Seasoned journalist John McWethy's life was cut tragically short by a skiing accident, but his memory endures in those whose lives he touched so much. Katie Couric reports. watch
A Discussion About The 9/11 Commission And Richard Clarke'S Critical Testimony Of The Bush Administration With Time Magazine Writers Joe Klein, Jay Carney And Timothy Burger. Next, Richard Perle, Former Assistant Secretary Of State, Responds To Clarke'S 9/11 Commission Testimony By Asserting That The Clinton Administration Was Negligent In Detecting Foreign Terrorist Threats. Finally, John Mcwethy, Correspondent For Abc And Creator Of Rumsfeld'S Rules Of War, Discusses Why Donald Rumsfeld Was A Compelling Figure To Profile. watch
John McWethy, an award-winning correspondent for ABC News, died on Wednesday in a skiing accident in Colorado. He was 61. During his tenure with ABC, McWethy reported on wars, the fall of the Soviet Union, and the Sept. 11 attacks on the Pentagon. (In fact, he had to evacuate the building, but continued to broadcast from the lawn outside.) "He was one of those very rare reporters who knew his beat better than anyone, and had developed more sources than anyone, and yet kept his objectivity," ABC News president David Westin tells the Chicago Tribune. — Mickey O'Connorread more
