Hizbullah Media Relations Condemns Dismissal of CNN Journalist

Head of Hizbullah Relations Media Sayyed Ibrahim Moussawi condemned the "terrorist intellect" embodied in the dismissal of journalist Octavia Nasr from the CCN news channel, as she expressed her sorrow on the passing of the deceased Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in a few words she wrote on twitter.

Moussawi considered that "this measure reflects a the double standards that rules the West when dealing with issues related to the region. It also exposes the American claims on Freedom of speech, where the Western Media in general, and the American one in particular gives vent to intentional offensives to our sanctities and hides Zionist ongoing crimes comitted against our people."

Moussawi continued "This while such a media chokes on the feelings of a journalist - those she expressed on her personal blog and away from work- that has spent long years of her life in serving this media institution that claims to be of an honorable lineage.

Even though Nasr apologized for what she wrote, explaining that she was referring to Fadlallah's contrarian and pioneering stand among Shia clerics on woman's rights, yet senior vice president for CNN International Newsgathering, Parisa Khosravi, said in a statement that Nasr's credibility is shaken.

Nasr, who joined CNN in 1990, said in a tweet over the weekend that she was sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah... One of Hizbullah's giants she respected a lot.