Malkin, LGF, right-wingers were wrong about AP source, got him arrested

[Thorgrim]

The Interior Ministry acknowledged Thursday that an Iraqi police officer whose existence had been denied by the Iraqis and the U.S. military is in fact an active member of the force, and said he now faces arrest for speaking to the media.

Ministry spokesman Brig. Abdul-Karim Khalaf, who had previously denied there was any such police employee as Capt. Jamil Hussein, said in an interview that Hussein is an officer assigned to the Khadra police station, as had been reported by The Associated Press

Some Internet bloggers spread and amplified these doubts, accusing the AP of having made up Hussein's identity in order to disseminate false news about the war.

Hussein told the AP on Wednesday that he learned the arrest warrant would be issued when he returned to work on Thursday after the Eid al-Adha holiday. His phone was turned off Thursday and he could not be reached for further comment.

Khalaf said Thursday that with the arrest of Hussein for breaking police regulations against talking to reporters, the AP would be called to identify him in a lineup as the source of its story.

E&P note: As recently as yesterday, Michelle Malkin, the best-known blog critic of Hussein's existence, stated flatly "the fact that there is no police captain named 'Jamil Hussein' working now or ever in either Yarmouk or al Khadra, according to on-the-ground sources in Baghdad. Late this afternoon, she posted part of the AP dispatch above with the comment, "Checking it out. Moving forward...."

She later sent a note to the blog of another Hussein doubter, Allahpundit, stating, "Just to clarify, I’m not apologizing for anything."

Another prime Jamil Hussein doubter, Jules Crittenden of the Boston Herald, wrote on his blog on Tuesday, "If Jamil Hussein's apparent failure to exist is ever acknowledged, it will be buried. The AP's clients, by and large, don't care. Nor to the 'ethics' gatekeepers in the business."

Dan Riehl, another blogger certain Hussein did not exist, responded today, "Fascinating. But let me be the first to say to the Left, before they lose themselves in glee, I don't see that bloggers have anything to apologize for, nor do I see this story being at an end."

Also on the right, Ed Morrissey of Captain's Quarters admitted, "This certainly tends to discredit the blogospheric attacks on AP if true, as well as the U.S. and Iraqi protestations." But he raised "the question about the Iraqi intent to arrest Hussein. Why would they want to arrest him if he told the truth to the AP?"

Shocking Twist: Iraqi At Center of Dispute Over AP Source Does Exist -- And Faces Arrest for Talking to Media

The ministry of defense is infamous for torturing and or killing the people it arrests, US forces several times have liberated tortured Iraqis facing execution from the ministry of defenses dungeons, others arrested by the ministry of defense have ended up dead

So good job right-wingers, in your zeal to call the AP and media liars, you have forced the Iraqis to investigate so hard that it caused them to arrest an unpaid media source trying to get the truth out and who in all likelyhood will now be tortured and possibly killed thanks to your actions

Everyone can go pat themselves on the back now

Ofcourse, take a trip over to LGF and there's no remorse or anything but hate, some are actually gleefully celebrating for his arrest

[infinite loop]

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

The Interior Ministry acknowledged Thursday that an Iraqi police officer whose existence had been denied by the Iraqis and the U.S. military is in fact an active member of the force, and said he now faces arrest for speaking to the media.

Ministry spokesman Brig. Abdul-Karim Khalaf, who had previously denied there was any such police employee as Capt. Jamil Hussein, said in an interview that Hussein is an officer assigned to the Khadra police station, as had been reported by The Associated Press

Some Internet bloggers spread and amplified these doubts, accusing the AP of having made up Hussein's identity in order to disseminate false news about the war.

Hussein told the AP on Wednesday that he learned the arrest warrant would be issued when he returned to work on Thursday after the Eid al-Adha holiday. His phone was turned off Thursday and he could not be reached for further comment.

Khalaf said Thursday that with the arrest of Hussein for breaking police regulations against talking to reporters, the AP would be called to identify him in a lineup as the source of its story.

E&P note: As recently as yesterday, Michelle Malkin, the best-known blog critic of Hussein's existence, stated flatly "the fact that there is no police captain named 'Jamil Hussein' working now or ever in either Yarmouk or al Khadra, according to on-the-ground sources in Baghdad. Late this afternoon, she posted part of the AP dispatch above with the comment, "Checking it out. Moving forward...."

She later sent a note to the blog of another Hussein doubter, Allahpundit, stating, "Just to clarify, I’m not apologizing for anything."

Another prime Jamil Hussein doubter, Jules Crittenden of the Boston Herald, wrote on his blog on Tuesday, "If Jamil Hussein's apparent failure to exist is ever acknowledged, it will be buried. The AP's clients, by and large, don't care. Nor to the 'ethics' gatekeepers in the business."

Dan Riehl, another blogger certain Hussein did not exist, responded today, "Fascinating. But let me be the first to say to the Left, before they lose themselves in glee, I don't see that bloggers have anything to apologize for, nor do I see this story being at an end."

Also on the right, Ed Morrissey of Captain's Quarters admitted, "This certainly tends to discredit the blogospheric attacks on AP if true, as well as the U.S. and Iraqi protestations." But he raised "the question about the Iraqi intent to arrest Hussein. Why would they want to arrest him if he told the truth to the AP?"

Shocking Twist: Iraqi At Center of Dispute Over AP Source Does Exist -- And Faces Arrest for Talking to Media

The ministry of defense is infamous for torturing and or killing the people it arrests, US forces several times have liberated tortured Iraqis facing execution from the ministry of defenses dungeons, others arrested by the ministry of defense have ended up dead

So good job right-wingers, in your zeal to call the AP and media liars, you have forced the Iraqis to investigate so hard that it caused them to arrest an unpaid media source trying to get the truth out and who in all likelyhood will now be tortured and possibly killed thanks to your actions

Everyone can go pat themselves on the back now

Ofcourse, take a trip over to LGF and there's no remorse or anything but hate, some are actually gleefully celebrating for his arrest

michelle malkin is about as shrill as ann coulter. i could see why; one has alien hands, the other an alien face

[RMNIXON]

I read it all here and knowhere else. So what is the big deal? Should I post Al Franken or Michael Moore shit next and show how wrong it is I am so smart?

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by RMNIXON

I read it all here and knowhere else. So what is the big deal? Should I post Al Franken or Michael Moore shit next and show how wrong it is I am so smart?

How many people did Franken and Moore get sent to jail?

[RMNIXON]

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

How many people did Franken and Moore get sent to jail?

I have no idea? How many soldiers did Jane Fonda help get killed in Vietnam? If somebody broke a law go get em.

[ballz2wallz]

Perhaps a more complete story and source is needed.

[Diesel66]

Did he break a law ?

wtf is this about anyways ?

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by RMNIXON

I have no idea? How many soldiers did Jane Fonda help get killed in Vietnam? If somebody broke a law go get em.

Zero?

You really think Jane Fonda was involved in the Tet Offensive, North Vietnams military plans, or the US decision to get out of Vietnam?

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by Diesel66

Did he break a law ?

wtf is this about anyways ?

The US occupation has put its blessing on fascist Iraqi laws that prohibit speech, one such occurance initially had a writer sentenced to decades in prison for writing negative and non-libelous material about a Kurdish politician

By telling a news organization what he saw (in general, it doesn't matter if he was working on the case or not), he violated said laws

[Thorgrim]

I like how quickly the tunes change, if anyone broke the law under Saddam, they were heroes or "victims" if anyone breaks the law in Iraq now, they should be thrown in jail

I can't keep up with the right-winger spin

[ballz2wallz]

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

I like how quickly the tunes change, if anyone broke the law under Saddam, they were heroes or "victims" if anyone breaks the law in Iraq now, they should be thrown in jail

Uhh...that's a pretty easy one to figure out.