'Terror' school turns out to be moderate madrassa

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Source: CNN

From Reza Sayah, Zein Basravi and Gena Somra
CNN

KARACHI, Pakistan (CNN) -- It's a documentary with an alarming message: Two American boys are held captive in a madrassa, a Pakistani religious school, once visited by Osama bin Laden and with ties to the Taliban.

The film, "Karachi Kids," describes threats to artistic freedom of expression from the teaching of conservative Islam. Early copies of the film prompted outrage after the story of the American boys appeared on Fox News, CBS and other news outlets. It also led to demands from Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, for the boys to be returned home.

But the independent filmmaker may have confused the madrassa with one with a similar name tied to Islamic extremists.

The madrassa the boys attended isn't linked to bin Laden or Muslim radicals; instead, it's one the U.S. State Department says is preferred by Pakistani-Americans for its moderate Islamic teachings and one recently visited by a top U.S. diplomat in Pakistan.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/30/karachi.boys/index.html#cnnSTCText

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Holy crap! A Congressman got all worked up over false information from the M$M! What are the chances of such an outrageous mistake happening! :eyes:

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1. The Republican Congressman from TX still thinks it's true!

McCaul still stands by his belief that the school is involved in militancy, saying in a written statement that the "Taliban is known to recruit from Deobandi madrassas, including Jamia Binoria, and train their recruits as terrorists. ... Any Americans among the recruits represent a potential threat to the United States because of their unfettered access to this country."

Republicans have a terribly hard time reversing their thinking when a false story is debunked. Like an aircraft carrier at sea, it can take quite a while for them to get turned around. (Remember the false "China is drilling in the Gulf Of Mexico" meme? Some Republicans are still saying it!)