CNN fires Hezbollah sympathizer after 20 years as senior editor

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In the latest case of new media (or oversharing) gone wrong, CNN’s Senior Editor of Mideast Affairs Octavia Nasr is leaving the company following the controversy caused by her tweet in praise of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah.

Mediaite has the internal memo, which says “we believe that her credibility in her position as senior editor for Middle Eastern affairs has been compromised.”

Nasr tweeted this weekend: “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah… One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot.”

Took ya long enough, eh CNN? You got what you wanted out of her during her tenure, so you didn't have to do anything about her until she outed herself, right?

But then again, if President Hopey Fence Post Mom Jeans Nine Iron can be buddies with a terrorist, this little CNN flap is small potatoes.