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December 24, 2003
Whose hoax was this, anyway?
Might there be more to the supposedly discredited Telegraph story (about Abu Nidal's possible training of September 11 terrorist Muhammad Atta) than meets the eye? Originally, Glenn Reynolds linked to the story, and when I read his link I recalled the very suspicious circumstances of Abu Nidal's death -- and, in particular, this contemporaneous spin, which struck me as classic disinformation. I got a coveted Instalanche, and then when the first story was (apparently) discredited I felt terrible, because I do try to be accurate and I don't want to be seen as someone who'd help fuel a false story. (Not that Glenn Reynolds or anyone else could have known anything more than the Telegraph knew, but this isn't a question of fault; just accuracy.) I know there's always a risk taking these stories at their face value, but I feel obligated to return to the matter again now that I have seen this Newsmax report: In a development that adds evidence to the case that Iraq played a direct role in the worst attack ever on the U.S., reports show that Ziad Jarrah - who piloted the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers had discovered they were on a suicide mission - also had ties to Nidal.I do not have any way of verifying this story, but it certainly deserves further investigation. If it turns out to be true, then it might be worth considering whether (as Dan Darling suggested) Muhammad Atta in fact had a double who deceived American authorities as to his whereabouts: ....[I]t apparently escapes Isikoff and Hosenball to note that if Atta were planning to leave the country illegally (something he would have had to have done in order to visit either the Czech Republic or Iraq), he could easily have laid a false paper trail - especially if he was planning on going to Iraq (which would have raised definite red flags if he were tracked during that period). (Link via HipperCritical.) What if Atta did such a good job that his deception is still working? posted by Eric on 12.24.03 at 08:11 PM |
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