Drudge is reporting that he's been expelled from Iraq by the US Military for giving away future military operations. Fox has so far been silent on this report.
UPDATE: Rivera was on live. He had heard nothing about being expelled until he called in on the videophone to give his report. Both he and the anchors in the US reported that it was MSNBC, Peter Arnett's now-former network, spreading the Geraldo Rivera "news".
Looks like it's getting a little heated among the cable networks.
UPDATE: Various places are confirming that Geraldo has been asked to leave, including this Reuters report referenced on damnum absque injuria.
UPDATE: According to Fox this afternoon, there is an investigation and Geraldo has not yet been expelled. I saw the questionable report. Geraldo was drawing in the sand and explaining some troop movements. It looked like the drawings we used to make in the dirt when I played football as a kid. The anchor was joking that Ailes had spent all that money on screenwriters for nothing. There are usually lots of troops hanging around when Geraldo or any of these guys report. Nobody stepped in and said "hey, stop that." I have noted though that Geraldo tends to give more detail on position than the others do. Other reporters have said they have been chastised before. I suspect it's tough for these reporters to realize if they are accidentally giving away info. Fred Barnes had the best comment though: "If he's a pain in the general's ass, get him out of there."
Posted by Justene Adamec at March 31, 2003 07:39 AM