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'Today' Doesn't Tell Us Mackinac Bridge Suspects Arab-Americans
Today Show/NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 08/14/2006 5:55:16 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

by Mark Finkelstein

August 14, 2006

Maruan Awad Muhareb. Adham Abdelhamid Othman. Louai Abdelhamied Othman.

Now you know the names of the three suspects arrested over the weekend, suspected in a plot to blow up the Mackinac Bridge, which connects Michigan's Upper and Lower peninsulas.

You wouldn't have known either their names or backgrounds had you relied on the Today show this morning for the information. According to the wife of one of the suspects, the men's families come from Jerusalem.

According to NBC reporter Janet Shamlian, who narrated a segment on the situation, those facing terrorism charges are "three Texas men." For all Today told us, the suspects could have been Bubba and the Boys, perhaps upset that the Detroit Tigers are leading the Texas Rangers in the American League.

The three are, of course, innocent until proven guilty. Perhaps it was just a misuderstanding, and they were buying cell phones not to use as detonators, but - as they claim - to resell at a profit back in Texas. Nevertheless, without the information on their backgrounds, Today gave us much less than half the story.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; US: Michigan; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: arabamericans; arrests; crushislam; deceit; islam; islamicfascists; islamisevil; janetshamlian; jihadinamerica; mackinac; mackinacbrige; msm; muslim; muslims; nbc; nbcnews; newsblackout; politicalcorrectness; todayshow; trop; wot
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1 posted on 08/14/2006 5:55:16 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; netmilsmom; Diogenesis; YaYa123; MEG33; ...

Today Show/NewsBusters political-correctness ping.


2 posted on 08/14/2006 5:56:20 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Watching the Today Show since 2002 so you don't have to.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Often, what ISN'T in the news is more important than what IS in the news...


3 posted on 08/14/2006 5:56:29 AM PDT by abb (The Dinosaur Media: A One-Way Medium in a Two-Way World)
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To: All
'Today' show's nameless suspects:


4 posted on 08/14/2006 5:57:18 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Watching the Today Show since 2002 so you don't have to.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

You really didnt expect to get informative news from the Media did you?


5 posted on 08/14/2006 6:00:29 AM PDT by sgtbono2002 (The fourth estate is a fifth column.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Looks like Billy, Bob, and Jake to me. /s


6 posted on 08/14/2006 6:02:12 AM PDT by Fester Chugabrew
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
These turds often have small shops in minority neighborhoods. The local crack heads use the disposable phones to conduct "bidness"...
7 posted on 08/14/2006 6:02:13 AM PDT by chadwimc
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
They didn't mention they were Palestinians and avoided the dreaded "I" word.

(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)

8 posted on 08/14/2006 6:02:44 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
You wouldn't have known either their names or backgrounds had you relied on the Today show this morning for the information.

They couldn't pronounce the names and their computers didn't have enough copies of the letter "A" to print the names on camera.

9 posted on 08/14/2006 6:04:04 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Hurricane season 2006 - Be prepared and have a plan)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
............and I'm sure they WOULD have shown those mug shots if the suspects were three white Anglo bubbas from Texas.

Leni

10 posted on 08/14/2006 6:04:23 AM PDT by MinuteGal (Israel Hold Firm !................No Retreat means No Repeat !)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Just fyi - the Dallas Morning News had a story on the lads yesterday, 2 are from Mesquite (Dallas suburb), 1 from Dallas proper.


11 posted on 08/14/2006 6:04:31 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy (Hey, look man, I didn't mean to shoot the son of a b!tch. The gun went off. I don't know why.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Well at least local radio has been covering the story correctly.

Paul W. Smith, who will be hosting for Rush, has been on this story today.


12 posted on 08/14/2006 6:04:51 AM PDT by Springman (9-11-06, what will happen?)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Nice beards.


13 posted on 08/14/2006 6:05:16 AM PDT by angkor
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To: sgtbono2002

Sounds like it's not only bias of which the Networks are guilty but lies! Another reason to delete the network channels from your remote. I did it a few decades ago!


14 posted on 08/14/2006 6:06:06 AM PDT by SouthCarolinaKit
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
.....but, but this gentleman on C-Span's Washington Journal Saturday morning............

08:00 AM EDT
0:30 (est.) LIVE
Call-In
Middle East Conflict
C-SPAN, Washington Journal
Osama Siblani , Arab American News

.....assured the national audiance that he had personally talked to the young men and that these little rascals assured him that they were just going to resell the phones.

.....and you can trust a guy whose first name is 'Osama', right?

15 posted on 08/14/2006 6:06:21 AM PDT by DoctorMichael (A wall first. A wall now.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Every time the MSM leave out key facts in a story they dig their own graves. I say, more power to them.


16 posted on 08/14/2006 6:07:39 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (How do I change my screen name after Harper's election?)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Wow! They get bolder and bolder. The MSM pushes chutzpah to a new limit.


17 posted on 08/14/2006 6:08:02 AM PDT by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

But.........But.......the canadian socialist feminazi governor of the peoples republik of michigan says there never was a plot to blow up the bridge, that this is just another ploy by the gop to make her look bad........


18 posted on 08/14/2006 6:08:14 AM PDT by joe fonebone (Time to bring back tar and feathering.)
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To: chadwimc
These turds often have small shops in minority neighborhoods. The local crack heads use the disposable phones to conduct "bidness"...

No doubt that's true, but I don't think these particular phones were destined for the crack bidness.

Apparently these three "Texas" guys were cutting open the packages and discarding the rechargers.

Now why would they throw away the chargers if the phones were intended for re-sale or "business" use ?

I can think of two possible explanations...

1) the phones were going to be shipped overseas, where the chargers would be useless due to different wall current; or
2) the perps had a "one time use" in mind for the phones.

19 posted on 08/14/2006 6:10:08 AM PDT by shhrubbery! (Max Boot: Joe Wilson has sold more whoppers than Burger King)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

los lonely boyz


20 posted on 08/14/2006 6:10:13 AM PDT by JZelle
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