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| | CNN.com - Just fired, Peter Arnett hired by British paper - Apr. 1, 2003 |
 | | Britain's Daily Mirror hired veteran war correspondent Peter Arnett Tuesday, less than 24 hours after he was fired by NBC and National Geographic for saying on Iraqi TV the U.S. war plan has "failed." |
 | | Piers Morgan, an editor for the Daily Mirror, told CNN, "Peter is one of the most respected journalists in the world, and we are delighted he is joining us to expose the truth about a war increasingly dominated by propaganda." |
 | | Arnett, 68, was quoted in the tabloid as saying, "I report the truth of what is happening here in Baghdad and will not apologize for it. |
| www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/03/31/sprj.irq.arnett/index.html (465 words) |
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