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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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Today Show/NewsBusters political-correctness ping.
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posted on
08/14/2006 5:56:20 AM PDT
by
governsleastgovernsbest
(Watching the Today Show since 2002 so you don't have to.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Often, what ISN'T in the news is more important than what IS in the news...
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posted on
08/14/2006 5:56:29 AM PDT
by
abb
(The Dinosaur Media: A One-Way Medium in a Two-Way World)
To: All
'Today' show's nameless suspects:
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posted on
08/14/2006 5:57:18 AM PDT
by
governsleastgovernsbest
(Watching the Today Show since 2002 so you don't have to.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
You really didnt expect to get informative news from the Media did you?
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posted on
08/14/2006 6:00:29 AM PDT
by
sgtbono2002
(The fourth estate is a fifth column.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Looks like Billy, Bob, and Jake to me. /s
To: governsleastgovernsbest
These turds often have small shops in minority neighborhoods. The local crack heads use the disposable phones to conduct "bidness"...
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posted on
08/14/2006 6:02:13 AM PDT
by
chadwimc
To: governsleastgovernsbest
They didn't mention they were Palestinians and avoided the dreaded "I" word.
(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)
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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)
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.
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posted on
08/14/2006 6:04:04 AM PDT
by
NautiNurse
(Hurricane season 2006 - Be prepared and have a plan)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
............and I'm sure they WOULD have shown those mug shots if the suspects were three white Anglo bubbas from Texas.
Leni
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posted on
08/14/2006 6:04:23 AM PDT
by
MinuteGal
(Israel Hold Firm !................No Retreat means No Repeat !)
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.
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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.)
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.
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posted on
08/14/2006 6:04:51 AM PDT
by
Springman
(9-11-06, what will happen?)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
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posted on
08/14/2006 6:05:16 AM PDT
by
angkor
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!
To: governsleastgovernsbest
.....but, but this gentleman on C-Span's Washington Journal Saturday morning............
.....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?
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posted on
08/14/2006 6:06:21 AM PDT
by
DoctorMichael
(A wall first. A wall now.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Every time the MSM leave out key facts in a story they dig their own graves. I say, more power to them.
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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?)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Wow! They get bolder and bolder. The MSM pushes chutzpah to a new limit.
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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)
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........
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posted on
08/14/2006 6:08:14 AM PDT
by
joe fonebone
(Time to bring back tar and feathering.)
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.
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posted on
08/14/2006 6:10:08 AM PDT
by
shhrubbery!
(Max Boot: Joe Wilson has sold more whoppers than Burger King)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
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posted on
08/14/2006 6:10:13 AM PDT
by
JZelle
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