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Bibi Netanyahu falsifies history--once again

Bibi Netanyahu falsifies history--once again

Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu has been obliged to back away from his claim that it was a Palestinian leader, rather than Adolph Hitler, who came up with the idea of exterminating the Jews. But Netanyahu’s historical chutzpah has always been breathtaking, as I learned years ago when reporting on Israel for 60 Minutes.

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60 Minutes Benghazi Fiasco: There could be many more.

60 Minutes Benghazi Fiasco: There could be many more.

 

The embarrassing flap resulting from the 60 Minutes report on Benghazi—broadcasting a sensational interview with a security officer, Dylan Davies, an apparently totally trustworthy, convincing source, who later turned out to be a con artist--makes me shudder. 

I recall the number of times during my thirty years as a producer with 60 Minutes when I only narrowly missed being caught in the same kind of devastating, career-shattering trap. 

 

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Iran: When A U.S. President Tried to Muzzle 60 Minutes

Iran: When A  U.S.  President  Tried  to Muzzle 60 Minutes

 In his address to the U.N. a few days ago, President Obama came the closest any American leaders has come to acknowledging America’s shameful legacy with Iran: overthrowing a democratically- elected government, installing a corrupt, repressive dictatorship in its place. It was something of an apology-almost. In fact more than 30 years ago, during the hostage crisis, another American President, Jimmy Carter attempted to block a Sixty Minute broadcast that also suggested the U.S. owed Iran something of an apology.

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