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Syrian film-maker accused of faking his own attempted murder
The Guardian ^
| 4 Nov 2017
| Kareem Shaheen
Posted on 11/04/2017 4:29:06 AM PDT by BlackVeil
Doubts have emerged about the story of a Syrian filmmaker who claimed to have survived a murder attempt in Istanbul last month, after videos were published in which he appears to be planning the attempt on his own life to generate publicity for his anti-Assad film.
Muhammad Bayazid said he was stabbed ...
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Syria
KEYWORDS: fakehatecrime; filmmaker; hoax; syrian
Apparently, his motive was both political and personal - he wanted more profits for his film, and he wanted to make a case against the Syrian govt.
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11/04/2017 4:29:06 AM PDT
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BlackVeil
To: healy61; dsc; Ken H; jonascord; Chickensoup; Washi; kalee; ssfromla; Freedom'sWorthIt; ...
FAKE! Ping to the Fake Hate Crimes list.
This is an unusual case - from Istanbul - where a Syrian film maker created a drama off stage. Lots of people said that they did not believe the story of the stabbing, when it first happened.
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11/04/2017 4:31:14 AM PDT
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BlackVeil
('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
To: BlackVeil
“Muhammad Bayazid”
Which translated into English means “Brian Williams”.
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posted on
11/04/2017 4:37:53 AM PDT
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Ken H
(Best election ever!)
To: BlackVeil
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11/04/2017 5:05:40 AM PDT
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rrrod
(just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.6l)
To: BlackVeil
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11/04/2017 5:11:36 AM PDT
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rrrod
(just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.6l)
To: BlackVeil
Syrian film-maker accused of faking his own attempted murderMuhammad Bayazid would fit right in with Hollywood and the Rats.
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11/04/2017 5:15:56 AM PDT
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Navy Patriot
(America returns to the Rule of Law)
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