And in a development that should surprise absolutely no one, the American right-wing blog Little Green Dumbfucks described a recent incident completely inaccurately when they promoted the idea that a suicide at the University of Oklahoma was somehow terrorist-related.
Mercifully, we have the cooler heads at Editor & Publisher to correct the record:
Adding to community concern was the revelation that two days before he blew himself up, Mr. Hinrichs visited a feed store and inquired about buying ammonium nitrate -- the same chemical Timothy McVeigh put in the bomb he used in 1995 to blow up the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City, 20 miles to the north. An off-duty Norman police officer, overhearing Mr. Hinrichs's conversation in the store, ran a check on his license plate and found no cause for alarm.
To that unsettling set of facts, blogs and local Oklahoma TV stations added several apparent inaccuracies, including: that Mr. Hinrichs was a Muslim and visited the mosque frequently; that he tried to enter the stadium twice but was rebuffed; that he had a one-way airplane ticket to Algeria; that there were nails in the bomb and that Islamic extremist literature was found in his apartment.
None of these claims are true: Mr. Hinrichs's family, university officials, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation say Mr. Hinrichs suffered from depression, and the explosion was an isolated event.
The FBI's investigation is nearly complete. On Oct. 4, the FBI issued a statement saying, "At this time, there is no known link between Hinrichs and any terrorist or extremist organization(s) or activities."
Cue Weasel Boy, suggesting that it is all somehow Al Gore's fault and how this just proves that all liberals are liars.
P.S. Should anyone be surprised that right-wing lunatic and crazy-assed bitch Michelle Malkin was all over this story like a Christian Coalition dad on his children?
Witness the Malkin froth-fest here, here, here, here and here. Once again, cue Weasel Boy, pointing everyone at some bright, shiny thing in the distance.
Yes, it's easy. But it's fun.
1 comment:
This is sad, but tiresome. Why would a terrorist suicide bomber not WALK INTO THE CROWD before he set off his bomb? I feel bad that someone felt depressed enough to do that in the first place, but get real. These people should support the Bush Propoganda some other way than taking a sad incident and dragging this poor guys name through the mud for another fear mongering exercise.
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