By Bob Parks ——Bio and Archives--July 7, 2010
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From Parisa Khosravi – SVP CNN International Newsgathering
I had a conversation with Octavia this morning and I want to share with you that we have decided that she will be leaving the company. As you know, her tweet over the weekend created a wide reaction. As she has stated in her blog on CNN.com, she fully accepts that she should not have made such a simplistic comment without any context whatsoever. However, at this point, we believe that her credibility in her position as senior editor for Middle Eastern affairs has been compromised going forward. As a colleague and friend we’re going to miss seeing Octavia everyday. She has been an extremely dedicated and committed part of our team. We thank Octavia for all of her hard work and we certainly wish her all the best. Parisa.With one Tweet, 20 years down the tubes.
In a July 4 post on her Twitter account, Nasr openly admitted to mourning the loss of Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah: Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah.. One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot.. #Lebanon According to a July 2 Associated Press story, Fadlallah is “considered by many to be the unofficial spiritual leader of Hezbollah,” even though both he and Hezbollah deny that claim. (h/t Weasel Zippers) The AP also reports Fadlallah is known for “his staunch anti-American stance” and is blacklisted as a terrorist by the U.S. government.Call it arrogance, stupidity… but to think you could Tweet your love for a dead terrorist and no one would know? BTW — Octavia only regrets her ‘simplistic comment‘ and CNN says ‘This is a serious matter and will be dealt with accordingly’. That’s reassuring.
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Bob Parks is a is a member/writer of the National Advisory Council of Project 21. Bob’s websites are Black & Right and youtube.com/BlackAndRight