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Tim
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USA
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 Posted - 11/28/2003 : 01:25:41
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Recently, I had the pleasure of traveling several states north to visit family. An unfortunate result of this trip was the almost non-stop onslaught of the Fox News Network. At first, I found it amusing. However, the experience quickly became irritating.
Anyway, between the voyeuristic, twenty-four hour coverage of Michael Jackson's arrest I heard two stories that I decided to investigate further once home. The first was a reference to an article in the Spectator, (I assumed the American Spectator). The anchor reported that the article pointed directly to a long-standing and close relationship between the Iraqi government and the Al Queda. This was supposed to have been new and confirmed evidence. Also, I think that the name of the Journalist for the Spectator was Marc Carnegie, but I may be wrong.
The second story featured a lower level journalist having conclusive evidence that Bin Laden has been located in Iran.
Now, I'm home, and I haven't been able to confirm either story. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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"We got an issue in America. Too many good docs are gettin' out of business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their -- their love with women all across this country." Dubya in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 9/6/2004
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gezzam
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Australia
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Posted - 11/28/2003 : 07:48:30 [Permalink]
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The anchor reported that the article pointed directly to a long-standing and close relationship between the Iraqi government and the Al Queda. This was supposed to have been new and confirmed evidence. Also, I think that the name of the Journalist for the Spectator was Marc Carnegie, but I may be wrong.
This might help you Tim, follow the link:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/378fmxyz.asp is the article in question, the Department of Defence brought out a press release shortly after the leak saying the claims were innaccurate. Read more at :
http://www.dod.mil/releases/2003/nr20031115-0642.html
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http://www.commondreams.org/views03/1126-10.htm
Can't help you on the second one but I'll keep my eyes peeled.
Gezza
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Tim
SFN Regular
USA
775 Posts |
Posted - 11/28/2003 : 12:12:59 [Permalink]
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| Thanks Gez. That's probably the original story to the Iraq al Qeada connection. The report by the DOD is most likely why I haven't heard anymore about the story. |
"We got an issue in America. Too many good docs are gettin' out of business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their -- their love with women all across this country." Dubya in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 9/6/2004
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gezzam
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Australia
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Posted - 11/29/2003 : 06:08:16 [Permalink]
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Yeah, the retraction was probably a token sound-bite somewhere between the Michael Jackson and Kobe Bryant "news" |
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
Al Franken |
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