No truth to report of Israeli evacuations before Amman bombs

[barb162]

update - 17:03 10/11/2005


No truth to report of Israeli evacuations before Amman bombs

By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent

There is no truth to reports that Israelis staying at the Radisson SAS hotel in Amman on Wednesday were evacuated by Jordanian security forces before the bombing that took place there.

The Israelis were escorted back to Israel by Jordanian security personnel only after the attacks had taken place, contrary to earlier reports.

Al Qaida said Thursday that it had carried out the triple suicide bombings at the Radisson, Grand Hyatt and Days Inn hotels in downtown Amman, in which at least 57 people, including an Israeli, were killed.

Representatives of Israel's embassy in Amman were in contact with local authorities to examine any report of injured Israelis, but none were received. There are often a number of Israeli businessman and tourists in Amman, including in the hotels hit Wednesday.

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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/643661.html

[Roland99]

1. Just like early reports that Jews were told to stay home morning of 9/11.

:eyes:

[Kagemusha]

2. Someone keeps putting these reports out for some reason.

Well, not just putting them out but getting them picked up without their being shot down by, you know, actually knowing what the hell happened for real.

It's pretty sad to see.

[Roland99]

3. Distraction. Propaganda, Hate.

[barb162]

6. You nailed it!

I think sometimes something can start as an innocent little mistake, a reporter corrects it, but that mistake can take off so fast the facts get lost in the shuffle.

[barb162]

5. Yes, that is why I am posting this in General Discussion and

Latest Breaking News and it was already posted in Israel/Palestine forum. MSNBC picked it up from an originally incorrect story by Haaretz and you know once it gets picked up by MSNBC....

One little error, that the Israelis were escorted out BEFORE rather than AFTER the attacks, can start the conspiracies going.

[barb162]

4. Yes, and once these things get started, they get a life of their

own. I still see that 9/11 story around that you mentioned. That is why I posted this story...some posters were coming up with conspiracy theories that the Israelis, the CIA, etc might be responsible for the bombings in Jordan.

[DeepModem Mom]

7. kick

[geek tragedy]

8. Of course, now the nutters will scream "COVER UP!!!!!" eom

[DeepModem Mom]

9. barb, you've posted this twice in GD -- maybe you meant to post also...

in LBN? This thread has the most responses.

[barb162]

10. I posted in LBN and I think they shifted it here.

Whatever, I did not mean for it to show up in GD twice. I will try again to post it in LBN. (and thanks for that kick!)

It's now (as of 6pm eastern) in LBN too

[Colorado Blue]

11. London bombings? Same propaganda. Now, I understand

even al Jazeera has removed the story, as it was obviously an error.

Hopefully, people will now stop with the conspiracy theories? This is a ghastly, terrible tragedy.

We should all take a moment and weep for the victims and their families, on what should have been a joyous wedding day.

[barb162]

12. update from Palestine Media Center

An official Jordanian spokesman categorically denied on Thursday a report by the Israeli daily Haaretz that a number of Israelis staying at the Radisson hotel were evacuated before the bombing by Jordanian security forces and escorted back to Israel by security personnel.

http://www.palestine-pmc.com/details.asp?cat=1&id=1032