Jamil Hussein update
Apparently Jamil Hussein does exist — which I noted in a recent post– but his six burned Sunnis story isn’t holding up, nor are his “four burned mosques.” Michelle Malkin has returned from Baghdad and this is her report (via the NY Post).
I will write another column on this subject. I intended to do so last week but needed to cover Bush and Blair’s speeches. I’m glad I waited.
Another key graf:
WELL, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior says disputed Associated Press source Jamil Hussein does exist. But at least one story he told the AP just doesn’t check out: The Sunni mosques that as Hussein claimed and AP reported as “destroyed,” “torched” and “burned and [blown] up” are all still standing. So the credibility of every AP story relying on Jamil Hussein remains dubious.
As I noted a couple of weeks ago, reporting in a war zone (like fighting in a war zone) is difficult. The AP needs to follow-up on this. Some bloggers and at least one AP editor personalized the debate over this story, attributing dark motives. That’s too bad, but it’s also the long term trend line. I think that’s why a news council of some type would be useful.
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