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2004-06-20 Iraq-Jordan

Prominent al-Qaeda member served in Saddam Fedayeen

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-06-20 2:09:06 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 hmmmmm I'm sure the NY Times will make this tomorrow's lede...riggghhhtt

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-20 3:43:47 PM|| 2004-06-20 3:43:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Check out the Reuters story linked here. Not that it's the first time (can anyone say "imminent threat"?), but the blatant assertion of falsehoods, routinely, in "news" reports never ceases to shock. The Reuters "story" blandly claims that Cheney asserted AQ involvement in 9/11. Check this out:

"Some officials, including Cheney, have suggested an Iraqi role in the Sept. 11 attacks carried out by al Qaeda. Bush later ruled out that possibility, but many Americans still believe it, and critics have accused the administration of misleading the public."

Every single element of that paragraph is false, or misleading. The final clause is completely misleading, in that it implies the administration cultivated public belief in an Iraqi role in 9/11. The first public poll showing this belief was taken before any official had made any comment of any kind related to the subject.

The major media have now crossed a line. Today's accounts of the 9/11 Commission figures' TV appearances generally repeat the gross error claiming that the Commission's staff report contradicts administration claims pre-Iraq. The co-chairmen tried to correct this media lie immediately after it appeared -- apparently to no avail. My favorite today was one wire report that twisted the co-chairmen's latest statements -- saying Iran & Pakistan had more AQ involvement than Iraq -- to portray them as buttressing the non-existent commission "conflict" with the administration.

I thought media distortion was out of control two years ago. It's now beyond "out of control," whatever the term for that might be. Scary.

Posted by Verlaine 2004-06-20 5:04:39 PM|| 2004-06-20 5:04:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Notice how it's "Republican commissioner"... don't recall party definition applied to Mr. Ben-Veriste, or Ms. Gorelick.

Posted by Pappy 2004-06-20 11:28:51 PM|| 2004-06-20 11:28:51 PM|| Front Page Top

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