Fox News radically alters AP wire story on their website

[rooddood743]

The stories start out perfectly identical, but then Fox adds some balance.

Check out the first "foxification"...



"shooting that killed at least 18 Iraqis and wounded dozens — most of them hit by a homicide bomber"<--from the Fox news website. (don'cha just love that homicide bomber crap at Fox. Gee, a homicidal bomber. As if there were gregarious bombers out there)


<http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060521/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_iraq;_ylt=Aj1nalsss5BpyswYN0xLEbqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-|Original AP story>
"shooting that killed at least 18 Iraqis and wounded dozens — most of them hit by a suicide bomber" <--The actual quote from the AP wire release, as seen at Yahoo news

But the ending is the real kicker...

"The U.S. hopes the new government will help clear the way for the withdrawal of American troops"<-- Fox

"About 132,000 U.S. troops are now in Iraq, with U.S. military commanders sending several hundred more to bolster security as the government in Baghdad takes shape."<--AP story.

So, which is it? Are we drawing troops down, building them up...I'm just not sure what to believe anymore.
Just the way Fox and friends want it.

[SoCalDem]

1. Cue "Buttercup"

:)

[NYC Liberal]

2. EVERY bomber is a "homicide bomber" you fucking idiots!

Two of the terms I hate most are using "Democrat" as an adjective ("Democrat Party") and "homicide bomber." Every bomber is a homicide bomber, because all of them have the goal of KILLING. A suicide bomber is a particular type of "homicide bomber", because the bomber kills him/herself.

If we used Fox's language, there would be no distinction between a regular "homicide" and a "suicide."

[AlamoDemoc]

3. good catch...well done

[jmm]

4. Locked

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