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Juan Williams Has Company: 11 Famous Politically Correct Firings

Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly identified Joe Jervis as the aide to Saxby Chambliss who was fired over a comment left on the blog JoeMyGod.com. In fact, Mr. Jervis is the author of the blog, and the man to whom Chambliss issued an apology over the message. Surge Desk regrets the error. (Oct....

Opinion: Why Are So Many Mourning a Terrorist?

(July 21) -- What are we to make of the outpouring of grief from highly credible Western news and diplomatic sources for the death -- lamentably of natural causes -- of Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, the spiritual head of Hezbollah, one of the world's most deadly terrorist organizations and the murderous puppet of...

Praise for Shiite Cleric Earns Criticism for Ambassador

LONDON (July 9) -- In death just as in life, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah remains a controversial figure. Earlier this week, CNN editor Octavia Nasr was fired after tweeting that she was "sad" to hear that the "respected" radical Lebanese Shiite cleric had died on Sunday. Now, a British diplomat has been reprimanded by her...

CNN Fires Mideast Editor Over Tweet on Shiite Cleric

(July 8) -- A senior Middle East editor for CNN has been fired for sending out a Twitter message expressing respect for a leading Shiite cleric who had been branded a terrorist by the U.S. Octavia Nasr said her 140-character comments reflected what she called the "pioneering" views on women's rights of Grand Ayatollah...

Octavia Nasr Firing: Should CNN Also Ax Anyone Who Praises the Pope?

CNN has fired a 20-year veteran of the network, Middle East correspondent Octavia Nasr, for her comments on Twitter (since deleted) praising Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah. Nasr wrote: "Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah.. One of Hezbollah's giants I respect a lot." Fadlallah left...

Background on Octavia Nasr

Octavia Nasr () is a journalist who covers Middle East affairs. She served as CNN’s Senior Editor of Mideast affairs until her dismissal in July 2010 over her public statement of respect on Twitter for the Lebanese cleric Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, who she considered "one of Hezbollah's giants I respect a lot."

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