Bush and Corporate-Owned Media Iraq Misinformation Campaign Continues: Death of Iraqi Insurgent Leader is Likely a Lie
Think Progress, May 1st, 2007
According to ABC News, reports that al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri has been killed are “unconfirmed and part of a misinformation campaign.” ABC has not posted
its full story yet, and details are unclear, but it’s worth reviewing the last time the media reported major news about al-Masri.
On February 15, CNN reported al-Masri had been injured in a clash with Iraqi forces:
The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq has been wounded and his top aide killed in a clash with police, an Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman told CNN Thursday.
Brig. Gen. Abdul Karim Khalaf said Iraqi police got into a firefight with insurgents on the road between Falluja, west of Baghdad, and Samarra, north of Baghdad, and wounded Abu Ayyub al-Masri.
Every major media outlet picked up on the news. The next day, however, the U.S. military announced that the report was false. No such event occurred.
Nevertheless, the false report came at an opportune time for the President Bush and his congressional allies.
More at link below...
its full story yet, and details are unclear, but it’s worth reviewing the last time the media reported major news about al-Masri.
On February 15, CNN reported al-Masri had been injured in a clash with Iraqi forces:
The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq has been wounded and his top aide killed in a clash with police, an Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman told CNN Thursday.
Brig. Gen. Abdul Karim Khalaf said Iraqi police got into a firefight with insurgents on the road between Falluja, west of Baghdad, and Samarra, north of Baghdad, and wounded Abu Ayyub al-Masri.
Every major media outlet picked up on the news. The next day, however, the U.S. military announced that the report was false. No such event occurred.
Nevertheless, the false report came at an opportune time for the President Bush and his congressional allies.
More at link below...
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