[Chgogal]

“The story was first reported by the British tabloid the Sun, which said the al Qaeda operatives died after being infected with a strain of bubonic plague, the disease that killed a third of Europe's population in the 14th century. But the intelligence official dismissed that claim.”

Any thoughts why the Sun source differs so much from the Washingtime’s source? You would think it would be easy to verify what the terrorist died of.

[Cindy]

Breaking news can be different than developing news and can be different than the final story and that is why I’ve stayed on the original thread posting what I’ve found.

Also, generally speaking reporters vary as to how in depth their research is.

As for this Washington Times article, it is written by Eli Lake and I think Lake is a good, solid reporter.

Thank you for asking.

That’s a good question.

[freema]

Any thoughts why the Sun source differs so much from the Washingtime’s source? You would think it would be easy to verify what the terrorist died of.

Sometimes, just being in the ballpark is enough.