anonymous sources. Compare the October 30, 2006, Alexis Debat story on the madrassa bombing in Bajour, Pakistan, with the BBC story that same day. Which story would you feel left you better informed?

Gee thanks ABC!

The hollowness of American mass media is so breathtakingly awesome in scope it almost defies description. This revelation about Debat continues to unfold. This ABC "expert" apparently was allowed to funnel deliberate lies into the news stream at ABC WITHOUT CHALLENGE for FIVE YEARS!!! Even when this man was offering information about issues like nuclear weapon capabilities of a country that this Amdinistration so desperately wants to attack, ABC appears to only have looked into his credibility a few months ago. WOW!

I guess all those bloggers that have been described as unprincipled whackos for claiming most American mainstream news is corrupt and that their function over the last few years has been merely to distract, deceive and spin were right. Is ABC merely a propaganda platform for BushCo and others???

I hope ABC investigates the impact the FALSE stories by this man have damaged America and potentially made all of our lives much less safe by affecting foreign policy.

how daddy? how is he connected? You can't just throw stuff like that and not back it up.

Debat claims to have paid a freelance $500 to conduct an interview with Obama on his behalf? As a freelance myself who has recently generated nearly that much for individual and unsolicited material, just the rather low figure of $500 should be a clue. There is no way what so ever I would accept such a small amount for such an important interview and write up and I can't imagine a freelancer who would do so.

This 'journalist' has been one of the major players in hyping the 'Iran threat', and he has printed stories hyping the 'Iraq threat' from before the war started. This is the type of deception I've been warning about FOR MONTHS! We are being lied to by very dangerous people in high places in order to foment public support for more wars. This has to stop immediately.

How many more are working for ABC. Notice none of the fake stories were about Republicans makes you think doesn't it. The news media is no longer trusted for fair/balanced news and this story is proof why that is. Once the media got in bed with the White House and let Freedom of the Press leave this is what happens. There are many more reporters/Journalist who say one thing but work for the White House. It's a shame the public can't trust reporting as the mess the White House has put this country in. Thousands of soldiers are being killed based on White House lies and the CIA leak case proved how deep the media is in with Bush/Cheney. Katie of CBS admits she only spreads the lies/spin/blame as ordered by the White House that's why her ratings are so low. I wish we had our country back as it was invaded by the real Axis of Evil Bush/Cheney.

LMAO, at those that are putting this on President Bush. Boy, he gets blamed for everything lol.

Yep, the MSM pretty much has no credibility at this point.

Awsome, just show what idiots americans are....

After ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and the rest cheerleaded this country into a war based on Bush's ego and thirst for historical significance it seems fitting that this story may bite them in the ass. Maybe if you did your job and provided news instead of stenography you wouldn't have this hanging over your head now. It still amazes me that I can go and Google a subject and find the answer in 5 seconds yet the major news operations can't seem to fact check ANYTHING, especially the lies that come from the Rebublican Party.

Why would any news organization seriously consider using any source that works for the "Nixon Center"? Is that a joke?

I think this quote is priceless:

"He seemed to be well-connected in Washington, working for ABC and the Nixon center."

Because Richard Nixon's honesty and integrity are unimpeachable....

Also, for those of you saying that it's crazy to point out that the director of terrorism and national security at the Nixon Center probably coordinated some of his bogus reports with people like AEI, WHIG, and the OVP, you might want to do a little more research. He had extensive ties to right wing neo-conservative groups who are known for deliberately fabricating stories in order to rally support for their agenda.

Doubt this means the Prez himself is involved, but it is overwhelmingly likely that Debat was coordinating his bogus claims with other conservative groups.

He's probably not just a lone wolf looking for attention, sorry guys.

Arno,

I can't see what you are talking about or refer to so I will not guess. I am all about truth and justice something your losers in the whitewash house failed you miserably on. They are now getting about what they deserve, but sorry they dragged you and your future and your kids in with them. There will be plenty of stories of propaganda paid for by the USA dropped in news outlets worldwide and blownback into the USA by MAINSCREAM 24/7 newsie outlets. Corruption and inside con games are great short term money grabs but they always wilt eventually and are you left holding the bag? Selling apple butter are you?

Come on.
Left-wing conspiracy?
Right-wing conspiracy?
A liar is a liar. A fake is a fake.
The real crime is that people get away with this stuff all the time -- on blogs, in newspapers (if the New York Times, major networks and the White House can be duped as easily as they have been in the recent past -- and with all their resources -- who can't?)
There's no trail here.
There's no there there.
It's just another sign of a population, an information system and media that's too busy, lazy or distracted to care or check their facts.

SHOCKING!

I'm glad that there's finally accountability happening now. While this guy's name is mud with me now, his story reminds me to be grateful for those reporters and investigative journalists who DO actually have integrity.

Thank you Bill Moyers, Barbara Ehrenreich, Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Sonali Kolhatkar, Lakshmi Chaudhry, Keely Savoie, Natalie Angiers, E.J. Graff, Laur aFlanders, Jill Nelson, and many more like you.

The only time a company 'exec' can disgrace a company and it not be labelled a PR disaster is when the gaffe is committed by a media outlet representative; why's that the case?

Such a super duper candid guy like Peter shouldn't have gone by short notice of couple of months or so ! ! !

I wish and hope "Peter Jennings" had newer been on coffee or smoke break with Alexis Debat ? ? ?

This man claimed that he spoke Arabic. A friend of mine met him at dinner party in Washington and she tried to speak with him in Arabic; he was not able to respond back.
She did not believe him at all. She told me that there was something fishy about this man.
I am wondering how such man was able to maneuver in Washington in such way. He was able to manipulate the entire media circle. He claims that he went to the best school in France and was an advisor to a former French Defense Minster. Either this man work for the French intelligence or there is mush more to the story.

How in the world can American people trust the news? There are qualified Arab-American who know the Middle East better than any one in Washington and graduate of the best school in the US, yet they are not given the opportunities to help our nations. Maybe we all should learn French to be able to get such job.!!!!!!!!!!

To answer to the comment of Mr Yasin El Maghrbi, it's not just a problem in the US ! It's the same thing everywhere. So you're probably right and should learn French to be able to get such job !!! Who knows !!!!!