] Asked what the future held for him, Arnett said: "There's
] a small island, inhabited in the South Pacific that I
] will try to swim to."
]
] "I'll leave, I'm embarrassed," he said.

I saw a clip of the interview on TV, and agree that Arnett was *way* out of line. He wasn't just offering opinions -- he was stating things as fact that just plain weren't true.

Note: If someone knows where there's an actual clip of the interview on the web, please meme it.

NBC Fires Peter Arnett Over Iraqi TV Interview