The chief news executive at CNN, Eason Jordan has resigned. Jordan had been at the center of controversy after he recently suggested that U.S. troops had targeted a dozen journalists who died while working in Iraq. Jordan said “I never meant to imply U.S. forces acted with ill intent when U.S. forces accidentally killed journalists, and I apologize to anyone who thought I said or believed otherwise.” Jordan made the remarks during an off the record session at the World Economic Forum. No transcript of his exact statements have been released but pressure has grown on Jordan after his comments were picked up by right-wing Internet and commentators. Jordan had worked at CNN for 23 years. Jordan, however, would not be the first to suggest the military has targeted journalists. In Spain the family of the late Jose Couso has filed a lawsuit against the US soldiers who shot him while he was working at the Palestine Hotel. Al Jazeera reporter Tareq Ayoub died when the US bombed the Arab Media Center. In addition US forces bombed newsrooms run by both Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya.