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The Cost of Telling the Truth in the United States

By firing the Cuban-American news anchor and host, CNN demonstrated that those who assert that the United States is a "beacon of freedom" just make baseless and unfounded claims.

Rick Sanchez
Courtesy: Politico.com

(TEHRAN) - "Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company. We thank Rick for his years of service and we wish him well." This frosty statement was the conclusion of Rick Sanchez's 6-year-long career with the United States' cable news network, CNN.

The award-winning Sanchez who had served in CNN's Spanish service and covered the September 11 attacks for the network was fired on October 1 after granting an interview to the Sirius XM's radio show "Stand Up With Pete Dominick" in which he implied that the Jews are dominating the mass media in the United States and just pretend to be a downtrodden, subjugated minority.

Sanchez criticized CNN's Jewish "Daily Show" comedian Jon Stewart for directing offensive jokes at him in his nightly programs and called him a "bigot". Answering a statement by Pete Dominick that Stewart belonged to a Jewish minority, Sanchez said: "Yeah, very powerless people. [laughs] He's such a minority. I mean, you know, please. What—are you kidding? I'm telling you that everybody who runs CNN is a lot like Stewart, and a lot of people who run all the other networks are a lot like Stewart. And to imply that somehow they, the people in this country who are Jewish, are an oppressed minority?"

The skirmish between the two renowned media personalities became public when Stewart scoffed at Sanchez who had said in his "Rick's List" show that he had received a Tweeter message from the House Republican leader John Boehner. Stewart called it a case of "send a twit a tweet". Sanchez responded by telling Pete Dominick that Stewart couldn't tolerate the media achievements of somebody who is of an ethnic minority: "He's upset that someone of my ilk is almost at his level."

Rick Sanchez explained that he grew up in a poor family whose members, including his father and mother, were subject to prejudice and oppression due to their Hispanic ethnicity. He complained that someone with a sumptuous background such as Jon Stewart can't relate to what he has experienced during his life.

"I can't see someone not getting a job these days because they're Jewish," he said.

And Sanchez is right. The most prominent media conglomerates of the United States are being run by influential Jews. Turner Broadcasting System's chairman and CEO Philip I. Kent is a Jew, TimeWarner's CEO Jeffrey Bewkes is a Jew, FOX NewsCorp's CEO Peter Chernin is a Jew, Chairman of the Board of the National Amusements theater chain Sumner Redstone is a Jew, Paramount CEO's Brad Grey is a Jew, Walt Disney/ABC's CEO Robert Iger is a Jew, CBS's CEO Leslie Moonves is Jew and NBC Universal's CEO Jeff Zucker is a Jew.

By firing the Cuban-American news anchor and host, CNN demonstrated that those who assert that the United States is a "beacon of freedom" just make baseless and unfounded claims.

Although the circle of Zionist journalists began to applaud CNN for firing Sanchez immediately after the statement of his expulsion was released, the public opinion is well aware of the veracity of what Sanchez tried to imply. The mainstream media which are linked to the multinational corporations are being controlled by a troupe of well-off propagandists who advocate the interests of the state of Israel in the United States and raise funds to holdup AIPAC and other Zionist lobbies.

Over the past decades, pro-Israel billionaires and influential Jews made serious attempts to take over the media companies of the United States and promote their interests this way. In April 2007, a Chicago billionaire, Sam Zell bought the Tribune Company which is America's third largest newspaper chain and includes the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, Newsday and 23 TV stations. Zell is a major contributor to AIPAC.

There are several such instances which show that the media in the United States have simply lost their independence and succumbed to the Zionist lobbies. Whoever tries to cross the red line by touching on this issue will be silenced, even at the cost of switching off the beacon of freedom!

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Kourosh Ziabari is an Iranian media correspondent, freelance journalist and the author of Book 7+1. He is a contributing writer for websites and magazines in the Netherlands, Canada, Italy, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, South Korea, Belgium, Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. He was once a member of Stony Brook University Publications’ editorial team and Media Left magazine’s contributing writer, as well as a contributing writer for Finland’s Award-winning Ovi Magazine.

Kourosh Ziabari was named the winner of winners in the category of media activities at the National Organization of Youths festival. He was honored by the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, receiving the honorary mention signed by him and the silver medal of Iran's Superior Youth. The media activities category did not award the Gold and Bronze medal to any participant.

As a young Iranian journalist, Kourosh has been interviewed and quoted by several mainstream mediums, including BBC World Service, PBS Media Shift, the Media Line network, Deutsch Financial Times and L.A. Times. Currently, he works for the Foreign Policy Journal as a media correspondent. He is a member of Tlaxcala Translators Network for Linguistic Diversity and World Student Community for Sustainable Development. You can write to Kourosh Ziabari at: kziabari@gmail.com




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LOL@Americans October 7, 2010 3:39 pm (Pacific time)

Do fries come with this story?


Vic October 7, 2010 5:01 am (Pacific time)

Jon Stewarts real name is Jon Stuart Liebowitz....why would he change it if he is proud of his Jewishness and offended when anyone points it out? Sounds to me like Jon Liebowitz is embarrassed or ashamed of his heritage. Why the name change? At least Rick Sanchez did not try to hide his Cuban last name. CNN sucks.


Daniel October 6, 2010 11:01 pm (Pacific time)

Its true a large % of the media is Jewish controlled or owned in the USA . This includes outlets from the extreme right to extreme left . In Iran all media is controlled by government oversight , with a repressive history toward pro democratic movement and social change for women or gays . Also in Iran never say ANYTHING against religion or the men who interpret it for you . You WILL lose your license to operate or worse . The media in the USA is mostly about making a buck and inciting people to war so the MIL can make money . In Iran its about control thru religion and moral restrictions by religious leadership . The Christian right only wish they had that kind of control over peoples moral values altho they keep trying . The USA needs to improve its MSM vastly , the Iranians need the same . Luke freedom of speech applies to all living in America not just those born here . What little freedom there actually is . Luke you forgot Mark 12:31 you should LOVE thy neighbor as thyself . I guess Cubans don't count in your book but not in the word of Jesus . Please do not post more bible quotes if you can not follow one of the most important ! Jesus has too many who claim to speak for him but know him not .


Luke Easter October 6, 2010 6:46 pm (Pacific time)

United States or United Fakes? Once again the land of the free and home of the brave in the face of controversy is neither when the ancestry of the speaker is of questionable heritage. Protestors can carry signs defaming the death of a Marine killed in action and the case sits before the Supreme Court. Is it a 1st Ammendment violation or not? Ha! Not when you are not of American decent as Rick obviously is not. So, when is freedom of speech freedom of speech? When you burn the flag for starters but only if, you guessed it, I think.

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