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Scandal: Video of Opposition News Anchor Gloating At The Death Of Walid Eido.

June 14, 2007 · Mustapha Hamoui

The News anchor didn’t notice she left the mic on: “What took them so long to kill him?” she asked her “hajj” co-worker as they both giggled.
According to March14’s website, she also said “I wonder if Ahmad Fatfat is next” and “How many are left before we get rid of the majority?”, but that was not evident from the video.

Unfortunately, her schadenfreude is secretely shared by many pro-Syrian opposition members who are all too happy their opponents are being eliminated one by one. Shame on them.

Unless Nabih Berri, the owner of the TV station (and supposedly a “moderate” in the March 8 opposition) immediately dismisses her, we will all conclude that his position is the same as hers.

** Update **
Sawsan Al-Abtah Darwish was Fired According to NBN:

In a statement, the station said it had fired the anchor and colleague and apologized for “an unintentional mistake.” The statement said, “the comments made do not represent the station in any way.

The NBN’s representative also said: “firing of the anchor should be enough to quell any outrage her comments caused.”

Is it enough?