Posted on 12/23/2006 7:07:09 PM PST by george76
The most explosive and far-reaching news story of the year has nothing to do with underage pages and a certain Republican ex-Congressman.
This story involves ignition in the streets of Baghdad and six immolations that probably never occurred. While Mark Foley took down a congressional majority, the tale of Jamil Hussein may end up permanently damaging the credibility of the world's premier news gathering source, the Associate Press...
The story begins on Nov. 24 when Qais al-Bashir, an Iraqi "stringer" working for the AP, wrote a story in which he alleged that Shiite militiamen avenging earlier attacks burned down four Sunni mosques in Baghdad and that during this rampage, they burned six Sunni civilians alive.
Many news outlets seized upon this incendiary report, and soon it was appearing on front pages worldwide. The two sources for this story were Iraqi police Captain Jamil Hussein and a former member of Saddam Hussein's secret police who is now an imam.
Shortly after the story was published, U.S. Central Command and the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior sent units to the neighborhood where the attacks were said to have taken place. They found no bodies, no other witnesses who would corroborate the story and only one lightly damaged mosque.
Perplexed, they questioned the local "imam." He quickly recanted his story. So the ministry went looking for Jamil Hussein and discovered that no one by that name is employed by the Iraqi police.
After confirming that no Captain Hussein existed...
(Excerpt) Read more at dailyprincetonian.com ...
Has Michelle or anyone thought about that?
Bet one would be unable to get the truth out of that death squad leaning Iraq interior ministry department.
Breaking news- Jamil Hussein is aka John Kerry- He didn't go to Syria on 'fact finding missions' he went and corresponded with AP reporters in Iraq. http://sacredscoop.com
AP sure runs a tight ship. May they rot in hell.
Mosques torched
A Sunni area in the once-mixed Hurriyah neighbourhood came under attack on Friday when gunmen rampaged through the area, setting four mosques and several houses alight.
Iraqi police said some 30 people had been killed, but a defence ministry officials told the French news agency, AFP, that the clashes were so intense that precise information was difficult to obtain.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6181638.stm
I'd say that's roughly the equivalent of claiming not being able to find someone named "Bob Smith" because his formal name is "Robert Smith". (In other words, I'm not buying it.)
Wisdom from the most unlikely of sources...a sophomore.
But wisdom it is!
Sours before the expiration date.
Our media members have a duty to their fellow citizens during a time of war and that duty is diametrically opposed to current media practices.
It's going to take the shedding of their blood to get them to stop assisting in the shedding of our blood.
Until we can start treating traitors as law and tradition demands, we have not only no hope of victory, but no hope of survival.
Picture speaks a thousand words.
Who Should You Believe - AP or Bloggers?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1757508/posts
AP Stonewalls, "Jamil Hussein" Still Missing
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757644/posts
No more holes for saddam to hide in now.
Lol, that was his last ride!!
bttt
Many US Cities Have Had Murder Rates Higher Than Iraq's 2006 'Violent Death' Rate
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1762104/posts
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