I think you were the first poster to figure it out. Everyone else thought it was mooslims, but few bought the accident story. How this story was portrayed is proof that the world media consider us stupid, but they can't fool as many of us as they think.
Is it that they think we are stupid, or they just want to be the first to report some angle to a story and so are willing to ignore facts and concentrate on speculation? In other words is it about money? I think it is. MSNBC is famous for this. Like a train crash. They'll say "we aren't sure if this is terrorist related or not" when in fact, they have no indication it is. But they can put a spin on it, and because they are adding in "we aren't sure" they can capitalize on the speculation and try and glue you to your seat, even if it turns out not to be terrorist related.
Bottom line - they will do anything to be the first to print or show something to get the exclusive. Todays media is not that far removed from the tabloids. They will risk looking foolish or being wrong in order to be the first in case whatever they are reporting is true.
I see it getting worse - now that the print and tv media is competing with internet news sites, they are literally going to print and show rumors as the truth. I don't think we've begun to see the worst of it. Drudge is a prime example. They have a tough time competing with somebody like that.