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Not Terrorists

By Montag | Related entries in Bad Decisions, Media, The War On Terrorism

For goodness’ sake, just leave these people alone.

In what Fox News officials concede was a mistake, John Loftus, a former U.S. prosecutor, gave out the address Aug. 7, saying it was the home of a Middle Eastern man, Iyad K. Hilal, who was the leader of a terrorist group with ties to those responsible for the July 7 bombings in London.

Hilal, whom Loftus identified by name during the broadcast, moved out of the house about three years ago. But the consequences were immediate for the Voricks.

Satellite photos of the house and directions to the residence were posted online. The Voricks told police, who arranged for the content to be taken down. Someone even removed the street sign where the Voricks live to provide some protection.

Still, it has not been easy.

A driver yelled a profanity at the family and called them terrorists as they barbecued on their patio Aug. 14. Some drivers have stopped and photographed the house, Randy Vorick said.

Last weekend, someone spray-painted “Terrist” on their home. Police, who have regularly patrolled their house since the day after the broadcast, now station a squad car across the street.

Los Angeles Times: When Blame Knocks on the Wrong Door

This entry was posted on Friday, August 26th, 2005 and is filed under Bad Decisions, Media, The War On Terrorism. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Not Terrorists”

Justin Gardner Says:
August 26th, 2005 at 12:59 pm
After watching them for a few years, I’ve come to realize that FoxNews has the most intellectually suspect “contributors” on their programs. I realize they’ve capture quite a bit of market share with the “Fair and Balanced” marketing campaign. And you know what? Good for them. They were able to see a trend and capitalize on it.

But situations like this just illustrate the caliber of people they put their faith in to deliver us news and information that’s fair and balanced. Sometimes it seems to be anything but.
JOHN P BOYCE Says:
August 26th, 2005 at 11:42 pm
I think “curve ball” is one of the contributors Hanity relies on and I think Ann Coulter may be “curve ball”.

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