-Caveat Lector- XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX WED JAN 24, 2001 9:15:48 ET XXXXX CNN TELLS STAFFERS TO GET OUT; GUARD ESCORTS, COMPUTER SHUT DOWNS, TEARS! COO CALLS LAYOFFS 'NOTHING MATERIAL'; TURNER VOWED 'MOST SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS COMPANY WORLD HAS EVER SEEN' Shocked employees are being told to pack it up and get out in hours as layoffs hit the once-mighty allnews network CNN this week. Hundreds of fired staffers are forced to sign papers agreeing to release and severance pay. Security card-keys and IDs are confiscated, but not before passwords on their work computers are changed, preventing them from retrieving personal files and cutting them off from their e-mail. Some are returning to their desks to find their telephones disconnected. The NEW YORK POST's Adam Buckman reports that uniformed security guards stand and watch as the dismissed - some crying - clean out their desks. The guards then escort them like common criminals to the exits. Seven security guards were on hand to supervise the firings at CNN's Sunset Strip bureau in Los Angeles on Monday, where employeees were let go moments after an internal memo was issued warning of hard times ahead. "I felt like a criminal, a crook, a loser," one fired on-air talent told the DRUDGE REPORT late Tuesday. "Maybe I am all those and more, I worked here for so many years. I'll never be able to log on to AOL again, without feeling blind rage." Adding insult to pink slip, AOLTIMEWARNER's co-chief operating officer Richard Parsons has called the layoffs -- involving many veteran CNN staffers -- 'nothing material'. In an interview with the LOS ANGELES TIMES last week, Parsons explained: "This merger is not about layoffs. But in any merger, you are going to have some overlap and redundancy, with the exception of co-COOs (laughter)... There will be some personnel actions you will hear about in the coming days, but nothing material. " Among those fired were Greg LaMotte, who was captured by Iraqi soldiers at the end of the Gulf War and held in captivity for a week. 'SOCIAL DESTINY' The firings come a year after CNN founder vowed of the new merger: "This will be the most socially conscious company the world has ever seen." AOLTIMEWARNER head Gerry Levin declared: "We care not only about value creation... but also the values that we feel we can leave as a legacy... that have a lot to do with the social destiny of people everywhere. This merger is not just about big business. This is not just about money. This is about making a better world for people." AOLTIMEWARNER chair Steve Case added: "We have an unbelievable opportunity to really make a difference, not just in terms of the services people use, but also in terms of the kind of impact we can have on society." AOLTIMEWARNER's first impact on society: burdening the nation's unemployment rolls. Reports are moved when circumstances warrant http://www.drudgereport.com for updates (c)DRUDGE REPORT 2001 Not for reproduction without permission of the author ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
