[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I'd say that this pretty much confirms the CBN scoop from yesterday. It's the provenance that everyone was looking for on this thread.

[XJarhead]

I'd say that this pretty much confirms the CBN scoop from yesterday.

Well, WorldNet confirming CBN is not exactly the most reliable reporting I could imagine. On top of that, it is liekly that WorldNet got its information from CBN anyway. So rather than "confirmation", its just repetition of the same initial report.

I'd be thrilled if the report were correct. But until I see CentCom announce it, I'm going to be suspicious.

[Physicist]

I'd say that this pretty much confirms the CBN scoop from yesterday.

No, they picked this up from CBN. Next Fox will pick it up from WND. Then ABC will pick it up from Fox. Soon it will be all over the networks, and CBN will say, "see, we told you so".

It's an example of what's called a media virus. There may or may not be truth behind the story; the key characteristic of a media virus is not that it's false, but that the media outlets base their stories on each other's stories, rather than on primary sources.