[defenderSD]

The AP needs to understand that whether this specific incident actually happened is the minor issue here. The major issue, and the one the AP needs to address fully and immediately, is whether a source named Jamil Hussein actually exists and if so is he actually an Iraqi police officer. The AP needs to bring Jamil Hussein forward, verify his identity, and explain why his identity as a police officer was not verified with Centcom. I'm so tired of the msm's arrogant attitude that if they say something then it's true and they don't need verfified sources for their "news" stories.

[TexKat]

The AP needs to understand that whether this specific incident actually happened is the minor issue here. The major issue, and the one the AP needs to address fully and immediately, is whether a source named Jamil Hussein actually exists and if so is he actually an Iraqi police officer. The AP needs to bring Jamil Hussein forward, verify his identity, and explain why his identity as a police officer was not verified with Centcom. I'm so tired of the msm's arrogant attitude that if they say something then it's true and they don't need verfified sources for their "news" stories.

No they do not need to bring this man forward, nor any other police forward. And if they need to notify Centcom, then that should be between Centcom and them (the media), not for every Tom, Dick and Harry that wants to play the Gotcha game.