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Senior Admin Official: 'New' Osama Tape First Aired Five Years Ago
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| Mark Finkelstein
Posted on 07/15/2007 5:16:59 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
A terrorist website releases a tape of Osama Bin Laden, claiming it's new. And how do the MSM react? By rushing to air it, or in the case of wire services like AP, trumpet it in print. As of 6:30 A.M. EDT this morning, the AP story Bin Laden Appears in New al-Qaida Video was featured on Drudge.
There's only one problem. A senior Bush administration official informs this NewsBuster that:
"intelligence agencies have determined the video was previously aired as a portion of a longer show first on MBC TV (Middle East broadcast station) on April 17, 2002."
What's the result of the MSM's sloppy "air-first-verify-later" approach? The world’s most evil and despicable terrorists are given tons of free air time and print exposure.
Shades of the recent incident in which the MSM breathlessly promoted news of 20 beheaded bodies having been discovered in Iraq, only to have the story debunked within 48 hours.
Contact Mark at mark@gunhill.net
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ap; binladen; msm; obl; poorproductionvalues; summerreruns; videotape; wheresosama
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OBL-MSM-antics ping to Today show list.
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:17:39 AM PDT
by
governsleastgovernsbest
(Watching the Today Show since 2002 so you don't have to.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:20:10 AM PDT
by
The Wizard
(DemonRATS: enemies of America)
To: The Wizard
osama is cave temperature.
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:22:39 AM PDT
by
USS Alaska
(Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
since when do facts get in the way of a good anti-us rant?
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:23:39 AM PDT
by
GeorgiaDawg32
(Every Democrat Party cause eventually becomes a business then it degenerates into a racket.)
To: GeorgiaDawg32
Usually on the 19th page or 3am...
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:26:18 AM PDT
by
MaxMax
(God Bless America)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
i have lost track - was the tape released this week showing the Taliban leader warning of an impending attack on us actually of Dadullah who supposedly was killed in the spring?
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:27:14 AM PDT
by
avital2
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Like the other day when the police were following the woman up a California freeway and the media was breathlessly waiting for something to happen. She was driving a Geo Prism and they were calling it a Geo Prius. Idiots.
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:27:42 AM PDT
by
beckysueb
(Pray for our troops , America, and President Bush)
To: MaxMax
19th page of a 20 page paper, below the fold, in 1/2 size print, right next to the bake sale notifications..
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:28:17 AM PDT
by
GeorgiaDawg32
(Every Democrat Party cause eventually becomes a business then it degenerates into a racket.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
"intelligence agencies have determined the video was previously aired as a portion of a longer show first on MBC TV (Middle East broadcast station) on April 17, 2002."
You probably won't hear this story on
MSNBC?
To: governsleastgovernsbest
A senior Bush administration official informs this NewsBuster Is your source confidential or can you name him/her?
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Another point of evidence that weighs towards OBL being dead.
To: andyandval
If Binnie were around, he’d be publically thanking Pelosi and Reid for their recent contributions to AQ objectives.
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:32:08 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Islam is the religion of violins, NOT peas.)
To: andyandval
If Binnie were around, he’d be publicly thanking Pelosi and Reid for their recent contributions to AQ objectives.
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:32:23 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Islam is the religion of violins, NOT peas.)
To: USS Alaska
I said that yesterday, and got jumped for it. I think he’s dead too.
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:33:37 AM PDT
by
Clara Lou
(Fred Thompson, '08-- imwithfred.com)
To: theBuckwheat
Another point of evidence that weighs towards OBL being dead.
I tend to agree, but there is a scruffy group of FReepers, who will go through pains to argue with you.
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:33:39 AM PDT
by
mutley
To: governsleastgovernsbest; DevSix
I have always believed he was alive, but things like this make me reconsider.
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:34:17 AM PDT
by
Jim Noble
(Trails of troubles, roads of battle, paths of victory we shall walk.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
What's the result of the MSM's sloppy "air-first-verify-later" approach?
The world’s most evil and despicable terrorists are given tons of free air time and print exposure."The MSM works for the enemy (even though ABC 'works' for (i.e. to destroy) the Pentagon)
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:35:13 AM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
To: Jim Noble
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:36:05 AM PDT
by
true_blue_texican
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
To: Diogenesis
Wow, that is great. Hadn’t seen that one before.
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posted on
07/15/2007 5:36:27 AM PDT
by
mutley
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