posted on August 26, 2005 04:24:56 PM new
FUX News wrongly identified a house as the lair of a terrorist...WHO HAD MOVED 3 YEARS BEFORE.
The innocent owners of that house have been harrassed, their house trashed, their kid's bothered in school and they now live in fear of their lives.
The Witch Hunt Begins......
Title: SINKING EVER LOWER.... (Fox News wrongly identified private residence as a terrorist lair)
Source: Washington Monthly
URL Source: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/
Published: Aug 25, 2005
Author: Kevin Drum
Post Date: 2005-08-25 15:26:05 by High Hopes
SINKING EVER LOWER....Just when you thought cable news couldn't sink any lower, cable news sinks lower. Two weeks ago, Fox News wrongly identified the house of Randy and Ronnell Vorick as a terrorist lair:
In what Fox News officials concede was a mistake, John Loftus, a former U.S. prosecutor, gave out the address Aug. 7, saying it was the home of a Middle Eastern man, Iyad K. Hilal, who was the leader of a terrorist group with ties to those responsible for the July 7 bombings in London.
Hilal, whom Loftus identified by name during the broadcast, moved out of the house about three years ago. But the consequences were immediate for the Voricks.
Italics mine. He gave out the address! On national TV! That's practically an invitation for local thugs to firebomb the house.
But now for the worst part. Not only has Fox not retracted this report, but here is Loftus' brain dead pseudo-excuse for broadcasting the Voricks' address to 20 million viewers in the first place:
"I thought it might help police in that area now that we have positively identified a terrorist living in [Orange County]," he said.
Note to Loftus: the next time you want to let police know about a terrorist living here in the OC, call the police.
—Kevin Drum
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posted on August 27, 2005 09:56:15 AM new
Nobody cares? What? You don't think it can happen to you?
Not in this country?
Ha!
As the neocons start pointing fingers and screaming "Terrorist" at everyone who walks by(or posts in a chat room) incidents like this will be more common.....totally irresponible "reporting" by Fox News and it can happen to YOU!
posted on August 27, 2005 03:19:09 PM new
nobody cares what you post crow...sucks to be you...bawaaaaaa
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posted on August 27, 2005 04:47:04 PM new
YOU seem to care , Oh-One-with-Sunken-Chest-and -Scrawny-Arms! Why do you answer my every post?
Did you notice there's a few posters bored with your constant one line insults.....have you ever had an opinion beyond what kind of beer to drink?
Ya, I didn't think so..
do you still wait until mommy goes to work before you can get online
posted on August 27, 2005 06:26:47 PM new
Mingotree,
why bother to tell us,we have enough problems at home.
Katrina is heading to New Orleans and 100,000 people aint got no wheels to get out of the city,like one said-IT TAKES MONEY TO RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
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