Comments on: As promised: Iraqi spokesman says AP police source is phony; Update: NYT blog picks up the story; Update: AP responds, ducks the issue

By: Doug Ross @ Journal

Doug Ross @ Journal — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 16:19:42 +0000

The AP’s newest source: Tommy al-Flanagan…

The recent Associated Press controversy — in which events and witnesses described in various Baghdad reports appear to be fictitious — has inspired other reporters to jump into the fray……

By: Flopping Aces

Flopping Aces — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 08:49:46 +0000

Getting The News From The Enemy, Update IV…

Many people have emailed me with an update on the Iraqi press conference. I received the same email as Michelle Malkin did but she was able to get a more complete transcript. First here is the email from Centcom: Classification:……

By: BohicaTwentyTwo

BohicaTwentyTwo — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:53:36 +0000

I am still waiting for proof of life from AP.

By: The Thunder Run

The Thunder Run — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:34:13 +0000

Web Reconnaissance for 12/01/2006…

A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention….

By: rightlinx.com » Blog Archive » The Media Is Creating Terrorists

rightlinx.com » Blog Archive » The Media Is Creating Terrorists — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:27:04 +0000

[...] The Associated Press is putting its pride ahead of everything else. By doing so, it is fanning the flames of hate and revenge. Hot Air has more. Tags: Muslims, Islam, video, MSM, Associated Press [...]

By: BizzyBlog » Tonight’s Jamil ‘Captain Tuttle’ Hussein and AP (Always Paranoid) Update

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 03:27:52 +0000

[...] UPDATE: Other voices – – Brutally Honest: “Ballsy bastards, eh?” – USA Today’s On Deadline has an update. – Hot Air: “…. nothing more than “fake but accurate” with the “fake” part as yet unsettled.” – SeeDubya at Junkyard Blog: “The answer appears to be that he doesn’t really exist, at least as a Police Captain. But even if he did, AP’s defense is no defense. It just affirms their incompetence.” – A Syria(s) insight from Dan Riehl. – Michelle Malkin, at the current end of her day-long post, has confirmed with Centcom that Brig. Gen. Abdul Kareem Khalaf Al-Kenani is legit. See AP? That wasn’t so difficult. [...]

By: rokemronnie

rokemronnie — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 03:27:48 +0000

I find it curious that while AP keeps going on about a “named” source, they are actively avoiding identifying their “reporter” who has interviewed him. Why would a news agency keep a journalist anonymous?

By: AOL Elections Blog

AOL Elections Blog — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:54:35 +0000

The Continued Decline of the MSM…

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By: Bill's Bites

Bill's Bites — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:39:06 +0000

CENTCOM and Iraqi Governent say APs “Iraqi police source” isnt Iraqi police…

… This stories breaking fast, I’m feeling under the weather, and I’m going to have to settle for a lot more linking and a lot less excerpting than normal today. Apologies. ……

By: Blog-o-Fascists

Blog-o-Fascists — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:30:09 +0000

Whoops, Sorry Again, AP…

Riehl World View

via Hot AirUpdate: See-Dubya makes an excellent point about the “burned alive” story. If, as one eyewitness told the AP, all the victims were members of the al-Mashadani tribe, then even if it happened the way they said it happene…

By: laelaps

laelaps — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:43:34 +0000

Is the Boss lobbying Fox to bring this to O’Reilly or H&C?

By: forest

forest — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:32:06 +0000

This issue was just covered on Cavuto with the director of Frontpage.com. Keith Ellison is up next (after commercial break)

Anybody else think Fox News is reading Hot Air and some other blogs very closely of late…

By: Ace of Spades HQ

Ace of Spades HQ — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:16:18 +0000

Centcom Officially Denies AP’s “Police Captain Source” Is A Cop At All…

AP dodges the issue, stating they merely erred by calling him an official police spokesman. But that’s not the charge: The charge isn’t that he’s not a spokesman. It’s that he’s not a cop at all. Based AP’s claim to……

By: NoisyRoom.net » Blog Archive » As promised: Iraqi spokesman says AP police source is phony; Update: NYT blog picks up the story; Update: AP responds, ducks the issue

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:57:48 +0000

[...] Courtesy of Hot Air: [...]

By: auspatriotman

auspatriotman — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:40:54 +0000

“Other residents contacted by telephone denied this.”

That particular statement really hit me Allah. The press is ‘phoning’ people in a zone where a particular act is committed? Did someone call them first. I never heard of the neighborhoods having water or electric let along phone service so that leaves:Cell? So, how many cell phone numbers do they have to call “residents” to find out what happens at any given time/moment in any neighborhood??????

By: Wake up America

Wake up America — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:00:39 +0000

Enemy Propaganda from our Media Update…

We all know Iraq is not a pretty picture, but with reports that are being called outright lies by our military and the MOI, how are we to know exactly what is going on if we do not listen to our military.Below is what our military is telling us….

By: BohicaTwentyTwo

BohicaTwentyTwo — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:47:01 +0000

“We at AP categorically reject the allegation that we are paying our fake source for information. I can truthfully tell you that no money has ever been passed between AP reporters and fake policemen.”

By: Can't See the Center

Can't See the Center — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:10:21 +0000

Journo tunnel vision: Iraq body counts…

For the first part of 2006, they reported Iraqi deaths of about 800 per month. In July, the UN released a bi-monthly reported that in May and June, about 6,000 Iraqis were killed….

By: Canadian Imperialist Running Dog

Canadian Imperialist Running Dog — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:56:48 +0000

Unfortunately, it seems that the current wire services are corrupt, but there is nothing to take their place that is more reliable… they are really just trading on their reputation for the past however many years

By: Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » Getting The News From The Enemy, Update IV

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:50:27 +0000

[...] Hot Air [...]

By: BizzyBlog » Jamil Hussein Update

BizzyBlog » Jamil Hussein Update — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:36:40 +0000

[...] More to come this evening when there’s time to digest, but in the meantime, read up: – Hot Air – Michelle Malkin – Patterico – NYT’s Blog (!) – American Thinker – Blackfive – Memeorandum — scroll down a little; Michelle’s post is the peg [...]

By: BohicaTwentyTwo

BohicaTwentyTwo — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:29:12 +0000

Hmmm, I wonder if today's response from AP will be the same as yesterdays? It doesn't seem all that ludicrous anymore, does it?

He’s also suspicious about how/why an e-mail sent by Centcom to the AP made it so quickly onto conservative blogs.

Hey, its the Centcom Public Affairs Office. It their freaking job. Its not out fault you stopped reporting the Centcom press releases ages ago.

By: JammieWearingFool

JammieWearingFool — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:24:54 +0000

Wow, the media lies to us? Next thing you know, the Democrats will beak campaign pledges.

By: PinkyBigglesworth

PinkyBigglesworth — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:20:03 +0000

I would like to know when the propaganists for the terrorist in the MSM are held accountable? Isn’t this giving aide and comfort to the enemy? Hating President Bush to the point of giving away secrets, and reporting lies to the point that our enemy uses this tripe to replentish it’s ranks has to count for at least a traffic ticket! Don’t these people know that the damage they are doing can not be “turned off” if only Hilary wins in 08? This is Treason with a capital “T”, and as usual, the MSM poo-poos any cause and effect of their deliberate misinformation.

By: LakeRuins

LakeRuins — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:06:06 +0000

Michael Fumento was on “Brian and the Judge” on Fox News Radio this morning fresh back from Ramadi talking about the non-airstrike, airstrike that was widely reported on in Ramadi. He was there and says there was no airstrike.
He also talked about some guy who wrote a book about the deplorable conditions in the Al Anbar province, all of this while never setting foot on the ground.
And the beat goes on