Comparing UPI "three nukes in Iraq" to original

[shockingelk]

Here is the original report the UPI release is based on: http://www.alsabaah.com/20040721/english.htm (al-Sabah is the Kuwaiti Royal Family's name - is this a Kuwati paper? The same one perhaps that has made at least one similar claim in the past?)

Here's the UPI report: http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20040721-081009-2541r.htm
 
Source: "The official sources at the ministry of interior and the national security advisor department have refrained commenting on the news."

UPI: "Iraqi security reportedly discovered three missiles carrying nuclear heads concealed in a concrete trench northwest of Baghdad, official sources said Wednesday."

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Source: "seizing three missiles of nuclear heads in the course of arresting Khudir al- Dori the former leader at the dissolved Baath party."

UPI: "The three missiles were discovered by chance when the Iraqi security forces captured former Baath party official Khoder al-Douri who revealed during interrogation the location of the missiles saying they carried nuclear heads,"

(UPI contradicts itself as well as the original source)

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Source: "The sources were quoted as saying that these nuclear missiles were found in tunnel underground at six meters length."

UPI: "lying under six meters of concrete"

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Source: 140 words

UPI: 208 words

I suppose part of the contradictions may be difficulty in translation.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

1. Washington Times + UPI = Moonie owned and controlled....

...no more needs to be said.

[PsN2Wind]

2. al-Sabah

the folks that brought us the "babies thrown from incubators". An unimpeachable source there

[Nlighten1]

3. Does Moon own the UPI?

[mn9driver]

4. Yup.

[boxster]

5. What we consider "official sources" would certainly vary from what

what the Republicans think.

For example, to us, Fox is tabloid journalism. To them, Fox is the pinnacle of journalistic integrity.

[Renew Deal]

6. This is bizarre. Is this coming from anywhere else?

[seventhson]

8. drudge has it

BUT UNCERTAIN OF HIS SOURCE

IT IS FRONT PAGE NOW SO YOU KNOW IT IS TIME TO DRINK THE KOOLAID.

The smoking gun has become the missile, I guess

hold onto your hats, I think this one will probably be a lie, but it is going to be a rough ride I would guess

[Renew Deal]

9. They might be trying to dump as much of this shit as possible

to distract from the convention.

[shockingelk]

11. He has this as well:

"BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Interior Ministry dismissed as "stupid" a report in a local newspaper on Wednesday that said three nuclear missiles had been found near the town of Tikrit." http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5731553

[Renew Deal]

7. El Baradei visit is "routine"

http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5096363

[jackstraw45]

10. Let's see how many Corporate media whores RUN with this false story

Reuters:
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Interior Ministry dismissed as "stupid" a report in a local newspaper on Wednesday that said three nuclear missiles had been found near the town of Tikrit.

A senior U.S. military official told reporters he had no information on the report in the newspaper al-Sabah. He said officials were checking the report.

Asked by Reuters about the report, a spokesman at the Interior Ministry said: "It's stupid."

Will FAUX and CNN and MSRNC run this story AGAIN AND AGAIN and then tomorrow briefly mention it was a hoax?