Dodd said WEF officials always videotape the events like the one Jordan attended, but they're usually reluctant to make the tapes public. "But when you have a controversy like this," Dodd said, the CNN executive's request could make a difference.

"I presume Eason Jordan's job may be on the line over this," added the Connecticut Democrat, who was in the audience when Jordan spoke. "The best answer for him is to get that information out so you and others can watch it and draw your own conclusions about it."

On Tuesday, Dodd's office released a statement saying he "was outraged by [Jordan's] comments," adding that he is "tremendously proud of the sacrifice and service of our American military personnel."

According to Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who was also in attendance at Davos, Jordan began to immediately "pull back" on the assertion that 12 journalists had been killed by American forces.

"He instead focused on the deaths of two reporters killed when a missile fired from an American jet struck the 15th floor of Baghdad's Palestine hotel, where many reporters and film crews stay when in Baghdad," the New York Sun reported Wednesday.

Frank said he has repeatedly contacted the CNN newsman, asking him to provide evidence of crimes by American forces against reporters.

"But I haven't heard anything yet," he told the Sun.

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