Newsweek's Isikoff: I Had Story on Rudy's Terror Money Before Voice's Barrett
This week's issue of Newsweek contains a story by DC investigative reporter Michael Isikoff on Rudy Giuliani's ties to terror-financing outfits in the Middle East. The piece treads much of the same ground as a Village Voice story by Wayne Barrett published last week. Today, in a blog post that drew attention to the two pieces under the heading "Giving Credit Where It's Due," The Voice appeared to argue that its reporting should have been credited by Newsweek.
Media Mob asked Mr. Isikoff about the decision not to credit The Voice. Here's his emailed response:
Fair question. The truth is I was aware of, and done reporting on all this, before the Village Voice piece and even before the earlier Wall Street Journal piece by Mary Jacoby. I wasn't aware of the Singapore connection until the Chicago Tribune disclosed it, which is why I credited them.
No intention to slight Wayne Barrett who was generously credited in our cover story on Rudy last week.
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WELL WHY WOULDN'T YOU REPORT ABOUT THIS TERROR STORY THAT I AM SURE bush ORDERED SILENCED & SUPPRESSED FROM THE PUBLIC..
I'VE TOLD YOU REPEATEDLY & OFTEN...
BECAUSE NO ONE HAD THE BALLS TO TELL THE TRUTH = bush GOT AWAY WITH COMMITTING TREASON NOT ONLY ONCE BUT TWICE BY RELEASING & DELIBERATELY DUMPING THIS SERIAL KILLING MOST WANTED TERRORIST WHO WAS UNDER A U.S. FEDERAL INDICTMENT AT THE TIME OF HIS CAPTURE IN SOMALIA 1/2007 = bottom left...
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/may04/bolo052604.htm
PLUS SOME NEW YORK REPS. WERE TOLD LIKE NADLER/SCHUMER YOU KNOW JUDICIARY COMMITTE MEMBERS = NOTHING...
MANY CRIMES WERE COMMITTED HERE & MANY VIOLATIONS OF GOVT. OFFICIALS OATH OF OFFICES / THE OATH TO PROTECT & DEFEND THE
U.S. CONSTITUTION...
SO THE PRESS' FEAR TO REPORT THE TRUTH JUST ALLOWED THIS ADMIN. TO JUST PILE ON THE CRIMES ONE AFTER ANOTHER...
SO WE HAVE A BUNCH OF CRIMINALS STILL IN OFFICE WHO STILL POSSESS THEIR SECURITY CLEARANCES WHICH SHOULD BE REVOKED & THOSE WHO STILL POSSESS A BADGE & GUN...
AS I ONLY DID WHAT OUR GOVT. ASKED OF ALL AMERICANS MY LIFE WAS DECIMATED FOR PROTECTING & DEFENDING OUR NATION IN A TIME OF CRISIS = BY GETTING MOST WANTED TERRORISTS CAPTURED THAT NOW SEEMS OBVIOUS TO ME - SOME PEOPLE IN THE U.S. GOVT.
WANTED HERE TO CARRY OUT THE NEXT ATTACK SO THAT THE RULE OF LAW / U.S. CONSTITUTION COULD BE SUSPENDED PURSUANT TO ANY NUMBER OF PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS...
NOW IT IS ALL CONTAINED IN -- PNSD # 51...
READ ALL ABOUT WHAT ISIKOFF & A GREAT DEAL OF OTHERS KNEW 4
QUITE SOME TIME & DID NOTHING ABOUT -- EVEN THOUGH THEY LIKE TO TALK BIG SHIT ABOUT STUFF UNTIL FACTS LIKE THIS ARE THROWN IN THEIR FACE = SILENCE / SHRIVEL-UP & DIE...
http://360.yahoo.com/caspereraser1
OH BY THE WAY = ONLY I CAN VERIFY THIS BEING THE 911 CALLER
WHO MADE THE CALL WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR CAPTURES...
SINCE THE FEDERAL GOVT. LIED & COVERED THIS UP FROM THE
START & NO FORM OF THE PRESS OR CONGRESS FOR THAT MATTER
BEING WILLING TO THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE THIS -- CRIMES JUST
CONTINUED & MOUNTED...
IT'S HARD TO HAVE A "FREE PRESS" IN AMERICA WHEN THE FEDS.
TELL THE MEDIA WHAT THEY CAN & CAN'T REPORT ON -- OR TELLS
THE MEDIA WHAT TYPES OF STORIES NOT TO REPORT...
PLUS FOR SOME TIME NOW THE MEDIA HAS TO GO TO THE FEDERAL
GOVT. TO GET CONFIRMATION ON A VARIETY OF STORIES = NOW IF
THE GOVT. WANTS TO COVER SOMETHING UP = THEY JUST WILL NOT &
DO NOT CONFIRM IT -- LIKE THEY HAVE DONE IN THESE MATTERS...
SO YOU CAN TAKE THIS AS THE TRUTH BEING VERIFIED BY ME BEING
THE 911 CALLER WHO MADE THE CALL -- SINCE THE GOVT. WILL NOT
PAY THE REWARDS FOR MY ACTIONS THAT ARE CONSTITUTIONALLY
GUARANTEED BY THE 14TH AMENDMENT SECTION 4 - THAT WERE & ARE
CONGRESSIONALLY APPROPRIATED...
Cool it with the all caps, Norton.
Nobody is gonna read it written like that.
If you think you have something worth saying, respect your readers.
If you don't, then STFU.
Oh Isikoff, you're such a jerk-off. Let's not forget it was Isikoff who proudly "reported" the Monica-Clinton item. All Isikoff cares about is his own "popularity." He is a complete tool.
HEY wwiz = BLOOOOOOOOOOOOW ME = RESPECT THE READERS...
IT'S READERS LIKE YOU & MILLIONS OF OTHERS WHO DON'T RESPECT
WHAT I DID ON & FOR THE WAR ON TERROR...
HAD I NOT DID WHAT I DONE = AMERICA WOULD HAVE BEEN ALREADY
DESTROYED BY WAY OF A IMPLEMENTATION OF A PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDER INITIATING MARTIAL LAW & RENDERING AMERICAN
CITIZENS PRISONERS IN THEIR OWN HOMES -- THUS DESTROYING THE
AMERICAN ECONOMY...
GOOD NEWS THOUGH = IT IS STILL COMING B-4 bush LEAVES OFFICE
NOW ARE YOU SMART ENOUGH TO STOP THE NEXT ATTACK OR PREVENT
IT FROM HAPPENING = I DOUBT IT...
READ THE FACTS & SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT THE CAPS...
THERE IS NO 11TH COMMANDMENT SAYING = THOU NOT TYPE IN ALL CAPITOL LETTERS...
JUST MORE MAN-MADE STUPID IDIOTIC BULLSHIT JARGON...
You don't need a commandment to learn what's considered rude in the world you have entered. If you don't believe what you're hearing about the all-capitals style of posting offending a majority of 'netizens it's your misfortune. (Since before Windows it's been referred to as shouting.) Of course, good manners might not help you be taken any more seriously if you're still flapping about your delusions of grandeur. Had you not did what you done America would have been destroyed. SHALL WE SEND YOU A THANK YOU CARD YOU HARD OF HEARING SON OF A BISCUIT EATER?
In the interest of civil discourse, let me politely ask National-Security-4-US to just key in his comments as if he were typing a letter. (You don't use all-caps when mailing a printed letter to your friends, do you?)
I think you have some good points, but to those of us who read online daily, the all caps is 1) difficult to read, and 2) makes your main points hard to scan because it looks as if you are SHOUTING the entire time.
(If all you do is yell, people eventually ignore your message.)
Just a friendly, gentle, polite request.
Please come back and post again.
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