Klein (WND) Dissembles About His Fox News-Hostage Ransom Article

[Ian David]

Monday, November 20, 2006
Klein Dissembles About His Fox News-Hostage Ransom Article
Topic: WorldNetDaily

In a Nov. 20 WorldNetDaily column, Aaron Klein is "horrified" that his Nov. 14 article on a $2 million ransom allegedly paid for the release of Fox News employees Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig, who were kidnapped in Gaza last summer, was widely interpreted to mean that Fox News itself paid the ransom.

"My report made very clear the sources did not know where the money originated. No source stated or implied the money came from Fox News," Klein wrote, adding:

Unfortunately, many used my article to claim Fox News paid the ransom – a contention I never made or implied. As the researcher of this piece, I can state categorically I don't believe Fox News paid any money or knew any money was paid. As outlined in my article, the indications are the exchange was brokered by a government or political party since certain quid pro quos were reportedly made, such as assurances against further kidnappings of Americans.

The problem is that, his purported caveats notwithstanding, Klein did not "make it clear"; nowhere in his original article did he explicitly state that Fox News was not the source of the alleged ransom. Even though Klein insists that "o source stated or implied the money came from Fox News," his article is indeed murkily written enough to imply exactly that (as we previously noted).

Klein also states that "Off the record, Fox News sources admitted it was possible the terror gangs were paid off by an entity involved in the negotiations and that the news channel did not know about it." But Klein never told his readers that "the news channel did not know about" the ransom. From the article:

More:
http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/blog/index.blog?entry_id=1592576


See prior DU Threads:

$2 Million Ransom Paid to Release FOX News Reporters Last August
Posted by IanDB1 in General Discussion
Wed Nov 15th 2006, 08:04 AM
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/IanDB1/1001


CNN Breaking: Two Fox News Employees Abducted in Gaza
Topic started by VolcanoJen on Aug-14-06 01:54 PM (220 replies)
Last modified by Roland99 on Aug-14-06 08:26 PM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2455828

[Donnachaidh]

1. looking for a job at Fox?

Or did Rupert send Vito over for a little "talk". :sarcasm:

Fox doesn't seem to like negative publicity, do they?

[JuniperLea]

2. Some writer he is

That's two strikes against him.

[Pawel K]

3. A political party???

I wonder which party that could be

[meegbear]

4. Paid off by an entity involved in the negotiations?

Some philanthropist like, oh, I dunno, billionaire tyrant Rupert Murdock?

[Ian David]

5. Note to Freepers: I WAS RIGHT! We WOULD have been better off letting them die

The Freeptards criticized me for saying these "reporters" got what they deserved. And now, we have given two million dollars to the terrorists, so we could buy the freedom of these operatives from the Ministry of Propoganda.

I WAS RIGHT!

See:


Liberal Glee Over Reporters Kidnapping
Various Liberal Hatesites ^ | 14 Aug. 2006 | TxRadioguy

Posted on 08/14/2006 6:42:10 PM PDT by txradioguy

It's absolutely disgusting watching the Liberals cheer and revel in the kidnapping of two reporters.

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IanDB1 (1000+ posts) Mon Aug-14-06 07:37 PM Response to Reply #159 191. They've been complicit in Bush's crimes against humanity Goebels may never have actually picked-up a weapon and killed someone personally, but he was every bit as complicit in The Holocaust and Mengele and Hitler.

Welcome to DU, by the way.

I'm glad to see that you've used one of your first two posts to rush to the defense of the people who have been abusing and dismantling our country.

The people in front of the cameras at Fox are every bit as complicit as the people behind the barrels of the guns.

The pen is mightier than the sword... and equally complicit in the ongoing global Genocide.

These Nazi Information Officers get absolutely ZERO sympathy from me.

Boo (censored) hoo.

They kidnapped Faux TV employees.

It's their war. I hope they enjoy reaping its fruits.

More:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1683732/posts


See original DU Thread:

CNN Breaking: Two Fox News Employees Abducted in Gaza
Topic started by VolcanoJen on Aug-14-06 01:54 PM (220 replies)
Last modified by Roland99 on Aug-14-06 08:26 PM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2455828

[Pab Sungenis]

6. You misspelled "disassemble."

"That means not tell the truth." - G.W. Bush.

Actually, it looks like he really IS disassembling his story, too, pulling it into little pieces.