Arnett -- who is reporting for National Geographic Television and NBC News -- also said Iraq has given him and other reporters a "degree of freedom which we appreciate, " this despite the fact that Iraq has expelled several journalists, including CNN's Baghdad team, and apparently has imprisoned two journalists from the New York newspaperNewsday.
He said, however, that Newsday was probably singled out because the newspaper was the first to report that a CIA officer revealed in the Novak column was an undercover operative.