Fifth Column Alert

Found this via Instapundit. Anderson Cooper's response was the usual, pathetically self-serving crud which so epitomizes the current state of MSM ethics:

We also understood that some might conclude there is a public relations benefit for the insurgents if we aired the material, especially on CNN International.

Just some might conclude airing the tape is beneficial to the insurgents? And would any of the some be, like, the insurgents who submitted the tape?

We also understood that this kind of footage is upsetting and disturbing for many viewers.

Gee, I wonder why... Is it because many of your viewers are fragile, easily disturbed wusses who just don't know what's good for them, or could it be that airing that video was in really bad taste?

But after getting beyond the emotional debate, we concluded the tape meets our criteria for newsworthiness.

Well, sure. How else are people supposed to know that soldiers get shot at by the enemy?