Curt at Flopping Aces has done some fantastic investigative journalism detective work on some of the more violent and intense stories coming out of Iraq. Such as the report of six people burned alive. And guess what?
The “police sources” aren’t even real!
In response to a query that Curt sent to CENTCOM he gets this response:
{we are looking for} MOI/IP spokesman (mostly AP)
- police Lt. Ali Abbas said.
- police Capt. Mohammed Abdel-Ghani.
- Police Brigadier Sarhat Abdul-Qadir
- Mosul police Director Gen. Wathiq al-Hamdani police Lt. Bilal Ali.
- Ali al-Obaidi, a medic at Ramadi Hospital, police Maj. Firas Gaiti said.
- Police Captain Mohammed Ismail
- Brig. Abdul-Karim Khalaf, the Interior Ministry spokesman (a.k.a. Police Brigadier Abd al-Karim Khalaf, Brig. Gen. Abdul-Karim Khalaf, Brig. Abdel-Karim Khalaf)
- Mohammed Khayon, a Baghdad police lieutenant
- police spokesman Mohammed Kheyoun. (a.k.a. Police Lieutenant Mohammed Khayoun)
- Lt. Thaer Mahmoud, head of a police section responsible for releasing daily death tolls
- police Lt. Bilal Ali Majid said
- police Lt. Ali Muhsin.
- police 1st. Lt. Mutaz Salahhidine. (a.k.a. Lieutenant Mutaz Salaheddin)
- Col. Abbas Mohammed Salman policeman Haider Satar
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Go read the whole post, but I can summerize it in a few words. The rat bastards of al-AP have been quoting a few people extensively for articles that show Iraq to be a very violent place. These peopleterrorists the rat bastards at al-AP quote aren’t even employed by the police. So the question is whether the rat bastards at al-AP are traitors or simply so fucking stupid that they are snookered like a rube.
I’m betting the former. In the words of the Emperor.
ROPE. JournalistTERRORIST ENABLER. TREE. SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED Â
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Did you see all this good stuff over at My Pet Jawa?? The Good Lt has been covering this for months.
-sry
Oh, and almost forgot, Patterico’s been trying to get some answers, too. CENTCOM doesn’t like bloggers though (H/T NRO MediaBlog).
...poo on us little peepul, huh?
-sry